AnalogX American Black Box Saturation (GENESIS)
Exclusive to Genesis | Modelled at 48 kHz | Powered by High Quality Modelling Tier | Calibrated to minus eighteen RMS | Red Drive at Unity
Price: £16
Format: gen (Genesis exclusive)
Availability: Download now via the AnalogX store
The Legendary Tube Saturation Unit Elevated to HQ
The American Black Box Saturation pack has now been rebuilt using our High Quality modelling tier. This updated version provides greater harmonic accuracy refined response and an even more musical behaviour that captures the depth of this famous tube driven saturation unit. From gentle vintage lift to aggressive harmonic drive this HQ edition delivers the full character of the hardware with cleaner detail and greater dynamic realism.
Captured with advanced profiling and refined using the latest HQ engine this pack offers a complete palette of tube saturation tones suitable for vocals drums bass synths guitars and mix bus shaping. Powerful warm and incredibly expressive.
🧬 A Brief History
This style of tube saturation unit first appeared in the era of boutique all tube studio gear. Its ability to blend pentode and triode textures made it unique offering warmth clarity and a bold harmonic signature that worked across many genres. Engineers used it to add presence to vocals thickness to bass colour to guitars and sometimes full on tube growl for creative sound design. Its versatility made it a studio favourite and the HQ modelling tier now brings that sound into Genesis with greater realism than before.
🎚️ What’s Inside
This updated HQ edition includes sixteen captures covering the full tonal range of the original hardware:
Pentode Triode Combo
Strong Saturation
More Pentode
Medium Saturation
Mix Bus Air
Mix Bus No Air
Master Thickness
Saturate Highs and Air
Pro G2 Alt Tube
High Rider
Gnarly Bustard
Destroyer Alt Tube
Low Rider
Flat Rider
Light Touch Air
Light Touch No Air
Each capture responds naturally to level and retains the harmonic fingerprint of the source hardware. Clean controlled and powerful.
💡 Why Choose HQ
Greater harmonic detail for realistic tube behaviour
More accurate dynamics and envelope response
Low noise floor and improved clarity
Perfect for tracking mixing and creative saturation
Optimised for Genesis with minimal CPU use
⚙️ Best Ways to Use It
Use as a tonal sweetener on vocals guitars or synths
Push harder for thick musical distortion
Blend in parallel for powerful mix bus enhancement
Shape air weight or colour depending on the capture used
Ideal for subtle polish or full saturation drive
Pricing and Availability
Available now for sixteen pounds as a digital download in gen format for Genesis.
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