RC-20 Retro Color v2
The deal
$99 at Plugin Boutique (down from $129), 23% off. The sale runs until January 12, 2027.
What it is
RC-20 Retro Color v2 is a creative effects plugin from XLN Audio that adds the character of vintage recording gear to clean digital audio. It combines modules for pitch wobble, distortion, noise, reverb-style space, and high-frequency loss in one chain. Version 2 adds new modules and installs alongside v1, so existing projects and presets keep working.
Who it's for
Producers and mixers who want lo-fi, tape, or old-sample texture on drums, synths, vocals, or full mixes without stacking several separate plugins.
Key features
- Reorderable modules (Wobble, Distort, Digital, Space, and Loss) let you shape the signal flow
- New Echo, Grains, and Codec modules add feedback delay, granular texture, and digital degradation
- 32 new reverb types, tempo sync, and loudness matching make it easier to dial in and compare sounds
- It ships in VST3, AU, and AAX formats for macOS (Apple Silicon native) and Windows
