Bitcrush

About

Bitcrush is a saturation and distortion plugin by Kilohearts. It simulates audio played back on a low quality sampler with limited sample rate and bit depth. It can downsample the signal to a minimum of 200 Hz and quantize the amplitude of each sample. It is one plugin in the Kilohearts Ecosystem and can also be used as a Snapin in the Phase Plant, Multipass and Snap Heap hosts.

What it sounds like

It can create distorting effects that sound like scraping analog radio or inherently lo-fi sources such as old video games. A lower bits value produces a more distorted sound.

Features

• Downsamples the signal to a minimum of 200 Hz
• Quantizes the amplitude of each sample
• Adds noise to reduce quantization distortion
• Dry/wet mix control

Good for

• Lo-fi sound sources