Nylon

Name: Nylon
Price: 39 USD
Author: Three-Body Technology

by Three-Body Technology · Saturation · Neural transparent overdrive

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A Deep Vintage 'transparent overdrive' with two coloration modes: Yellow adds high-frequency shine and Green adds low-end weight.

It is gentler than typical saturators and is modeled from a hardware circuit with the developer's APNN 2.0 neural network.

Best for: Bass, Drum Bus, Keys & Synths, Mix Bus. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: overdrive, bass, AI/machine learning, bus processing, transparent, bright, colored, drum bus, kick, subtle, polish, undo/redo, A/B compare, aggressive, CPU-light, drums, enhancement, full mix, harmonic enhancer, inspired by, mix bus, mixing, oversampling, piano, single-band, thick.

What it does

Nylon is "inspired by a unique and captivating circuit" and offers two coloration modes. Both are 'Transparent Overdrive' effects that add subtle harmonics, gentler than typical saturators.

Yellow mode: generates harmonics mainly at high frequencies for a bright, polished shine.
Green mode: adds saturation mainly at low frequencies to make bass, kick or a drum bus bigger and more aggressive.
APNN 2.0 modeling: a neural network trained on audio from the original circuit, including its dynamics and low-end behavior.
Independent harmonics control: harmonic content is adjustable separately from the other tonal traits, so you can keep the tone of a high drive setting with less distortion, or the reverse.
Extras: up to 8x oversampling, adjustable noise floor, LR/MS processing, mono mode, A/B, undo/redo and GUI scaling.

Like the rest of the Deep Vintage 2.0 series it adds 26 samples of latency (about 0.6 ms at 44.1 kHz). A trial is available (2-second mute each minute, no saving).

Source: Three-Body Technology product page

When to use it

Nylon suits you if you want a quick, low-CPU choice between high-end sheen and low-end weight with a hardware-derived character. Like Sonnox Oxford Inflator and Sonimus Satson, it adds subtle density, while FabFilter Saturn 2 and Soundtoys Decapitator can go from subtle to heavy with far more control.

Best for: brightening pianos and buses (Yellow) or thickening bass, kick and drum buses (Green).
Genres: electronic, pop and rock, or anywhere a light harmonic lift helps.
Look elsewhere if: you need multiband control or heavy distortion; Saturn 2 is more flexible.
Standout: two focused modes that color either the top or the bottom of the spectrum.

What producers say

No reviews of Nylon on its own turned up; comments on the current Deep Vintage series are mixed.

KVR users (2026) one said "TBT DV does sound really nice" with low CPU use; another level-matched the demos and heard differences that were "almost nil."

KVR Audio forum: AnalogX, TBT Deep Vintage (2026)

Where to buy

Best Service: $39
Three-Body Technology: $39 (regular $79)
AudioDeluxe: $39
Plugin Boutique: $79

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