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”.

Pedalz

Analog Obsession – PEDALz

PEDALz PEDALz is a 5 in 1 drive pedal. 5 models (old plugins combined). Pre-TONE control to shape signal before drive circuit. 2 band tone control.…

Wavefolder

Martinheterjag – Wave folder

Wave folder Wave folder is a waveshaping distortion. It is inspired by west coast modular synths like Buchla and Serge, where you instead of starting with…

Plastic Funeral

UnplugRed – Plastic Funeral

Plastic Funeral Plastic Funeral is a distortion / saturation unit. Forget about warmth, this distortion gives off a harsh and metallic sound with an FM vibe that…

Adc Drive

Audec – Drive

Drive Drive is a flexible waveshaping effect that makes a variety of sounds from soft saturation to aggressive distortion. It’s shaping curve can be adjusted continuously. It…

Shape

Audec – Shape

Shape Shape is a simple waveshaper / wavefolder effect that has 5 shaping curves, Hard Clip, Soft Clip, Tube, Triangle, and Sine. VST3/AU – macOS 10.11 –…

Na Black

Nembrini Audio – Black Distortion

Black Distortion Black Distortion is modeled on RAT2 distortion pedal. The beauty of the Black Distortion plugin lies in its versatility. Used as a primary distortion,…

Orangeflavor

SNFK Music – OrangeFlavor

OrangeFlavor OrangeFlavor is a saturation beast designed after analog principles. It features a slick UI and a frequency viewer for added harmonics. OrangeFlavor also features an anti-aliasing…

Dystortion

Stoff Audio – Dystortion

Dystortion Dystortion creates a unique sound to be used as a distortion pedal for all kinds of guitars.

Soifersound Tripledrive

Soifer Sound – TripleDrive

TripleDrive TripleDrive is an unique multiband distortion.Add gentle clipping, harsh distortion, or anything in between using a variety of distortion types. Fine-tune your sound with input…

Rectiplyer

Liquidclear – Rectiplyer

Rectiplyer Rectiplyer is an octave distortion. Rectiplyer was designed to create interesting distorted and fuzzy lead guitar sounds. The effect simultaneously transposes the optionally distorted input…