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HALion Sonic SE 3 is like the base model of HALion from Steinberg.It’s a free basic VST workstation without all the bells and whistles. They describe it as: HALion Sonic SE 3 is a stripped-down version of HALion Sonic 3 without giving up on sound quality and accessibility. This free custom reverb vst plugin was created so that the sound is as close to real life as possible, and users can choose from many different settings. Original: Changes the volume of the original sign. Reflection: Changes the volume of the early reflection. This function is especially useful if it’s used to higher the sense of space. Sonic Destructor, a new plug-in for TC Works' Spark FX Machine and Spark Version 2.5 is now available as a free download for registered users of Spark FX Machine, Spark 2.5 and Spark XL.

In this second Blue Cat Destructor article our friends at Blue Cat Audio interview Sink, who was part of the beta testing team for Blue Cat’s Destructor. Sink created many of the factory presets for the Destructor plug-in.

This article is going to focus on using the Destructor plug-in in electronic music instead of guitar amp applications. The amp simulator capabilities of Destructor is one aspect of the Destructor. Read on to hear how Destructor can be used in more general contexts.

About Sink

Sink is a French electronic musician, producer, composer with over 15 years experience in, playing live shows, releasing music on various labels, mixing bands, recording and producing samples, and getting involved in VST plugins development.

Sink's tastes are broad covering ambient to chiptune, electro-acoustic music to drum & bass, post-rock to acid.

What Is Your Primary Use Of Destructor?

Destructor is so versatile that there is no such 'primary use' I can use it to add color and presence to a dull track, to fatten up a buss, to mangle layers of audio or on the master buss to make the song punchier and warmer.

When working fully in the box and mixing to tight schedules Destructor can be very useful to process virtual instruments as it gives VIs a more analog sound (may it be tube, tape, OTA sound… you name it).

What Makes Destructor Different From Other Distortion Plug-ins?

Destructor is an all-in-one approach. It is very handy to have a compressor and a pre-emphasis EQ before the distortion section. It really helps me to shape things more easily and it makes the workflow great.

What Is Your Favorite Destructor Feature?

I don’t know, maybe the all-in-one approach or the great attention to detail. Being able to shape the distortion curve to taste and dial in just the right amount of drive is great, but the dual pre/post EQ sections are in fact as much a part of the core sound than the distortion curve itself. The many GUI styles are also great and can be useful when you have several instances as you can spot the one you need to edit more easily.

What Is Your Typical Workflow When Designing A Tone With Destructor?

I like to experiment, so there is no typical workflow. Sometimes I will just tame peaks using the compressor and use some smooth subtractive EQ before reaching the saturation unit. I do this by starting with a soft clipper curve but I also like to get carried away with tweaking. It can also be fun to draw a random curve, slap a comb filter on and listen to the results.

Is There A Particular Type Of Instrument Or Sound That You Like To Alter With Destructor?

Drum machines and analog synths mainly. Destructor is quite flexible and can do lots of things.

What Have You Used Destructor For Already?

I have been using Destructor for months. I tried it on every project I was working on while I was beta testing. Mixing, mastering, sample creation… It has been used to beef up or mangle basslines, distort drums, make tracks louder…

Have You Experienced Any Unexpected Applications Of Destructor?

Like with any other distortion plug-in I noticed that the final sound depends highly on the input source. A preset created using one drum loop can sound very different when tried on a drum loop of another kind. But that is the very core nature of distortion. Distortion can be very different from one session to another.

Any Advice For First Time Users Of Destructor?

Try the presets and take your time to discover all of the Destructor features. Don’t be fooled by the 'guitar amp sim' first look. Destructor can be great in so many other scenarios that it is not just another amp sim but a true sonic toolbox.

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Distortion is one of those effects that can have a use in any recording or music production setting. Even if you aren’t particularly into brash and dirty sounds, distortion plugins will have value for warming up sounds and introducing a bit of analog-style tone and response to your productions.

Here we rundown some of the best free distortion VST plugins available. Whether you are looking to give your tracks a slight edge or you are after total industrial mayhem, these plug-ins will deliver at a price that your wallet will love.

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Introduction: About Distortion Plugins

Distortion plug-ins replicate the sound of analog circuitry being pushed to the limit.

With tube amps or op-amp circuits, feeding excessively high levels early on in the chain results in a warm, gritty, and present sound that sounds bigger, louder, and more exciting.

Distortion is used to marvelous, effect by guitarists, but it can also add life to synth parts, drums, and even vocals. In fact, if you work in a studio long enough, you would be hard pressed to think of a sound source that wouldn’t benefit from varying degrees of distortion in some way.

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The List

Distortion Plug-in Roundup

Creative Intent’s Temper Distortion is a distortion plug-in that has a rich saturation stage.

The variable saturation curve helps produce a warmer and edgier sound than most distortion plug-ins are capable of.

It also employs phase distortion that helps enhance clarity and produces a more characterful drive. A resonant lowpass filter and a feedback control further aids in tone shaping.

One of the best qualities of Temper is how it can be pushed to extreme levels of distortion while still retaining clarity.

As far as digital distortions go, this is one of the few that manages to be pleasant sounding even as it mangles your sound.

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TNT by Ourafilmes was originally intended as a drum and distortion plug-in that is also useful for creating special effects.

It is actually a suite of distortion plug-ins consisting of a single band and a multi-band unit, each of which come in mono and stereo versions. The single band version is further enhanced with the addition of a tone knob.

Later versions of the plug-in come with a 6dB crossover filter that enables the separation of the low and high bands.

With the ability to set different saturation algorithms for each band, TNT is quite a bit more versatile than your typical distortion plug-in.

Audio Damage is well known for its quality plug-ins, and FuzzPlus 3 holds up the company’s reputation admirably.

An updated version of the company’s original FuzzPlus pedal emulation, the FuzzPlus delivers the same great-sounding fuzzy distortion and enhances it with a filter modeled after the filter on Korg’s classic Microsoft-20 analog synthesizer.

Along with the ability to feed the processed signal back to the distortion circuitry, this results in increased sound-shaping possibilities.

The FuzzPlus 3 works amazingly well for processing drum loops and synths, transforming them into weird and wonderfully bizarre rhythms and textures.

But it is also quite capable of restraint, producing subtle saturations and tonal coloration when adjusted to moderate settings.

Distorque’s Plusdistortion is a plug-in emulation of the MXR Distortion+ pedal, which is favored by guitarists for its wide range of tones.

From light grit to all-out fuzz, the Distortion+ pretty much covers all the bases, and Plusdistortion is every bit as versatile.

The secret to the Distortion+ is the germanium diode clipping circuitry and the lo-fi op amp that produce the pedal’s distinctly characterful tone. The Plusdistortion somehow manages to capture the spirit of the pedal, with the added tweakability afforded by software.

Also from Distorque is Rangebastard, which is an emulation of another classic guitarists’ tool, the Dallas Rangemaster.

Like the Plusdistortion, the Rangebastard builds on the tone-shaping capabilities of the original with added features and tweakability.

With 2x oversampling, stereo and mono modes, and controls for input filtering, transistor, and even grid current, the Rangebastard is pretty much the Dallas Rangemaster on steroids.

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More mangled textures are in the offing from Distorque, by way of the Face Bender.

Fans of classic fuzz pedal circuits will recognize the name as a combination of the Fuzz Face and Tone Bender MKII, both of which are still highly regarded in the guitar world.

Like those two pedals, the Face Bender delivers nasty, spitting distortion that walks the fine line between musicality and all-out sonic mayhem.

Full-on, retro-style fuzz is the primary domain of this plug-in, but it can also be dialed back for more tasteful saturation.

Finally, DistoCore’s Disto::FX is every bit the “Dirty Sound Destructor” as the marketing copy so proudly boasts.

Designed for all-out sonic assault, this is a loud and proud distortion plug-in that specializes in a surprising variety of distortion flavors.

Top Pick

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Creative Intent’s Temper Distortion is the clear winner in this roundup. With the ability to get as down and dirty as any of them, it also cleans up nicely for more sedate and sensible saturation.

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This is not to say that the rest of the entrants are slouches. Ourafilmes’ TNT and Audio Damage’s FuzzPlus 3 are certainly quite capable of delivering everything from a slight touch of grit to end-of-the-world sonic devastation.

Distorque’s pedal emulations for their part are all potentially useful for more traditional, stomp box flavors. And you just gotta love Disto::FX’s ability to make a heaving, bristling mess out of anything.

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So while Temper Distortion gets the nod as our “top pick”, we wholeheartedly suggest that you download them all and have all your distortion bases covered.

After all, you can’t beat the price!