Soundtoys Little Radiator - Perpetual License

Little Radiator is an audio effect plugin by Soundtoys that models the Altec 1566A, a compact tube microphone preamp from the 1960s whose warm, slightly driven tone is tied to the classic Motown recordings. It is meant for producers and mixing engineers who want to thicken bass, guitars, drums, vocals or electric piano and give sterile computer recordings some analog colour, using only a few controls. This listing is a licence for the plugin: the installer is downloaded from the developer and the licence is activated in your iLok account, which unlocks Little Radiator inside your audio workstation.

This product is a perpetual license key for Soundtoys Little Radiator: it does not expire and can be used on 2 devices running macOS and Windows. The key is delivered by email together with the activation instructions.

A common approach is to insert Little Radiator on a bass or electric piano track, raise Heat until the tube starts to break up, then use Mix to blend the saturated sound with the clean one. On a drum bus or a vocal the Bias switch gives a rougher, lo-fi character, and the plugin loads in any host that supports the usual plugin formats.

Key Features:

• Tube preamp saturation: The Heat control drives the modelled preamp from gentle warmth to clear harmonic distortion, adding weight and presence to a single track or a whole bus.
• Bias switch: Changes the behaviour of the modelled tube to produce a choppy, slightly broken sound that suits lo-fi drums or gives vocals extra grit.
• Noise option: Adds the background noise of the 1960s hardware at a low level, for a subtle vintage feel when the track sounds too clean.
• Dry and wet Mix control: Blends the processed signal with the unprocessed signal directly in the plugin, so parallel saturation does not need an extra bus.
• Standard plugin formats: Available as AAX, VST, VST3 and AU for Windows and macOS, so it loads in Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio, Reaper and Bitwig.
• iLok licence management: The licence is stored in your iLok account and authorised on a computer or on an iLok USB key through the iLok License Manager.

Product Details:

• Product: Soundtoys Little Radiator
• Version: current version, with all updates released during the license term
• License Type: perpetual license key, no expiry
• Platform: macOS and Windows
• Devices: 2 devices
• Language: English interface
• Delivery: license key and instructions by email after payment confirmation (usually within a few hours)
• Activation: the key is linked to your account with the software vendor (sign in or create one)
• Region: not specified – if you need activation in a specific country, contact us before ordering
• Publisher: Soundtoys, Inc.

System Requirements:

• Host application: An audio workstation that loads AAX, VST, VST3 or AU (macOS) plugins
• Operating system: 64-bit Windows or macOS; the developer provides an installer for each platform
• iLok account: A free iLok user account and the iLok License Manager application

How to Activate:

1. Create a free iLok account at ilok.com if you do not have one and install the iLok License Manager on your computer.
2. Open iLok License Manager, sign in and redeem the code received by email; the Little Radiator licence is added to your account.
3. Activate the licence on your computer (or on an iLok USB key) from the License Manager.
4. Download the Soundtoys installer from the developer website, install the plugin and open it in your audio workstation.

Delivery:

This product is delivered digitally. After your purchase is confirmed, the license key and activation guidance are sent to the email address provided at checkout. Delivery times may vary depending on the product type.