Cycle shifter:
Reads in a cycle's-worth of the input signal, then (once the whole cycle's been read in) outputs it again, on top of the current output. Works best with long/sustained sounds (e.g. strings, pads etc.), sounds like a weird kind of gentle distortion.
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Kabgnals - frequency modulation/phase distortion
virtual studio instrument:
● 2 banks for oscillator selection
● modulation & amplitude envelope control
● adjustments and lfo controls for modulation, pulse width, pitch, and pan
● low pass filter for bank one, and high pass filter for bank two.
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Tré: A tube distortion effect with a distinct sound. You decide how hard to push the sound, and the Bias slider lets you emulate various tubes as well as solid-state distortion.
Verzerrer 1.5 is a VST effects plugin that completely decimates audio. It throws both fists and feet at your audio with four different parameters for punishing your sounds. Download now - Windows NOTE: The Pluggo runtime is required for this plugin to operate. Available free from cycling74.com: http://cycling74.com/downloads/pluggo
Killer: This VST effects plugin is a very simple, yet effective distortion. Killer is especially good at maiming rhythm tracks. The distortion is produced through amplitude (minimum and maximum) limiting also known as clipping.