Bass Focus by Devious Machines and TurboBass are close relatives: both add harmonics to the bass below a split frequency, both let you choose odd or even harmonics, and both have a drive control and a spectrum-style display. The differences are in the shaping controls, the display, the formats and the license.
| Devious Machines Bass Focus | TurboBass | |
|---|---|---|
| Split frequency | 30 to 300 Hz | 40 to 200 Hz |
| Harmonic controls | Drive, Tone (odd to even), Sustain (natural to max) | Harmonics level, Tone (warm to growl), Character (brightness), Drive, Range (1 to 3 octaves), Sustain, Dynamics |
| Upper-bass weight | Not built in | Body: boosts the octave or so above the crossover |
| Levels | Dry and wet faders; split mode adds a Top fader for everything above the split; master fader | Original bass, Harmonics and Output; everything above the crossover passes unchanged |
| Listening | Mute and solo on each fader | Listen: Mix, Harmonics, Original Bass |
| Peak control | Peak indicator; the plug-in itself does not clip | Soft limiter on the added signal only |
| Stereo | Not described in the manual | Mono: harmonics from the mono sum, 0 to 100% |
| Display | Spectrum of the dry bass, the added signal and the output | Response graph with draggable controls, harmonic shape, level law |
| Plug-in formats | AAX, AU, VST2, VST3 | AU, VST3 |
| Platforms | macOS and Windows | macOS (Windows in the works) |
| Licensing | Perpetual; up to three of your computers, one in use at a time; Devious Machines account or license code | Perpetual; one computer at a time, no account, works offline after activation |
| Price | £29 / €34.99 on the vendor's site | $29.99, free 1.x updates |
| Trial | 14 days; occasional bursts of noise and a DEMO label | 3 days, then the output is muted for 2 s every 20 s |