Do plugins such as Fruity Mute "color" the sound ?

[JackySwing]

Hello !

I know every plugins and even the best ones in the market color the sound or modify the source even with an empty preset, mainly because it creates latency. For instance, I can hear some grittiness when I activate HQ on the Parametric 2 or I've noticed Maximus can boost the bass sometimes...

But do plugins that do not process the sound alter it too ? Fruity Mute is just like a bypass. So does it have an impact on the sound ? I personnaly cannot hear artifacts. But I was wondering wether it could create artifacts when converting to .mp3 for instance.

Plugins like Wavecandy, Patcher or the map controller are concerned too.

I'm asking the question because I want to do this in the patcher :

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I want the sound to get trough one EQ at the time by bypassing the others 2. I'm doing this to get a special soundesign and modify the sound of the same synth during the song. (I switch between them) My main concern is that my synths are so much processed already that I want to avoid useless artifacts.

I hope my question is relevant enough and not stupid.

[nucleon]

Basic volume plugins in FL will not alter the s...