KVR Audio

morphex · Post by **morphex** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 3:56 am

DrGonzo wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 3:09 pm
Jackqueslack23 wrote: Sat Mar 05, 2022 11:39 pm What is the most experimental/glitchiest effect plugin that you know of? I am talking about things like granular effects, sample mangling, etc...
That ancient granular plugin with the lobster on it. Damn... what was its name? CrusherX?
I haven't used it in 20 years or so - but I remember back then it was the weirdest plugin I ever had used.

If it's been a long time since you've looked at crusher-X, I would highly recommend checking out version 11. It's much easier to use, even more powerful, and includes an instrument mode as well. It's fantastic as granular goes.

collider · Post by **collider** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 4:00 am

One more vote for Devious Machines Infiltrator 2. That thing can do crazy stuff.

pel1987 · Post by **pel1987** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:48 pm

Polyverse Filterverse. It isn't a "glitch" machine per se. But it can be used like that fore sure.

pel1987 · Post by **pel1987** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 12:52 pm

Also, Rhizomatic Synestia. Created by Brian Clevinger (NI Absynth and Plasmonic). It utilizes physically modeled resonators.
"Unlike standard delays, Synestia uses "Sympathetic" resonators that can be tuned and even played via MIDI/MPE."
Seems interesting to try.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 1:48 pm

Audio Damage Replicant, Unfiltered Audio Byome, NI Molekular and granddaddy Stutter Edit.

PTV · Post by **PTV** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 2:05 pm

https://www.erikssonjonas.com/tapefiasco

S4410 · Post by **S4410** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 2:26 pm

Eventide H3000, GRM Tools, a mix of Valhalla or Soundtoys or Audiothing (Heinbach), NI Molekular and various Reaktor, Shaperbox, Aberrant DSP, Soundbetter and Noise Engineering also do weird stuff

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 2:35 pm

Gross Beat

ksandvik · Post by **ksandvik** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 4:22 pm

I second Tape Fiasco, not that there's plenty of mangling plugins out there. But the UI is, eh, inspiring in Tape Fiasco.

ksandvik · Post by **ksandvik** » Sun Apr 05, 2026 4:23 pm

Something to be aware of is that these glitch effects easily create nasty transients and odd harmonics unpleasant to the ear so you need to post-process sometimes quite a lot.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:24 am

I had a plugin that was so experimental it was still in alpha, and it was so glitchy it forced a hard reboot every time it was loaded.

havran · Post by **havran** » Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:48 am

What is meant by "experimental" in this context?

SMH · Post by **SMH** » Mon Apr 06, 2026 6:08 pm

I get great glitch from Admirals StunningPhaser! Scamp does it too! ( And normal sounds too.) Can make fuzztone like fx with them!!

https://www.admiralquality.com/product/stunning-phaser/

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:21 pm

Best ever:
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/delay_ ... audionerdz

pel1987 · Post by **pel1987** » Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:01 pm

If you use Ableton Live, you can also check Puremagnetik's Ableton Effect Racks. You can pick them for next to nothing during sales or on KnobCloud (for 10$ it's quite a deal).