KOLOR MIKRO
IMPRESSIONIST
EQUALIZER
TIMELESS ANALOGUE TONE at a great price
Kolor Mikro delivers the signature sound of Kolor in an affordable package - just without the modularity. Discover a custom equalizer, custom-crafted from an ultra-rare French-made shelving EQ from the 1950s, paired with a tilt band sampled from the legendary Klangfilm RZ062b mastering equalizer. The modules were selected for their vibrant vintage flavour to offer you what's missing in the digital domain - mojo.
overview
Enjoy lush highs, huge bass, and sparkling presence - all of which you just want to keep boosting. Arrive at satisfying results fast, thanks to the uber-musical broad-stroke design. Sweat less. Smile more. Enjoy a cup of coffee while the song mixes itself. Well, not really. But this plugin makes every mix fun again.
LUSH HIGHS, HUGE BASS, SPARKLY MIDS
An ultra-rare LIE Belin tube equalizer, created for French radio. Bold, lively, and characterful. This unit gives you everything you’d like to find in a vintage equalizer - a huge tone, with zero effort.
The tilt section was sampled from the inconic Klangfilm RZ062b mastering equalizer. Quickly change the tonal balance of a track with a single turn of a knob. Many mixes end with this control - find the right balance using the shelves, then fine-tune with tilt.
High and low cut filters allow you to keep the frequency extremes under control. Boost with one of the main modules, and then cut with the filter section to experience unusual frequency curves and natural resonant boosts of the filters.
TUBES? TRANSFORMERS? SATURATION? yes.
Kolor Mikro comes with a stunning preamp model, recreated using cutting-edge machine learning technology. Experience euphonic analogue tone and lively harmonics, faithfully captured from a rare French tube console preamp made in the 1950s.
TIMELESS ANALOG TONE
A common misconception is that vintage devices sound old. That couldn’t be further from the truth. They sound timeless in the most classy and effortless way possible.
YOUR SOUND. in no time.
Getting the sound that's recognizably yours isn't only about the tools you use. But the tools have a profound impact on your journey, the results you arrive at, and how fast you can get there. And it’s not just about the sound - if you’ve ever spent hours tweaking a high-precision digital EQ, working with Kolor will feel like a breath of fresh air.
Just like the original hardware devices that inspired it, Kolor Mikro is designed around a philosophy of using your ears instead of your eyes. Fewer choices mean faster decision-making. And the great tone will make that process even faster. Most tracks will benefit just by having Kolor Mikro on. Adjusting the controls will just make them shine more.
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Quickly adjust the character of the track with utlra-musical shelving EQ.
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Click on the underlined text to save and recall presets.
INTERFACE
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Adjust the overall balance of the track with intuitive Tilt band.
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Adjust the In knob to push the preamp into saturation. Hold SHIFT or click the toggle underneath the knob to balance the output volume.
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Top and bottom bands got too big? Keep them under control with filters!
THE SOUND FRONT AND CENTER
the ORIGIN
Kolor Mikro is the result of a passion for analog sound and two years of work developing a new technology where real-life hardware is first multi-sampled like an instrument, and then reassembled to recreate the sound of the original device. This plugin delivers a sound that was previously impossible to achieve outside of hardware — until now.
Pictured: Tomek, the creator of Felt Instruments at his studio. Hi!
TRY IT OUT
Download the free trial and experience Kolor Mikro at your own studio.
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Windows (10 or newer) and Mac (10.11 or newer). 8GB of RAM and an i5 or better CPU required. 64-bit only.
The plugin works in every major DAW that supports VST3, Audio Unit or AAX plugins, like Ableton Live 10 or newer, Logic, Pro Tools, Cubase, FL Studio, Studio One, Reason 12, Reaper etc.
Due to the incredible sound, a modern CPU is recommended - especially if you intend to use multiple plugin instances without freezing your tracks.
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You can find the online manual here.
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Kolor Mikro includes the Belin top and bottom shelves, the Klangfilm tilt module, filters, and the Belin preamp from Kolor.
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Yes! You can upgrade from Kolor Mikro to Kolor for 99 GBP (ex VAT), and get access to all the extra EQ and preamp modules included in the full version. Please, get in touch to set up your upgrade.
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With great power comes great responsibility. Due to its cutting-edge sound (no pun intended!), the plugin is CPU intensive. Intelligent optimizations reduce the processor strain after you’ve set the EQ knobs. If you intend to use the saturation model and/or multiple instances, you might need to freeze some tracks. Download the demo to try it out before committing to a purchase.
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The plugin supports sample rates up to 96K. If your DAW gives you an option to force oversampling on a plugin, DON’T use it on Kolor as it messes with the sample rate detection engine, and will result in some funky response. When bouncing the final mix, it's highly recommended to use the sample rate you've been working at. If you need to export at a different sample rate, and your DAW is changing this for the time of render, you might need to use real-time bounce.
By popular demand, plugin parameters are allowed to be accessed by your DAW, so that you can use Kolor with your favourite knobs / faders / controller. That’s the only reason for this - these parameters are not meant to be automated!
When adjusting some controls, like the preamp model selector, filters or changing the modules, a brief period of silence is introduced. This is intentional - the plugin needs to dynamically load and unload samples based on your selection.
Input gain is empirically compensated for you - this means it was measured by ear on variatey of sources, but on some sounds, it may not be perfect. The reason for that is that while your traditional algorithmic simply generates a series of harmonics based on a specified formula, Kolor behaves like real hardware - the preamps are not just about saturation, but also dynamics and subtle compression. Using automated processes to compensate for the gain loss defies the point of modeling the preamp in such a detail. I know it’s a compromise, but I believe the sonics are worth a little fader adjustment, here or there.
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Kolor was designed as a mixing plugin, offering a strong, vintage flavor to your tracks. That being said, there's nothing stopping you from using it on your master bus. This will be especially beneficial if most of the production and mixing process is handled digitally. Some preamp models offer a stronger colour, while others are more subtle.
Kolor encourages experimentation and a sound-first mixing approach. Try different device combinations to discover what sounds best for you!
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This plugin uses cutting-edge machine learning to accurately recreate the saturation characteristics of sampled devices. The AI model comes completely pre-trained and will never use your music for training, analysis, copying your style or other evil business. This plugin is here to help you sound better. Period.
The training was performed using a custom technique centered around a selection of test tones, custom-recorded for this purpose. Felt Instruments will never use your music for training purposes.
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Kolor is using intelligent auto-oversampling technology to make sure you’re always processing your signal at the best quality.
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Sorry! I believe that cutting trees to make a plugin isn’t that good of an idea.
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There are no sales at Felt because I don’t think they’re fair to people who got the plugins earlier on. And those are the people who I want to support the most, which is why I offer loyalty pricing.
In a nutshell, purchasing the plugins gives you access to bundle upgrades and sweet discounts on new releases.
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I offer a 25% edu discount on individual products to students and educators. The discount will be valid for a year since it’s issued and will not work on the bundles as they’re already discounted. If you’re interested in edu pricing, please, send me a copy of your Student or Staff ID or a different proof of your enrolment and I’ll set you up.
Please, allow a few days for a response - Felt is a one-man company and support needs to get the priority treatment.