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Developer Excite Audio launched back in 2022 with debut plugin Lifeline Expanse, a multi-effect that combined elements of distortion, reverb and amp-sim. A second release, Lifeline Console, followed hot on its heels. Much like Lifeline Expanse, Console takes analogue-style processing and places it into a modern, versatile interface that can be rearranged to suit a host of different processing duties. The focus here, however, is on the sort of mixing tools offered by vintage consoles and outboard hardware found in iconic recording studios.
Lifeline Console features five modules, focussing on Pre-amp emulation, EQ, Compression, tapestyle Modulation and Wear, which can emulate mechanical noise and analogue-style artefacts. Each features a range of parameters to tailor the sound, and every module can be bypassed or rearranged, allowing users to radically alter the overall signal flow. A final master module allows users to blend between the dry signal and Clean and Vintage tonal characteristics.
What sets Console apart is that it places these analogue-inspired processes into a clean and modern UI, which is fully resizable and provides responsive visual feedback within each module. It also boasts zero latency in addition to a host of highly-useable presets. Users can get a taste of what Lifeline Console is capable of with the introductory Lifeline Console Lite, which usually sells for $49, but can be downloaded absolutely free with the exclusive voucher code at the bottom of this page. Console Lite packs the same five effect modules as its bigger sibling, all the core controls and 100
