New! Chipcrusher! - Advanced Bitcrusher, Speaker Simulator and Noise Machine from Plogue

[3ee]

OK, found out something that's a potential bug.(...)
with one big exception!
the PWM takes a whooping 36-37%, seems to go down with the number of selected bits (16% @ 4bits) but still...
Is there something probably left to optimize or the algo is really that CPU heavy?

Unless I reduce the over/down sampling quality which will add "unwanted" grit :

the PWM encoding runs a 1bit stream potentially in the multi-MHz range, and I must deal with proper up/downsampling...

Its unique sounding but that comes with a cost.

I understand, the PWM is quite something, within my favorites atm!
Will have to find a way to make the best use of it vs CPU, like... less bits, high input level.

Thanks for considering my suggestions! ..although now that you mentioned the PWM uses oversampling and I noticed the algo list that seems "under-construction",

would it make sense to add a "PWM(eco)" mode which makes the best compromise between quality and CPU usage? ... or would it be a better idea to implement a "HI-Quality" or oversampling switch under the hood (within the "live mode" button area)

[3ee]

David,
Yeah, about the algo list I've been meaning to ask since I saw it kinda "opened"

Are you planning to add more to the list, maybe unique blends/variations of your own?

[AstralExistence]

seeing as how i still have chipsounds which i bought in last sale. what does this plugin do? is it for turning your pc into like a old skool computer? does it work on the master bus best? whats the purpose?

[whyterabbyt]

seeing as how i still have chipsounds which i bought in last sale. what does this plugin do? is it for turning your pc into like a old skool computer? does it work on the master bus best? whats the purpose?

Im guessing its for advanced bitcrushing, speaker simulation and noise.

[davidv@plogue]

would it make sense to add a "PWM(eco)" mode which makes the best compromise between quality and CPU usage? ... or would it be a better idea to implement a "HI-Quality" or oversampling switch under the hood (within the "live mode" button area)

Yeah, I could make the 3 layers of sample rate conversion quality user configurable. But note each setting would change the latency values.

about the algo list I've been meaning to ask since I saw it kinda "opened"
Are you planning to add more to the list, maybe unique blends/variations of your own?

There are many many more I could add, and also I could add parameters on existing ones as well. The reaction so far is great! This is thus only the beginning.

[3ee]

Yeah, I could make the 3 layers of sample rate conversion quality user configurable. But note each setting would change the latency values.

latency is a scary word but no big problem, especially if the plug reports the exact latency to the host.

about the algo list I've been meaning to ask since I saw it kinda "opened"
Are you planning to add more to the list, maybe unique blends/variations of your own?

There are many many more I could add, and also I could add parameters on existing ones as well. The reaction so far is great! This is thus only the beginning.

adding extra parameters sounds very interesting!
Can't wait to see how this plug will evolve, a great start if you ask me, good luck!

[3ee]

what does this plugin do? is it for turning your pc into like a old skool computer? does it work on the master bus best? whats the purpose?

-gold mine for drum loops and percussion buses and not only.
-great "gluing" effect
-"pro" digital bit/sample rate reduction plug.

[Robmobius]

I like bitcrushers - I recently bought an OTO Buisquit. So, I didn't really think I'd really need anything else tbh...

But I did quite like the sound of this plugin from the few vids I saw. So I checked the demo. Bought it after about 30 seconds of messing with it!!

I take my hat off to the devs. It's simply fantastic... It's absolutely vicious on drums! And the sheer range of sounds can do is awesome.

[Arglebargle]

What I like about this is it fills a niche that I haven't really seen before. Maybe Speakerphone? Dunno, have never used it. But it's a great departure from standard distortion plugs.

[kingtubby]

...So I checked the demo. Bought it after about 30 seconds of messing with it!!

There's a demo?

[Robmobius]

err... Yup. It cuts out after five minutes or something like that...

[davidv@plogue]

err... Yup. It cuts out after five minutes or something like that...

There is no official demo yet.

When you order the product and install the plugin , it will say its in "demo" mode, until you drag a key, but it doesn't make the shipping installer a "demo ready" version, as we would like to add the most requested features before:

-Latency reporting fixes,
-Mono mode on AU/RTAS
-Dry/wet in the Post Processing stage
-Varispeed on background noise

I hope you understand.

[rpc9943]

No need to demo imho, it's absolutely awesome, just watch the youtube video This plugin is gorgeous, especially if you grew up in the 80s/90s

[AstralExistence]

forgive me for my ignorance but, yes, i know its for advanced bitcrushing, speaker simulation and noise. thats obvious. but say, make a song with chipsounds, does this essentially make the song sound retro? is it for track or master? for example, say you had a c64, and you played a game on it. theres no mistake, your hearing a c64. now, say you use chipsounds to make a song on a modern pc, then you add chipcrusher to master channel, are you hearing a song through a modern pc with a bitcrusher, or are you hearing a modern song that is indistinguishable from a c64 song/speaker?

[AstralExistence]

No need to demo imho, it's absolutely awesome, just watch the youtube video This plugin is gorgeous, especially if you grew up in the 80s/90s

depends what you mean by grow up. i was 10 in 1990. im getting old.