If you want a touch of 60s warmth on your tracks, reach for Little Radiator. It's great for fattening up bass, guitar, drums, or vocals. And it's fantastic on electric piano.

This modeled tube pre-amp from Soundtoys is based on the Altec 1566A, a simple little preamp straight out of the Motown Era. Little Radiator drives and breaks up in very interesting ways, creating rich harmonic distortion, exactly like the 1566A.

Looking for something a little dirtier Flip the Bias switch and dial in a slightly choppy, misaligned sound that's perfect for lo-fi drums or adding grit to vocals. You can even choose to recreate the noise of the original preamp. Little Radiator has boatloads of color and character. It's just what you need to shake the "clean" off of your computer recordings.

Plug-in formats (both 32 and 64-bit):

AAX Native, AAX AudioSuite, VST, and Audio Units (AU)

Supported sample rates:

Minimum: 44.1 kHz, Maximum: 192 kHz

System requirements:

Operating system: Mac OS X 10.8 or later, Windows 7 or later

An internet connection is required at the time of activation.

Supported host applications:

Pro Tools (10.3.5 or later), Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Sonar, Logic, Digital Performer

Other requirements:

iLok.com account (An iLok USB dongle is not required.)