It's no easy task to turn a lifeless signal into a warm, punchy sound. Predatohm, a multi-band overdrive with many useful features and capable of producing all kinds of distortion from vintage tube to aggressive blast, does it very well. So well, in fact, that it received a best plugin award from Computer Music

To put it technically, Predatohm is a 4-band distortion with compressor/expander features for each band. To start with, on each channel 13 distortion types cover a wide range of options. Moreover, they control not only tones but also stereo widener for mono-to-stereo processing and a creative feedback generator.

Guitar players know how valuable a warm, vintage tube sound full of harmonics is. The good news is that you can get this tonal character out of Predatohm very easily. Welcome back to the golden era of tube amps! Used on vocals, you can go as far as to get megaphone or radio effects!

Actually, Predatohm is good to any source that sounds too dry or thin. On activating, you will immediately add bass punch to your rhythmic section. Your listeners will not be able to help but marvel, like "D*mn, this synth line is so PHAT!!!" Of course, you can push distortion even further, but you better mind your speakers!

Despite a large palette of controls and possibilities, Predatohm remains a very simple plugin to use. You will quickly understand how its interface is organized, be it the classic or the funky skin. For usability's sake, all of the parameters are automatable via MIDI, as with all Ohm Force plugins.

Ohm Force plugins come with two skins: the classic one gives you all the controls in a neat, old school analogue rack-like interface. It's a good point to start learning and get familiar with the plugin's capabilities. The other one, called 'funky', embodies the true spirit of Ohm Force.

Ohm Force Predatohm Specifications:

• Works with:
• Mac (32/64) Windows (32/64)
• VST (for Windows and Mac) Audio units (for Mac only) RTAS (for Windows andMac)
• Note for Pro Tools users: Ohm Force RTAS formats have been reported as presenting certain issues in Pro Tools 10. Unfortunately, there is currently no plan for fixing them. Therefore, we recommend that you test their demo versions before purchasing in order to check their compatibility with your gear.