Category: Distortion

Distortion (music)

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Distortion and overdrive are forms of audio signal processing used to alter the sound of amplified electric musical instruments, usually by increasing their gain, producing a “fuzzy”, “growling”, or “gritty” tone. Distortion is most commonly used with the electric guitar, but may also be used with other electric instruments such as electric bass, electric piano, and Hammond organ. Guitarists playing electric blues originally obtained an overdriven sound by turning up their vacuum tube-powered guitar amplifiers to high volumes, which caused the signal to distort. While overdriven tube amps are still used to obtain overdrive, especially in genres like blues and rockabilly, a number of other ways to produce distortion have been developed since the 1960s, such as distortion effect pedals. The growling tone of a distorted electric guitar is a key part of many genres, including blues and many rock music genres, notably hard rock, punk rock, hardcore punk, acid rock, and heavy metal music, while the use of distorted bass has been essential in a genre of hip hop music and alternative hip hop known as “SoundCloud rap”.

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Distortionator Mk2 v.2.10

A simplistic distortion plugin, with two modes. The first mode is a modified threshold-type distortion (although the modification isn’t particularly noticeable, sound-wise). The second mode is called…

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Babyblue

Babyblue is a multi-purpose distortion, from subtle warmth to extreme crushing. 8 different distortion algorithms plus 2 FM based effects. 2x upsampling reduces aliasing.

Anaesthesia Distortion

Anaesthesia Distortion is a distortion effect with a shapeable filter. Distortion, filter/shaper and limiter, Digital and tube distortion modes. Fold digital distortion signal and adjust bias…

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CL36

CL36 is a 3 band soft clipper. Each range has identical controls and internal processing: you can set the clipping amount, bias and gain. Also, you…

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Dirty Fuzz

Dirty Fuzz is inspired by the Classic FUZZ Sound with the addition of more dirt ! Visit: Dirty Fuzz

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Cyanide v.2.0

Cyanide: Oh YEAH, baby. At last I’ve found the time to update Cyanide :-). This one has taken a long time with lot’s of new…

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GreenEugene

GreenEugene is a free plug-in that provides distortion and saturation. You can apply GreenEugene lightly to a full track without the drive function add some color…

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Distorder

Distorder is a stereo distortion effect based on an unusual and secret concept Originally designed for basses, it seems good too to shape other sound with a soft…

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Misstortion

Misstortion is a hard / soft clip distortion. Hard clip: Simple hard clip distortion. Soft clip: Hyperbolic soft clip distortion. Symmetry: Make your waveform asymmetrical for…

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Vinylusion

Vinylusion Vinylusion a VST-Plugin that emulates the natural shape and texture of vinyl records playing on a turntable. The goal is to re-create all those good…