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Key Features
The XLN RC-20 v2 is a creative multi-effects plugin for producers, beatmakers, and sound designers looking to add vintage character and experimental textures to their music. Building on the familiar sound and workflow of the original RC-20, version 2 introduces an expanded collection of effects, flexible routing, and new ways to manipulate your audio, all without losing the vibe and spirit of the beloved original.
The newly included Echo module creates that classic space echo-like repeats by delivering evolving delays by feeding effects directly into its feedback loop, making it perfect for adding vibey space and dimension to your sound all without leaving the plugin. In RC-20 v2, you can also find additional distortion algorithms from tape, preamp, cassette distortion and more alongside 32 new reverbs, and a brand-new Codec degradation offer further sound-shaping possibilities.
A much-requested feature, RC-20 v2 now features rearrangeable effects modules, letting you experiment with the processing order to discover new ways each process interacts with each other to make sounds that are truly yours and unique. You'll also find an improved preset browser with over 250 new presets, alongside enhanced controls for quicker sound design. Plus, existing RC-20 presets can be imported into version 2, so you can pick up where you left off with all your favourite sounds!
Product Ref: 401911
RC-20 v2 isn’t trying to re-invent the wheel but instead provide you with the familiar vintage character of the original plugin while introducing new effects and more flexible processing. Six creative modules cover everything from vinyl noise and tape instability to digital degradation, distortion, and atmospheric reverbs. You can now rearrange the Wobble, Distort, Digital, Space, and Loss modules to explore how different processing chains affect your sound.
New distortion types include Tape, Classic Pre, and Porta, with an additional Overload control for pushing existing algorithms further. The Digital module also introduces Sputter for gated, broken-up textures, while the new Codec mode recreates lossy audio compression artefacts, formant shifts, and glitchy packet dropouts.
The new Echo module brings another dimension to RC-20's sound-shaping capabilities. By placing effects within its feedback loop, each delay repeat can develop a different character as it passes through Wobble, Distort, Digital, Space, or Loss processing. Increase feedback for self-oscillating swells, or introduce pitched and reversed Grains for shimmering, atmospheric textures.>
The Space module also receives 32 new reverb types, covering conventional rooms, halls, and plates alongside experimental options such as Thunder and Spectral. Responsive ducking helps prevent reverb from overwhelming busy arrangements, while Stretch adjusts its length and timbre. Pan and Width controls provide further control over stereo placement.
Bring the irregularities of analogue recording equipment into your productions with expanded modulation and tape-style processing. Wobble recreates pitch and playback-speed fluctuations, with adjustable waveform shapes, Warp modulation, and stereo spreading for chorus-like movement. Magnetic processing adds tape wear and flutter, including customisable modulation shapes and independent stereo fluctuations.
The new Varispeed feature introduces pitched-down tape playback at half, quarter, or eighth speed while remaining synchronised with your track. Wobble, Magnetic Flutter, and Echo can also follow your project's tempo, making rhythmic effects easier to integrate. For less predictable movement, Flux introduces subtle real-time variations that keep textures evolving naturally.
RC-20 v2 introduces workflow improvements designed to make experimenting with effects quicker and easier. The redesigned preset browser includes over 250 new presets, with searchable tags, filtering, and custom collections to help you find suitable sounds. Random preset selection encourages experimentation, while module locking preserves your favourite settings as you browse.
Additional tools include full undo history, snapshot comparisons, oversampling, master compression, and automatic loudness matching for more accurate A/B comparisons. Magnitude scales processing across the plugin with one control, making broad adjustments straightforward. Importantly, RC-20 v2 installs separately from the original, preserving existing projects while allowing you to import your own version 1 presets.
"It’s genius to add the echo. It’s got that incredibly vibey, Space Echo-type delay, making the RC-20 even more of a vibe machine." - Andrew Huang – YouTuber, Music Producer, Musician
"RC-20 is such a versatile and timeless plugin" - Bad Snacks – Artist & Producer
"I can run a sound that has begin to not inspire me through RC-20 and immediately be reinvigorated." - Bad Snacks – Artist & Producer
