Yvette Young
Blending intricate technique with an unmistakable sense of melody, Yvette Young has carved out a voice entirely her own. Her playing moves effortlessly between delicate ambience, shimmering cleans, expressive modulation, and explosive walls of texture, driven by a style that feels as emotional as it is technical. Built around movement, dynamics, and atmosphere, her sound transforms the guitar into something deeply expressive and cinematic.
Faithfully modeled from the amps, pedals, and effects behind her signature sound, this collection captures the detail, responsiveness, and layered character that define her tones.
Drive
Inspired by a highly flexible modern drive pedal capable of moving from focused edge-of-breakup tones to saturated distortion. Multiple clipping flavors shape the response from open and dynamic to tighter, more aggressive textures.
Compressor
An optical compressor known for its smooth, musical response and exceptional sustain. It enhances articulation and balance while retaining natural dynamics.
Tremolo
A harmonic tremolo that delivers everything from subtle pulse to deep, immersive movement. Smooth modulation and tempo-sync functionality make it equally suited for gentle ambience, rhythmic texture, and expressive dynamic swells.
Chorus
A classic analog-inspired chorus delivering everything from subtle movement to deep, immersive modulation.
Lo-Fi Modulator
Inspired by a lo-fi modulation effect known for its warped and unpredictable character, adding texture and movement through tape-like wobble, drifting detune, and unstable ambience.
Octave
A classic analog-style octave with a modern twist. Known for its thick, synth-like low octave response, it adds weight, depth, and glitchy character while retaining a distinctly musical feel.
Fuzz
A fuzz with a raw, reactive feel. Sensitive to picking dynamics and guitar volume changes, it moves effortlessly from warm sustain to broken, splattering textures.
Delay
Modeled after a dark analog delay known for its warm repeats and musical modulation. Smooth echoes and responsive feedback behavior make it equally suited for subtle ambience, rhythmic layering, and sprawling ambient textures.
Reverb
Inspired by an expansive ambient reverb designed for immersive, evolving spaces. From subtle atmosphere to vast cinematic decay, it blurs the line between traditional reverb and texture generation.
Amplifier
The foundation behind Yvette’s expressive, atmospheric tones is a hand-wired British-style combo known for its chime, depth, and dynamic response. Moving effortlessly from shimmering cleans into harmonically rich breakup, its touch-sensitive character and spacious reverb feel immediate, responsive, and alive.
Cabinet & speakers
An extensive cab module inspired by a hand-wired British-style cabinet, featuring Alnico Blue and Greenback speaker options alongside a massive impulse response library captured at MixWave Studios.
Accompanied by a collection of 15 virtual microphones that can be positioned effortlessly around the speaker.
Built for
modern workflows.
Signal chain
Rearrange the components in any order to easily make it your own.
EQ & compressor
The onboard EQ and compressor that can be used before and after the signal allows for instant mix-ready results in the box.
Transpose
Uses our pitch shifting algorithm to pitch the signal up or down.
Focus
Two sculpting tools designed to smooth harsh frequencies.
Contour
An elegant EQ that adds the perfect finishing touch.
Vibe
A simple, and powerful control that enhances the top end harmonics.
Tuner
A precise built-in digital tuner to keep your signal perfectly in tune.
Take Yvette Young, anywhere.
Use MixWave: Yvette Young as a standalone application, providing a complete experience with no additional DAW required.
System requirements
Available in 64-bit VST3 / AU / AAX / StandalonemacOS 10.13 to macOS 15 (Intel & Silicon Native)
Windows 10 to 11 (64-bit)
iLok License Manager & iLok account required
Authorization via iLok 2/3, iLok Cloud & Machine
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FAQs
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