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Description

Unleash the power of your mix with the Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip, a highly versatile saturation plugin designed to add warmth, character, and clarity to your music production. Perfect for both beginners and seasoned producers, this plugin offers an intuitive interface with powerful features that make it a staple in any audio engineer's toolkit. The proprietary clipping technology allows you to achieve precise control over your sound, ensuring your mixes have the edge they need to stand out.

Whether you're looking to add subtle harmonic distortion or push your tracks to the extreme, JST Clip provides a wide range of possibilities. Its seamless integration with your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) means you can effortlessly incorporate it into your existing workflow. Plus, with minimal CPU usage, you can maintain your system's performance even on the most demanding projects.

JST Clip is not just about saturation—it's about giving you the tools to sculpt your sound with precision and artistry. From enhancing vocal clarity to adding punch to drums or richness to guitar tracks, this plugin is a versatile asset in any production environment.

Key Features:

  • Proprietary clipping technology for precise sound control
  • Intuitive interface with easy-to-use controls
  • Wide range of saturation capabilities, from subtle to extreme
  • Seamless DAW integration
  • Minimal CPU usage for efficient performance
  • Ideal for enhancing vocals, drums, guitars, and more

Product specs

Plugin Format VST, AU, AAX
Operating Systems Mac, Windows

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Value and pricing

  • Owners appreciate the discounted price of $8, making it an attractive deal compared to its full price.

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  • Some users experienced issues with the website, including aggressive upselling and automatic cart additions, affecting their ability to purchase the plugin.

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Use cases and applications

  • The plugin is noted for its relevance in professional mixing contexts, specifically mentioned in conjunction with Billy Decker's "Template Mixing and Mastering" book.

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  • JST Clip is effective on drum tracks, providing a desirable "sweet" quality, particularly appreciated in modern production styles.

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Features and functionality

  • JST Clip is praised for adding thickness to drums, enhancing their presence in mixes.

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Comparisons

  • JST Clip stands out for drum applications, alongside DF Clip, which offers a unique two-band clipping option.

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See how Zomboy uses Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip

Zomboy

Music Producer, DJ

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Verified via YouTube

In the YouTube video by Gilbert, Zomboy uses the Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip, visible under the "Channel EQ" section.

See how Andy James uses Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip

Andy James

Guitarist

Five Finger Death Punch

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Verified via Photo

Under the Soundtoys Little Microshift, he use this JST Clip plug-in.

See how Doja Cat uses Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip

Doja Cat

Singer, Rapper

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Verified via Soundonsound

Used for vocals on "Say So", as stated by mix engineer Clint Gibbs in this July 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

"All vocal audio tracks have the same signal path: Metric Halo Channel Strip 3, Avid Bomb Factory BF-76, Avid Dyn-3 De-Esser and in the case of the lead vocals, the FabFilter Pro‑Q 3, all on the inserts, plus sends to the quarter- and eighth–note delays and reverb. These are all part of the recording template, and came from Kalani. I am familiar with the settings, because I worked on them, so I didn't change them. The Metric Halo is doing a high-pass, the BF-76 has all buttons in to give it that pop vocal sound. I added the Q 3, cutting 1dB at 279Hz and at 740Hz. I like to do tons of minimal EQ cuts with many plug‑ins.

"The lead vocal audio tracks also have a send called Voc SC, which goes to the side-chain input of the Waves F6 on the Keys bus. It helps make a little extra pocket for the vocal. It creates dynamic dips in the 900Hz and 2kHz range when she is singing. I also have this F6 on the 808 bus of the remix, doing the same thing. All lead vocal audio tracks go to the LD Vocal aux, which has another instance of the Q 3, taking out quite a bit of low end to make space for the bass, and the McDSP AE600 dynamic EQ, taking out problem areas only when they occur. I do a lot of vocal riding on the lead vocal bus, pushing up specific syllables.

"There's also a track called Echo FX Clean. When I have to mute a word, I will take the word before it and will delay it with some reverb to fill the empty space. The additional plug‑in by Vengeance, the VPS philta XL filter, is doing a high and a low cut to give it more of that radio sound. The other vocal tracks are treated in similar ways as the lead vocals, though the BG2 bus has the Valhalla Vintage Verb, with a 2.4s reverb, Mix at 18 percent. I think that came from Kalani, but I added the FabFilter Pro‑DS, because I wanted to take the 's' frequency out of the reverb. All vocals go to the Vocals bus, which has the UAD 1176, switched off, and the JSTClip for some level boosting. The Vocal Rear track is the parallel, with -20dB compression on the 1176. This is where I get my vocal loudness from.

See how Nicki Minaj uses Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip

Nicki Minaj

Rapper

Young Money

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Verified via Soundonsound

Used for Minaj's feature on Doja Cat's "Say So" remix, as stated by mix engineer Clint Gibbs in this July 2020 Sound on Sound interview.

"All vocal audio tracks have the same signal path: Metric Halo Channel Strip 3, Avid Bomb Factory BF-76, Avid Dyn-3 De-Esser and in the case of the lead vocals, the FabFilter Pro‑Q 3, all on the inserts, plus sends to the quarter- and eighth–note delays and reverb. These are all part of the recording template, and came from Kalani. I am familiar with the settings, because I worked on them, so I didn't change them. The Metric Halo is doing a high-pass, the BF-76 has all buttons in to give it that pop vocal sound. I added the Q 3, cutting 1dB at 279Hz and at 740Hz. I like to do tons of minimal EQ cuts with many plug‑ins.

"The lead vocal audio tracks also have a send called Voc SC, which goes to the side-chain input of the Waves F6 on the Keys bus. It helps make a little extra pocket for the vocal. It creates dynamic dips in the 900Hz and 2kHz range when she is singing. I also have this F6 on the 808 bus of the remix, doing the same thing. All lead vocal audio tracks go to the LD Vocal aux, which has another instance of the Q 3, taking out quite a bit of low end to make space for the bass, and the McDSP AE600 dynamic EQ, taking out problem areas only when they occur. I do a lot of vocal riding on the lead vocal bus, pushing up specific syllables.

"There's also a track called Echo FX Clean. When I have to mute a word, I will take the word before it and will delay it with some reverb to fill the empty space. The additional plug‑in by Vengeance, the VPS philta XL filter, is doing a high and a low cut to give it more of that radio sound. The other vocal tracks are treated in similar ways as the lead vocals, though the BG2 bus has the Valhalla Vintage Verb, with a 2.4s reverb, Mix at 18 percent. I think that came from Kalani, but I added the FabFilter Pro‑DS, because I wanted to take the 's' frequency out of the reverb. All vocals go to the Vocals bus, which has the UAD 1176, switched off, and the JSTClip for some level boosting. The Vocal Rear track is the parallel, with -20dB compression on the 1176. This is where I get my vocal loudness from.

(...) "The Nicki Minaj remix happened very last minute. I got a text from her engineer, Aubry 'Big Juice' Delaine, saying, 'Here's a link for Nicki's vocals.' I opened it up and realised they were for 'Say So'. So I hit up the label and they confirmed that we were doing a remix. As I was mixing, I was getting updated versions of the vocals, verses, and so on. We did the mix, got it mastered, it was all approved, and the day before the remix was supposed to come out, someone wanted to change the beat underneath her vocals. All of a sudden there was an emergency!

"I got an email from Tyson Trax, saying: 'Here are the new beat stems for Nicki.' Among other things they contained some heavy 808s. I had an hour to mix in these new beat stems, because the remix was supposed to be released in Australia a few hours later. I pasted these new beats in just above the vocal VCA of the original session, and in Nicki Minaj's first verse I deactivated the clips from the original beat files for this section. But because the original did not have 808s, they killed my mix bus. I had to automate a new limiter during this part of the remix.

"I put Nicki's vocal at the bottom of the session, and just needed to pair them with the track. I added all plug‑ins on her vocals that you see in the session, but I did not need to do much, because the processed stems Big Juice sent me sounded great! The SoundToys Little Radiator adds a little warmth, and the Metric Halo Channel Strip boosts some top end while also cutting some low end. There are two Waves C6 plug‑ins dynamically suppressing 177Hz and 700Hz, with a -6dB range. There was some build-up in those frequencies that didn't work with the mix. On the inserts of the individual vocal tracks there also is a Waves Q8 doing two sharp 4-6 dB cuts at 10kHz and 11kHz, which was to tame some 's' harshness.

"One of the 808 audio tracks has the FabFilter Pro‑Q 2, with a high pass at 20Hz and a cut around 40Hz, and the Oeksound Soothe on a 'melodic bass control' setting. On the 808s aux bus and 808 parallel bus I have the FabFilter Saturn, Timeless, and the Waves F6. These 808 buses obviously were added for the remix. My approach with them was similar to that of the bass aux. The Saturn is only active on the parallel track, and is a bit dirtier on the 808 than on the bass. The F6 is side-chained to the vocal to suppress the mids of the 808 while Nicki is rapping. The Timeless also is only active on the parallel track, and adds a light chorus that spreads the 808 out slightly."

See how Joey Sturgis uses Joey Sturgis Tones JST Clip

Joey Sturgis

Music Producer

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Verified via Joey Sturgis Tones

Joey Sturgis, the founder of Joey Sturgis Tones, developed the JST Clip plugin based on his extensive experience recording heavy music for renowned artists.

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