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The Sad Truth · Post by **The Sad Truth** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:07 pm

I remember reading on another audio forum a while back about a VST effect plug that simulated the odd ring-mod/filter sound that gave the Emu SP1200 drum machine/sampler its trademark "grit". I've looked around and I have found squat. I know that the same effect can be achived with any bit reduction program but this just looked cool and it was what I was after. Anybody have any idea what I'm talking about or where it could be obtained from? I seem to recall that it MAY have been a SynthEdit plugin but I cant be sure. Thanks in advance.

MrM · Post by **MrM** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:27 pm

So how's squat? Link please!

The Sad Truth · Post by **The Sad Truth** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:35 pm

Oops...typo. That was supposed to be HAVENT found squat. Many appologies.

kodama · Post by **kodama** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:58 pm

You're likely thinking of a bit crusher to lower the quality of the samples.

There's lotsa free ones!

The Sad Truth · Post by **The Sad Truth** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:45 pm

Yeah...thats what this plug was but the GUI resembled that of the SP1200 and if memory serves me right it did not have any tweakable perameters except for wet/dry. I can get the same sound from LoFi Plus, +decimate, or Bit-Crusher but I just wanted to see if anyone had ever heard of this or had this and possibly direct me to it.

brianbrian · Post by **brianbrian** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:09 am

Part of the grit comes from the opamps used in the 1200 too, as well as the funky pitch-shifting you can do with the samples.

dharmawan · Post by **dharmawan** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:14 am

which opamps did they use?

yeah a bit crusher should work, with some additional eq/filtering since with plugin bitcrushers u get too much high end

Apparition · Post by **Apparition** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:36 am

I made a plug especially for that but i cant compare it to the sp 1200, its called the Odaku effect and its listed here on kvr if you want to look at the specs. The page is down so if you want it, let me know and I'll email it to you.

The Sad Truth · Post by **The Sad Truth** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 4:56 am

I'd be really interested to check it out Appartition.

Apparition · Post by **Apparition** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 5:07 am

You'll have to shoot me ur email.

rokuez · Post by **rokuez** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:27 pm

a quick way to do this digitall is bump down your samples to 8 bit then equalize

Stupid American Pig · Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:59 pm

use the mda degrade plugin- it can do a good imitation. I suspect that Project 5-2 may be able to simulate it with a new plugin called alias factor

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:10 pm

Ephonic lo-fi may help you on your way.

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/737.html

or subtek's lo-fi+,

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/694.html

SP1200 filter effect plugin?