I LOVE the Sansamp and the ProTools SansAmp plugin, I used to use it on EVERYTHING.
It was really the only thing I missed in REAPER when I switched.
There has been a couple free VST's that sorta do it, but they have all been windows only.
(AXP Softamp PSA is actually really awesome, but the developer has moved onto other things it seems.)
Someone finally made a cross platform commercial Sansamp PSA emulation, with VST, AU, VST3 etc!!
https://www.nembriniaudio.com/produc...aturation-unit
It's really really great, sounds closer to the original unit than any previous emulation IMO and has a bunch of cool modern features.
It was just released and is on sale for $29 till the end of the month.
It does require an iLok account 😑😑 which is a shame, but they do let you license to a computer at least.
Personally I just bought two copies so I could use it on both my computers without hassle...
That's how much I've been missing this effect in plugin form!!!!
Anyway I thought some people might be as excited as I am, and want to grab it while it's on sale. They have a demo also.
https://www.nembriniaudio.com/produc...aturation-unit