Underwater 2

The deal

$10 at Plugin Boutique (down from $50), 80% off. The sale runs until November 19, 2026.

What it is

Underwater 2 is a multi-effect plugin that creates the muffled, submerged "Drake" or "40 / Toronto" tone. It is a rebuilt version of Thenatan Audio's original 2020 plugin, combining a modeled resonant filter with drive and bit reduction to dull and darken a sound.

Who it's for

Hip-hop, R&B and lo-fi producers who want that underwater vocal or sample sound without building it from several separate plugins.

Key features

• A low-cut switch removes content below 80 Hz
• The modeled filter has resonance and 8 slope options from 12 to 96 dB per octave
• A Redux knob handles bit and sample rate reduction, and a Drive knob (0 to 36 dB) uses a dedicated distortion algorithm
• The scalable vector interface has animations that react to the controls and audio, and it supports VST/VST3 (Windows) and AU/VST/VST3 (Mac)