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Retronaut Black Friday pricing takes 5% off United Plugins' LoFi Nostalgia Machine, so the plugin costs $93.10 until Nov 29, 2026.
Retronaut is a multi-voice vibrato and chorus with LoFi effects built in. The maker says it draws on old analogue gear: bucket brigade chips, tape cassettes, vinyl records and voltage-controlled filters.
The multi-voice engine runs anywhere from one vibrato voice up to four, which gives you a full chorus at the top end. The mix is continuously variable, so you can sit between voices instead of snapping to fixed steps.
The Degrade section ages the signal in several ways. It covers warm dirt and grit, wow and flutter, dusty crinkles and crackles, and more.
Modulation is the core of the plugin, but you can pull the Vibe control back and use the other effects on their own. The maker says the tape saturation is good enough to be its own plugin, with a warm, woolly, compressed character you can shape with the filters.
The Feed control sends each voice back into the others, building a feedback network. Pair it with Lag and the filters for damping and you get a modulated reverb-style wash. The filters can also be modulated by the LFO for extra movement.
On Mac, Retronaut runs as VST2, VST3, AAX or AU on macOS 10.10 and later, with Apple Silicon supported. On Windows it covers Windows 8 to Windows 11 as VST2, VST3 or AAX, in 32-bit and 64-bit.
Activation uses licence files. No iLok, dongle or internet connection is needed, and you can use it on all your own computers.
Processing is 64-bit internally at any sampling rate, including 192 kHz and above. Smart bypass avoids clicks when you automate the parameter and compensates for latency. Sleep on silence drops CPU use to virtually nothing when no signal is coming through.
The GUI is a photorealistic hardware-style panel you can resize by dragging the arrow in the bottom right corner. United Plugins also offers a free 15-day unlimited trial and free updates for life.
Yes. The Retronaut Black Friday deal takes 5% off, bringing the plugin to $93.10 until Nov 29, 2026. It is United Plugins' LoFi multi-voice vibrato and chorus, and the offer covers the full plugin.
On Mac it comes as VST2, VST3, AAX or AU, with Apple Silicon supported on macOS 10.10 and later. On Windows it comes as VST2, VST3 or AAX for Windows 8 to Windows 11, in 32-bit and 64-bit.
No. Activation uses licence files, so there is no iLok, no dongle and no internet access needed. You can use it on all your computers as long as you are the user. Rent to Own and Beatport Studio access need a connection every 30 days.
Yes. United Plugins offers a free 15-day trial with no saving limits and no added noise. You can run it in a real project and use every function for the two weeks.
Prices and end dates are checked at publishing time and can change, so confirm them at the store before you buy.