The ENGL Savage 120 valve amp head.The amp itself is a two-channel affair where the upper channel can be switched between Clean or Crunch 1 modes and the lower between Crunch 2 and Lead.
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This plug-in was created using component-level modelling by Brainworx, who have also added their own FX Rack, which includes a range of speaker cabinet impulse responses recorded through their own Neve console, plus noise gate, delay and internal power soak. The Savage BeastĪgain supporting Unison for Apollo users, the ENGL Savage 120 valve amp head is tonally very versatile, though as its name might suggest, its focus is on modern metal - in which capacity it can deliver some very heavily overdriven sounds. If used in mono, the unit creates tremolo or chopping effects, and if the input is stereo, only the left-hand channel is used in mono mode. Knobs set the Rate, Waveform, Width and Depth of the pan effects, with a further knob at the right-hand side to set the output level. Three panels of buttons set up triggering, type of panning and stereo output mode. Two LED displays show the pan movement and position: simple panning follows the horizontal centre line and 3D panning the circular ring. Panning can be triggered manually or from ‘above threshold’ input signals, or controlled by an LFO with a choice of waveforms and a DAW tempo-sync option. Considering how long ago this piece of kit was designed, its panning modes are actually very sophisticated, and sound far more interesting than straightforward automated panning. For me it doesn’t create much of a surround-sound effect, but it certainly has more perceived depth than a conventional panner. While the heart of the unit is a two-channel panner, there’s additional EQ, enhancement and phase shift going on to give the pan more of a 3D feel. Modelled here by Softube, the Cyclosonic Panner dates back to 1984 and was sold and branded both under the Dytronics and Songbird names. The end result is satisfyingly organic, and it is easy to see why the original units are so revered.
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The modulation section is powerful enough to stray into chorus territory, but used more subtly it adds a very textural dimension to the delays.
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If you don’t invoke tempo sync, the delay time is manually variable up to 1023 milliseconds, as on the original. Additionally, you get all the tempo-sync and rhythmic subdivision options you’d expect from a modern DAW-hosted delay plug-in as well as mono, dual-mono, stereo and mono-in/stereo-out operation. In most other respects, the controls offer what you’d expect from a digital delay including a polarity inversion switch for the feedback and a Hold switch to keep the delays going ad infinitum. Support for UA’s Unison preamp modelling technology is also included, and replicates the high-impedance input of the original hardware. The delay circuit of the original operated at line level, with an extra gain stage added when the -30dB setting was selected this was a key part of the unit’s signature sound. There are also switchable input and output attenuators, which are important as they allow you to determine how hard to drive the plug-in - the preamp drive characteristics of the original have been replicated. This Korg-licensed UAD interpretation has a rack-style GUI complete with numerical display of the delay time, switchable high- and low-cut filters and a modulation section offering a choice of triangle, square, random or envelope-follower modulation waveforms. Launched way back in the early ’80s, Korg’s 13-bit SDD-3000 had been discontinued for many years until the company resurrected it as a pedal in 2014 - check out our review of that at if you’re unfamiliar with the device.
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The update also brings with it Unison support for the existing ENGL amplifiers. As well as adding Korg’s classic SDD-3000 digital delay, as used by The Edge, we get the quirky Dytronics Cyclosonic Panner as modelled by Softube, the ENGL Savage 120 guitar amplifier (with Unison support for Apollo owners), the Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ (see review in this issue) and the AMS RMX 16 Expanded algorithmic reverb. I always look forward to seeing what new plug-ins Universal Audio will add in each update to their UAD system, and the v9.3 selection is a real treat.
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This update to Universal Audio’s plug-in catalogue includes several mouthwatering delights!