Trem Control

Name: Trem Control
Price: 49 USD
Author: Goodhertz

by Goodhertz · Modulation · Tremolo

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A tremolo plugin that aims for the feel of tube-amp tremolo with the precision of digital, with smooth, click-free waveform changes and a rate from 0 to 640 Hz.

Its modes range from standard volume tremolo to harmonic tremolo, and it's used on guitars, electric pianos, drums and whole mixes.

Best for: Guitars, Keys & Synths, Drums, Vocals. Genres: R&B & Soul, Pop, Rock & Indie, Lo-Fi, Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: tremolo, electric guitar, keys, drums, smooth, tube, piano, 60s, classic, hardware emulation, mixing, tempo-synced, vintage, vocals.

What it does

Trem Control is Goodhertz's "classic tremolo for the 21st century": the immediacy of hardware tremolo with the detail and smooth automation of digital.

Rate: free (0 to 640 Hz) or tempo-synced, with tap tempo.
Shape: sine, triangle and square waveforms with variable symmetry and bias, changing smoothly without clicks.
Vibe: 9 tremolo modes, including Normal, Harmonic and Deep Harmonic, and a tube summing amplifier (0–200%).
Advanced: phase offset, stereo phase and swing.
Presets: recreations of famous records (Pops Staples 1961, "For What It's Worth", "No Quarter") and creative ones such as Helicopter and Centrifuge.

Source: Goodhertz product page

When to use it

A top choice for musical, vintage-style tremolo, especially harmonic tremolo on guitars and electric pianos, with the fine control to automate it cleanly across a mix. For drawn, tempo-locked volume shapes and sidechain pumping, ShaperBox 3 or LFO Tool are better suited.

What producers say

Mixonline (Rich Tozzoli, 2020) found it matched or exceeded vintage analog tremolos on guitars, keys, cymbals and strings, and concluded "if tremolo is your thing, it should be in your computer".