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“I think we put XLN Audio’s RC-20 Retro Colour on everything,” said Anna Lunoe in an interview with MusicTech this week. You can’t blame her — thousands of producers have this in their locker for when they want some lo-fi character in their sounds. If you’ve not got it yet, now’s your chance. It’s currently 50% off at Plugin Boutique, making it just $53 for a limited time.

XLN’s plugin has been a mainstay on Splice’s Top 10 plugin list for years — it’s sitting at number 2 at the time of writing, despite being available since 2016. Why? Because it does an easy job of adding subtle degradation to your sounds which, in a world of pristine high-end records, brings a comforting DIY element to your music. Need to make some lo-fi beats to chill and relax to? This’ll do the trick.

With six effects modules. RC-20 lets you instantly deploy noise, wobble, distortion and bit reduction to your tracks, letting you emulate the textures of vintage vinyl and VHS machines. You could crunch your drums and bass tones, or use the space, chorus and filter effects to make your keys and guitars sound drowsy and nostalgic.

Interactive features like the Flux Engine and Magnitude slider let you quickly change the intensity of RC-20’s processing, letting you dial in the perfect sound at any time. A large number of presets are onboard for drums, keys, guitars, full mixes and post-production duties, giving you plenty of inspiration for whatever kind of project you’re working on.

The deal is available on Plugin Boutique, but if you’re looking for a different kind of plugin, you’re in the right place. We’re rounding up all the best Black Friday deals on music production gear this weekend, including all of our favourite plugin deals.

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