Mass saturation plugin interface by The Tone Foundry with its main drive control

Mass: Saturation Plugin by The Tone Foundry

Mass is a saturation plugin from The Tone Foundry that adds weight, drive and character to a signal through one main Mass control and three distinct styles. It runs as a VST3 or AU plugin on macOS and Windows.

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01Overview

Mass is built around a single large control that sets how hard the signal is pushed, from a gentle lift on a mix bus to heavy parallel crush on bass. Three styles shape the flavour: Modern for clean density, Vintage for warm, drifting colour, and Resonant for a tuneable driven mid band added in parallel. The developer says it works on bass music, drum and bass and hip-hop material, as well as vocals, guitars and full mixes.

Best for

  • Bass saturation
  • Drum bus glue
  • Parallel crush
  • Vocal presence
  • Mix bus density
  • Reese bass growl
Category
Saturation
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02Key features

What you get

  • One Mass control sets saturation amount, from subtle glue to heavy crush
  • Three styles: Modern, Vintage and Resonant
  • Focus tilts tone ±3 dB around 700 Hz, or tunes resonance 250 Hz–3.5 kHz
  • Six-stage all-pass Phase control reshapes transients and thickens attacks
  • Equal-power Mix knob for parallel saturation
  • Input and Output trims of ±24 dB each
  • Auto Gain level-matches output for level-independent comparisons
  • Oversampling from 1x to 8x, linear-phase, with reported latency
03In depth

Saturation Styles and Tone Controls

Modern is designed to add density and level without an obvious colour, so sounds get thicker before they start to distort. Vintage uses an asymmetric curve that adds even harmonics, with a slow drift that keeps sustained sounds moving.

Resonant drives a band between 250 Hz and 3.5 kHz into asymmetric clipping and mixes it with the dry signal, so the low end and top stay as they were. Focus tilts the tone by ±3 dB around 700 Hz in Modern and Vintage, and sets the resonant frequency in Resonant mode.

Phase is a six-stage all-pass disperser that reshapes transients and thickens attacks. It is fully out of circuit at zero.

Mixing Controls and Session Workflow

Mix is an equal-power dry/wet blend for parallel saturation. Input and Output each offer ±24 dB of trim for driving harder or pulling back.

Auto Gain matches the output level to the input so comparisons focus on tone rather than volume. Delta lets you hear only what the processing adds.

Oversampling runs at 1x, 2x, 4x or 8x with linear-phase filtering, and latency is reported to the host for delay compensation. Bypass is click-free and latency-compensated, and every main control is automatable, with clean recording in Touch and Latch modes.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperThe Tone Foundry
TypePlugin
CategorySaturation
FormatsVST3, AU
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats and operating systems does Mass support?

Mass is available as a 64-bit VST3 plugin on Windows and macOS, and as an AU plugin on macOS. On macOS it requires version 11.0 or later and is universal for Apple silicon and Intel.

What do I need to use Mass?

Mass runs in any 64-bit VST3 or AU host. On Windows it requires Windows 10 or 11 and the Edge WebView2 Runtime.

Does Mass require an internet connection?

No. The developer lists no internet connection requirement for Mass.

07Developer

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