LA-210
Key Features
- Opto compression stage taken from Goodhertz Tupe for thick, level-smoothing movement
- Chino soft clip saturation from VCME for adding harmonic density and peak control
- FE90 cassette tape model and tape-speed tone control from Tupe Wow for warble, warmth, and frequency shaping
- Brickwall limiter on the output stage to keep pushed settings under control
- Speed Limit control that scales the overall processing intensity across 25, 65, and 99 mph modes
- Advanced stage-ordering options for rearranging the compressor, clipper, and tape sections
- Embedded input, gain-reduction, drive, and output metering inside the main slider controls
Description
LA-210 by Goodhertz is a character processor that chains opto compression, soft clipping, cassette tape modeling, and brickwall limiting into one fast plugin. It is built for adding obvious analog weight rather than transparent dynamics control, with the main controls laid out like a Southern California freeway map.
The processing borrows from several Goodhertz tools: Tupe supplies the opto compressor, VCME supplies the Chino soft clipper and limiter, and Tupe Wow supplies the FE90 cassette model. That mix gives LA-210 a broad range, from subtle drive and glue to crushed, warped, saturated destruction.
The primary controls cover input, compression, clipping, tape, tone, and output, with embedded metering on the sliders. Tone acts as a tape-speed control that changes both wow behavior and frequency response, while the Speed Limit setting scales the overall amount of processing from restrained to aggressive.
Advanced controls let you reorder the Comp, Clip, and Tape stages and trim the pre/post gain. The beta already includes a useful preset set, including general starting points and historically styled sessions for quickly auditioning different amounts of compression, saturation, and tape color.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What parts of other Goodhertz plugins are inside LA-210?
LA-210 combines the opto compressor from Tupe, the Chino soft clip saturation mode from VCME, the FE90 cassette tape model from Tupe Wow, and the brickwall limiter from VCME. Goodhertz describes it as a greatest-hits style processor built from its analog-inspired DSP.
What does the Speed Limit control change?
Speed Limit changes the overall amount of processing. The 25 mph setting is more restrained, 65 mph is the standard behavior, and 99 mph pushes LA-210 into its most exaggerated compression, clipping, and tape coloration.
Can the compressor, clipper, and tape sections be reordered?
Yes. The advanced controls include Ordering options for all six combinations of the Comp, Clip, and Tape stages, so you can choose whether the signal is compressed before saturation, clipped before tape, or processed in another order.
Is LA-210 finished or still in beta?
Goodhertz labels the current release as Beta 1 and says it is collecting feedback before the final release. The official page also states that LA-210 will remain part of the Goodhertz Free Series when it leaves beta.
