I’m back! Last year, I released the free experimental modulation plugin Poltergeist - returning now for the second round in my mission to invent as many mathematically and sonically new audio effects as possible.
Superimposer is a complete re-imagination, from the ground up, of distortion from a purely digital perspective. In this alternate universe, there’s no overdrive/distortion/fuzz to model, so instead, audio data is rearranged in a particular way that superimposes waveforms onto themselves.
As many original inventions are, the initial concept was pretty simple, but the results are pretty interesting! And you can definitely hear it:
The best way I have to describe it is “alien amplifier”, or maybe “digital spice”, a little bit like a ring modulator or bit crusher but also quite distinct.
I tend to be pretty heavy-handed with effects in my own music (surprising, I know), but Superimposer can substitute virtually any application of overdrive/distortion/fuzz, from subtle soft clipping on guitar to completely mangled bass/drums. It can also augment any of these effects too - and I especially enjoy running guitar → fuzz → Superimposer.
Something Superimposer can do that those other effects can’t: automating and sweeping through the parameters creates a very cool pitch-shifting effect, to the point that I considered releasing it with an oscillator (maybe in the future?), and due to the elusive frequency-dependence of the sound, certain settings with certain inputs can create a beating tremolo-like effect.
You can try it free for 10 days. All features unlocked. Just need to “sign in” each time you start it (this goes away with purchase).
August ONLY: $15 off with code AUGUST15
I do this by myself - and fortunately 90% of what you pay supports me directly. This means I can keep creating new plugins, which brings way more joy and value to the world than my old consulting job!
