AnalogX American Black Box Saturation (GENESIS)
Exclusive to Genesis | Modelled at 48k | Powered by our HQ 2 Technology | Calibrated to -18 RMS | Red Drive at Unity (12 o'clock)
IMPORTANT - Requires GENESIS v2.1.0 or higher for True Stereo profiles to load and for the emulations to run on GPU
A Must-Have Tube Saturation Collection:
The AnalogX American Black Box Saturation pack brings a huge range of high-end tube colour into Genesis, rebuilt using our HQ 2 Technology for richer harmonics, smoother response, and more detailed dynamic behaviour.
This is an exceptional value pack built around one of the most respected modern tube saturation concepts in studio audio. It covers everything from subtle lift and air through to deeper density, mix bus polish, aggressive drive, and full harmonic destruction.
With the newly sampled expansion included, this collection gives you a broad analog palette for vocals, drums, bass, synths, guitars, buses, and mastering chains. It is a must-have set for anyone wanting flexible tube saturation inside Genesis.
What’s Inside
This pack includes the core HQ 2 collection plus a newly sampled additional pack, giving you a wide range of stereo and dual-mono emulations.
Included emulations:
HG2_17_Saturate_my_Highs_Bonus_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_17_Saturate_my_Highs_Bonus_(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_17_Saturate_my_Highs_Bonus(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_16_Light_Touch_No_AiR_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_16_Light_Touch_No_AiR(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_16_Light_Touch_No_AiR(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_15_Light_Touch_AiR_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_15_Light_Touch_AiR(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_15_Light_Touch_AiR(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_14_HG_Flat_Rider_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_14_HG_Flat_Ride(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_14_HG_Flat_Ride(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_13_HG_Low_Rider_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_13_HG_Low_Rider(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_13_HG_Low_Rider(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_12_HG_Destroyer_ALT_Tube_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_12_HG_Destroyer_ALT_Tube(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_12_HG_Destroyer_ALT_Tube(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_11_Gnarly_Bustard_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_11_Gnarly_Bustard(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_11_Gnarly_Bustard(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_10_High_Rider_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_10_High_Rider(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_10_High_Rider(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_9_Pro_G_ALT_Tube_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_9_Pro_G_ALT_Tube(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_9_Pro_G_ALT_Tube(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_8_Saturate_Highs_AiR_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_8_Saturate_Highs_AiR(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_8_Saturate_Highs_AiR(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_6_Mix_Bus_No_AiR_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_6_Mix_Bus_No_AiR(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_6_Mix_Bus_No_AiR(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_5_Mix_Bus_AiR_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_5_Mix_Bus_AiR(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_5_Mix_Bus_AiR(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_4_Medium_Saturation_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_4_Medium_Saturation(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_4_Medium_Saturation(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_3_More_Pentode_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_3_More_Pentode(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_3_More_Pentode(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_2_Strong_Saturation_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_2_Strong_Saturation(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_2_Strong_Saturation(Left)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_1_Pentode_Triode_Combo(Right)HQ_v2.gen
HG2_1_Pentode_Triode_Combo_HQ_v2 (Stereo).gen
HG2_1_Pentode_Triode_Combo(Left)_HQ_v2.gen
Newly sampled additional pack:
HG2_BLACK_BOX_SATURATED_LOWS_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_SATURATED_HIGHS_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_MEDIUM_AGGRESSION_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_MED_SATURATIONAIR_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_MED_DRIVEAIR_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_LIGHT_MORE_TRIODE_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_LIGHT_MORE_PENTODE_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_LIGHT_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_HIGH_AGGRESSION_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_DESTROYER_HQ_v2.gen
HG2_BLACK_BOX_ALT_TUBEAIR_HQ_v2.gen
The lighter emulations such as Light Touch, Light, Mix Bus, and Medium Saturation are ideal when you want polish, air, and analog lift without obvious overdrive.
The Pentode, Triode, Alt Tube, and Rider-based emulations give you different harmonic balances, from broader weight and density to sharper presence and more assertive upper detail.
The stronger emulations such as Strong Saturation, High Aggression, Destroyer, Gnarly Bustard, and Saturated Lows or Highs push much harder into obvious tube colour, making them especially useful for drums, guitars, bass, parallel processing, and creative bus treatments.
This is a very deep and flexible pack, and the newly sampled additions make it even stronger value.
A Brief History
This style of modern tube saturation processor became important because it offered more than simple distortion. Instead of only providing a single tube colour, designs in this class used multiple tube stages and parallel saturation paths to let engineers shape different kinds of harmonic behaviour with far more control than older one-flavour units.
A key part of that concept was the interaction between pentode and triode stages, along with switchable alternate tube voicings, air enhancement, and frequency-focused saturation options. That meant one processor could move from subtle mastering-style polish to heavier mix bus drive or creative destruction, depending on how it was set.
That flexibility is what made this type of hardware so respected in mixing and mastering circles. The American Black Box Saturation pack preserves that same philosophy in Genesis: tube tone as a controllable, mix-ready tool rather than a fixed effect.
How to Use It in Genesis
Click CAL to ensure the input is calibrated correctly in Genesis. Start with the Red Drive at the 12 o'clock position, back it off for less saturation or increase it to increase harmonics.
Pricing & Format
Price: £20
Format: .gen (Genesis exclusive)
Availability: Download now via the AnalogX store
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