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The Ignition Thermal Black Friday deal covers Output's expansion pack for the Thermal distortion plug-in, priced at $17.50, 50% off, with the offer ending Nov 22, 2026.
Ignition is an electronic download that adds new presets to Thermal. You need an existing copy of Output Thermal to use it, since the pack is presets only and has no standalone plug-in.
Every preset in Ignition runs two distinct distortion algorithms at once. The maker's pitch is double the distortion, double the impact.
You can use one algorithm on its own or blend the two in any amount. That gives you a wide spread of grit and tone from a single preset.
The pack is reported to include about 100 presets, all loaded with distortion FX for morphing driven tones.
Control runs through Thermal's XY controller and the macro knobs, the same interface you already know from Output's plug-ins. Output describes the XY control as fun-comes-first.
To hear one algorithm in isolation, turn up a single macro knob at a time. Bring up the second to mix them together.
The XY pad lets you morph between the two distortions in one move, which suits automation and live tweaking.
If you already run Thermal on a bus or a single track, Ignition drops new starting points into the same signal chain. The XY and macro layout stays familiar, so there is no new interface to learn.
Output says the combined algorithms let you push tones from light edge to heavy drive. Dial in each macro to taste, then use the XY pad to sweep the blend while the track plays.
Because the pack builds on Thermal, any system requirements come from Thermal itself. Ignition adds presets and nothing else to your install.
Yes, the Ignition Thermal expansion pack from Output is part of the Black Friday deals, at $17.50, which is 50% off. The offer ends Nov 22, 2026. It is a download pack that adds presets to Thermal.
Yes. Output states that an existing copy of Output Thermal is required to use the Ignition presets. The pack is an expansion for the Thermal distortion plug-in, not a standalone plug-in, so it adds new presets to your Thermal install.
Ignition is an electronic download of presets for Thermal. Every preset combines two distortion algorithms, and the pack is reported to include about 100 presets, all loaded with distortion FX for morphing driven tones.
You use Thermal's XY controller and the macro knobs. Turn up one macro knob at a time to hear a single algorithm, or blend the two in any amount to vary the grit and tone.
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