Thursday, September 23, 2010

Distortion Plugin Comparison

I'd like to test the abilities of all the different distortion options on the market. I'm starting out with just a few, but this will continue in a later post. I'm testing the plugins on a Roland TR-909 kick, trying to get a distorted, gabber-style kick. There is a link to hear the sound under each picture.

Here is the original kick sound.
Dry 909 Kick

Bitcrusher
 http://freemusicsoftware.org/plugins/Bitcrusher.dll
Not really for what we were trying to do, but interesting nonetheless.

Bitcrusher

Camelphat
http://www.camelaudio.com/camelphat.php
This provides damn good distortion, but it isn't free.
Camelphat

FuzzPlus 2
http://www.audiodamage.com/downloads/product.php?pid=ADF001
This little guy really surprised me.

FuzzPlus2


Clipping
Here I simply turned the volume up too loud and got the clipping sound. You can do this one in audacity.

Clipping


Tell me what you think and if you'd like me to continue comparing distortion effects.
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18 comments:

  1. SammehBoiiiSeptember 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    i think Audacity is the best all round program for audio...

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  2. The CockshinerSeptember 23, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    It's definitely one of the most all-around useful for being completely free.

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  3. rogerSeptember 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    i like what u got here. lookin forward to more

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  4. IntersegmentorSeptember 23, 2010 at 11:04 AM

    I approve of bitcrusher for it's simplicity in design, but I'm still not sure wether I should start using it over audacity.

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  5. StarWarsMadnessSeptember 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    WOW. Cool stuff mate.
    Supporting
    May the FORCE be with you!

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  6. Skutt Panda POSeptember 23, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    really intresting

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  7. The Angry VegetarianSeptember 23, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    Nice, gotta check one out!

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  8. whatthefudgeSeptember 23, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    Nice thx for this ;)

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  9. tommySeptember 23, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    nice post dude. keep up the work
    supporting

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  10. !AntibiootikumSeptember 23, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    Ive been trying to understand that shit for a while now but still just sratching the surface. Ok if i trouble you sometimes?

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  11. The CockshinerSeptember 23, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    Yeah, man. It's all good.

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  12. Mister SharafSeptember 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    nice

    followin

    http://chilltimeitis.blogspot.com/

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  13. Archivist X0042September 23, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    im using it as we speak

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  14. SweeeeeetasSeptember 23, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Audacity FTW!!

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  15. Netto HikariSeptember 23, 2010 at 8:51 PM

    BitCrusher owns.

    vgleaks.blogspot.com

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2010 at 11:09 PM

    This blog is relevant to my interests.

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  17. TravieSeptember 24, 2010 at 2:57 AM

    Bitcrush! rawr! heh.

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  18. riffmasterSeptember 24, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    audio is a beautifull thing. hard as shit too.

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