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”.

Audio Damage Kombinat

Audio Damage – Kombinat

Kombinat Kombinat is a multi-band distortion plugin.Kombinat’s signal structure allows for a broad palette of sounds, as each segment of the overall effect is a versatile tool…

Ymer

Fanan Team – Ymer

Ymer Ymer is a simple yet powerful band distortion plugin that adds massive coloration and some unique analog dirt into any audio source. The main philosophy behind…

Marauder

Marauder Marauder is a dynamic analog distortion.Originally designed as a high-gain amplifier for VA synths, The Marauder is a boutique distortion plugin providing a unique workflow…

Nastyshaper

Nastyshaper This plugin will distort your audio subtly or to the extreme ! Pre and Post gain knobs 3 different waveshaping functions. Shape 1 has 4 stages,…

Ouradrive 2

Ouradrive

Ouradrive Ouradrive is a basic valve overdrive.It uses very low cpu resources on your computer and is a plugin very simple to use: only has two…

Winkl

Winkl Winkl is a foldback distortion. Winkl is not a subtle distortion, this is well suited for bass and leads, made to make scream your sounds.…

Exe Consulting Tiny Dist

EXE Consulting – Tiny Dist

Tiny Dist Tiny Dist is a distortion pedal emulator for guitar and bass guitar.It is single-channel, either Left or Right.The input contol is calibrated for a strong…

Exe Consulting Aprocrita

EXE Consulting – Aprocrita

Aprocrita Aprocrita is a distortion and fuzz pedal emulator with one stage of amplification/clipping with feedback and an optional second peak filter. Visit: Aprocrita

Blue Lab Audio Saturate

Blue Lab Audio – Saturate

Saturate Saturate is a simple saturation plugin. It is not aimed to replicate the saturation of a particular device, it just makes a saturation in the strict…

Fretted Synth Drivestomp

Fretted Synth – DriveStomp

DriveStomp DriveStomp is a guitar overdrive pedal.