CLA Effects

Multi-effects for adding a modern, polished luster

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Sometimes you want to go beyond basic processing—and so does Chris Lord-Alge (Foo Fighters, Bowie, Nine Inch Nails). CLA Effects puts the “special” in special effects with distortion, two types of delay, a novel “throw” switch for expressive delay, pitch processing, reverb, and more.

Transport your effects buses and tracks to a world of lo-fi fuzz, dub-style delay, tape flanging, wide stereo, versatile echoes, novel EQ, and other tools for polishing your sound or adding that unexpected effect.

“Filtered vocal? Check. Telephone FX? Check. John Lennon ‘I Am the Walrus’ vocal distortion? Check and double-check. Multiple delays with tape phasing? You got it. Reverb, tape slap, and long echo all at once? Yes, yes, and yes. To top it all off, all tempos are matched to the session BPM, cutting out all the guesswork.”—Chris Lord-Alge

Designed with legendary mixer Chris Lord-Alge
6 effects with effect amount faders, and 3 different FX modes
Ideal for vocal adlibs, filtering on instruments, and much more
3 distortion flavors, from gentle drive to hardcore fuzz
Modify stereo image with chorus, widening, and tape flanging
“Throw” switch toggles momentary send into long delay
Separate short and long delays sync to tempo (except slapback)
EQ for high shelf, midrange boost, and resonant “telephone” effect
3 Reverb ambiances—Room, Hall, Canyon
Left/right balance and sensitivity controls
Switchable Direct mode—use CLA Effects with bus or track

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Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic Guitar with CLA Effects
Vocals
Vocals with CLA Effects

What Top Pros Are Saying

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Hanan Rubinstein
Mix Engineer, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist
Alicia Keys, J.Cole, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Girls 5 Eva
There are so many great-sounding effect options in this all-in-one plugin. The long delay throw is one of my all time favorite sounds.
Lisa Bella Donna
Composer, Modular Synthesist, Sound Designer, Clinician
This plugin's Stereo Chorus is a personal favorite. It adds width and depth to elements in the mix without over-biasing the source: superb for guitars and string synths.
Nick Brophy
Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Songwriter
The Rolling Stones, Hootie & the Blowfish, Big & Rich, Jimmy Fallon
I really like using the CLA Effects plugin on an aux return with everything off except Mr. Wide set at 10 and the Direct button off. This makes a great FX return for vocals and bass to add just a touch of widening.
Vini Vici
Producers, Musicians
We love using CLA Effects to create a lot of modern EDM sounds, it gives serious depth. We especially like using the “crunch” distortion algorithm.
YoungTN
Producer
Lil Baby, Big Sean, NLE Choppa, Bryant Myers
CLA Effects and CLA Guitars are also some of my favorite plugins. The presets in them manipulate almost any sound I want and makes them much better.