That said, the volume automation artifacts tend to become clearly audible when more aggressive processing is applied. The plugin sounds transparent most of the time. Manufacturer: Waves Plattform: Mac/PC Effect Type: Voice Processiong Time Stretching: No Channel Format: stereo Plugin Format: vVST/Audio Unit/AAX. The gain reduction monitor on the right shows the amount of volume riding applied to the signal. Set the target volume first, then use the gain and mix knobs to fine-tune the processed audio to your liking. There are four controls in total: Gate, Target, Mix, and Gain. Its features are relatively comparable to the Vocal Rider plugin by Waves and similar plugins from other vendors.

Production’s flagship Outlaw ($39 value) plugin.

Of course, the plugin is more precise than a human manually riding the volume slider using their hand. Unlike compression, which uses dynamic range reduction to level the audio, Outlaw Lite uses a technique similar to “riding” the volume fader on a hardware mixer manually. The plugin compensates for any changes in the signal’s amplitude. The plugin analyzes the amplitude of the processed signal and levels it by automatically adjusting the output volume. Production’s lightweight gain riding effect. Production as a free download for a limited time only. VSTBuzz offers the Outlaw Lite ($29.90 value) volume rider effect by W.A.