Overloud GEM Sculptube

Tube Distortion Plugin

Sale ends in:
  • 00

    Days

  • 00

    Hours

  • 00

    Mins

  • 00

    Secs

  • Regular price
    $119.00
    USD
    Cloud

     Instant Delivery

    Products with the Instant Delivery badge can be delivered to you in seconds after you place your order.

    Cloud

    Digital Products


    Digital Products are delivered electronically either via your order status page, or via email.

    No physical product will be shipped to you!


    In most cases, the product you purchase from us is a serial number/license code/activation code to register the product with the manufacturer and download directly from them. This ensures you receive the latest version of products, and the best support when necessary.

    After purchase, your license code and relevant links will appear on your order status page, or they will be sent to you by email.

    For detailed instructions on the registration/download process, you can visit our dedicated page by clicking here: Install Instructions.

Education Proof

Products with education pricing are for students & teachers only. To prove your education status we require that you upload proof in the form of an image/PDF.


Types of proof

Student

Student ID Card, Letter of enrollment, or similar

Teacher/Lecturer

Teacher ID Card, Lecturer ID Card, Payslip, Letter from the school/college

Education proof is submitted to the manufacturer and is accepted at their discretion.


The Basics

iLok is a copy protection method used by many of our brands.

It has 3 types of activations, iLok USB, iLok Machine, and iLok Cloud.

Different brands/products will offer different iLok methods. iLok USB is always an option, but the availability of iLok Cloud and iLok Machine methods is at the discretion of the software developer.


iLok Account

For all iLok protected products, you will need an iLok account. You can create one for free here: ilok.com/#!registration


iLok License Manager

To manage your iLok licenses, there is a dedicated app called iLok License Manager. This app is used to register, activate, and move your licenses between locations.

You can download the latest installers from the iLok website: ilok.com/#!home


iLok USB Key

iLok USB

This activation is stored on an iLok 2 or 3 USB key.

It is the best option for portability, if you frequently move between multiple machines, and offline use.


iLok Machine ID

Machine ID

This activation is stored locally on your computer.

While this is a convenient way to work offline, and does not require the additional cost of an iLok USB, there is the risk of a license being lost in the case of a drive failure.

This option also requires extra care when you upgrade to a new computer, the license(s) must be deactivated on your old machine first to ensure you do not lose them.


iLok Cloud

iLok Cloud

This activation is based online, and requires a "cloud session" using the iLok License Manager.

It requires an active internet connection for the entire time you use the plugin(s).

Sculptube is a processor dedicated to adding valve-produced harmonics to sounds.
It creates an authentic tube coloration which goes from slightly warmed-up tones to heavy distortion.

  • Hyper-realistic simulation of tube warming/distortion, thanks to the 4th generation DSP technology
  • Triode and Pentode simulation
  • Tube biasing control
  • Built-in EQ and parallel processing to sculpt the tone
  • Low CPU usage: more than 1500 instances on a Macbook Pro Retina
  • Multilevel undo-redo
  • A/B Comparison
  • Scribble Strips: take notes anywhere on the plugin panel
  • Meter Calibration: calibrate the VU meters at 4 different sensibilities

Warm Up

With mild Drive settings you can recreate an authentic analog coloration to individual tracks or mixes.

Distort

The Sculptube can be used to overdrive the input and recreate different kind of tube distortions, including Triode and Pentode curves.

Excite

Thanks to its built-in eq and parallel processor, it can be used to revive the tracks by adding natural harmonics in the high-end.

The Magic of Tube Biasing

The Bias knob controls the amount of current through the tubes.

  • At low current the tubes are under-biased and the sound is inclined to be thinner and break up easily.
  • At medium current settings, the Sculptube distorts least, and this is the typical setting for just warming up a sound.
  • At high current the tubes are over-fed and the tone becomes quite fat and harmonically rich.

3 Tube Configurations

There are 3 settings for the type of distortion:

  • Program 0 (Triode) creates the typical musical effect found with triode valves, with very rich 2nd harmonic distortion, good for warming up a sound.
  • Program 1 (Pentode) creates a Pentode distortion, with prevailing odd harmonics, which makes the sound more aggressive while retaining that valve character.
  • Program 2 (Special) is obtained with a pretty unusual way of configuring the valve, which gives an extra octave at higher bias settings.

System Requirements

Mac

Sculptube is available as Audio Unit, VST, AAX32 (ProTools 10.3.5 and above), AAX64 (ProTools 11 and 12) plugins, as well as a standalone application.

Both 32bit and 64bit are natively supported.

You can authorize Sculptube on up to three computers that you own and one USB stick with a simple one-click software procedure (no hardware key needed).

  • CPU: Intel Core i3 1.4GHz or better
  • RAM: 4GB minimum
  • Screen Resolution: 1280x800 minimum
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and above are supported.

Windows

Sculptube is available as VST, AAX32 (ProTools 10.3.5 and above), AAX64 (ProTools 11 and 12) plugins, as well as a standalone application.

32bit and 64bit are natively supported.

You can authorize Sculptube on up to three computers that you own and one USB stick with a simple one-click software procedure (no hardware key needed).

  • CPU: Intel Core i3 1.4GHz or better
  • RAM: 4GB minimum
  • Screen Resolution: 1280x800 minimum
  • OS: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 are supported.

Supported DAWs

  • Pro Tools 10.3.5 and above (Mac & Windows)
  • Logic Pro 9 and above (Mac only)
  • Cubase 6 and above (Mac & Windows
  • Ableton Live 6 and above (Mac & Windows)
  • Digital Performer 7 and above (Mac & Windows)
  • Nuendo 5 and above (Mac & Windows)
  • MainStage 2 and above (Mac only)
  • Garage Band 10 and above (Mac only)
  • Final Cut Pro X and above (Mac only)
  • Studio One 1 and above (Mac & Windows)
  • Reaper (Mac & Windows)
  • Sonar X3 and Platinum (Windows only)

System Requirements

  • MacOS 10.9 Mavericks and above
  • Windows 10 and above (32 and 64-bit)
  • Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
  • 4GB RAM or more
  • 1280x800 screen resolution or higher
  • Includes 3 activations per license

Plugin Formats

AAX Native, AU, VST2, and VST3


User Manual Mac Trial Windows Trial

Crossgrade Proof

This crossgrade is for owners of a competing DAW. To prove your DAW ownership, we require that you upload proof in the form of an image/PDF.


Types of proof

A copy of your purchase receipt for the original license or the most recent update/upgrade

A screenshot of your product registration

A photo of your package (either CD/DVD or printed manual), with the unique serial number included in the photo.