What is the most experimental/glitchiest effect plugin that you know of?

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Also, this thing https://www.sonic-lab.com/cosmosfx
Not really sure what it does though :)

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And there's this developer https://freakshowindustries.com/
Has anyone tried the D*cksmasher? :D

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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/
Whoa, hey I thought you were given the boot years ago, Colonel Koalatee! :P

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pel1987 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:10 pm Has anyone tried the D*cksmasher? :D
At this point I've my doubts about good ol Mr. Rich Smasher ever seeing the light of day - but I keep hoping! :pray:

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pel1987 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:04 pm Also, this thing https://www.sonic-lab.com/cosmosfx
Not really sure what it does though :)
Hugely expensive and pretty niche. If you get on well with CrusherX for sound mashing and high learning curve youll like this.

Im still finding my way around it. Thru perseverance it reveals itself as theres not much in the way of tuorials or manual. I had to watch the few short demo vids several times to glean what I didnt understand

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VariKusBrainZ wrote: Fri May 08, 2026 2:47 pm
pel1987 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:04 pm Also, this thing https://www.sonic-lab.com/cosmosfx
Not really sure what it does though :)
Hugely expensive and pretty niche. If you get on well with CrusherX for sound mashing and high learning curve youll like this.

Im still finding my way around it. Thru perseverance it reveals itself as theres not much in the way of tuorials or manual. I had to watch the few short demo vids several times to glean what I didnt understand
Sounds like a dream. The whole process of interacting with tools like this one can be almost meditative. I only wish my life wouldn't budge me into a ditch every time I'm trying to enjoy a set-up like this.
"Oh, I see you have a really nice thing there and it seems you're gonna immerse yourself into it. No effing way I'll let you do that. Go do more rat races instead, my aspiring little buddy" :D

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Its definitely one to get immersed in and figure out its innards thru tweaking. They threw in one of the volt control plugins for free

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all GRM Stuff (latest ATELIER), Crusher-X, all TwistedTools Reaktor Stuff is pretty great...its hard for me to mention only one :D

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Molekular has been mentioned a couple of times already, and I have to say it’s amazing how much mileage I got out of this thing. The delay/stutter/buffer-based algorithms on DSP2 in particular are outstanding, there’s always something new to discover.

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Theres some nice stutter effects in NI Guitar Rig that used to be an add on that work well with modulations applied

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The most experimental/glitchiest?... One that's in alpha state which adds even more it's now experimental/glitchiest/crashiest which we all want...

Butt Seriously... If You are into the Enema Arts & want the sound of liquid farts in your music then HEIZENBOX is your answer... You will feel at home>>>

https://web.archive.org/web/20061112235 ... O_Sync.mp3

https://web.archive.org/web/20060910192 ... ulator.mp3

https://web.archive.org/web/20060911182 ... _Quant.mp3

Extremely modern & powerful for win32-64, LinuX, Amstrad, MACK, CORE, DOS, FLOSS

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I like using feedback in dumb ways around an fft in pure data when I want some serious glitching.
Don't F**K with Mr. Zero.

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Chicken Drummy wrote: Fri May 08, 2026 10:58 am
pel1987 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:10 pm Has anyone tried the D*cksmasher? :D
At this point I've my doubts about good ol Mr. Rich Smasher ever seeing the light of day - but I keep hoping! :pray:
I heard they have a hard time finding beta testers. So far only a couple of females have applied.

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Developer disclosure: I make REVST Entropy, so take this as a self-recommendation, but it might fit the thread.

It’s a probabilistic bitcrusher / glitch effect rather than a granular tool: crush probability, synced or free sample windows, per-bit probabilities, hang/repeat behavior, random sample-hold glitches, band modes, and seed control.
Not claiming it’s “the most” experimental thing here, but it’s aimed at controlled digital destruction / bit-level mangling.

Demo:

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RichN wrote: Sun May 10, 2026 8:20 am
Chicken Drummy wrote: Fri May 08, 2026 10:58 am
pel1987 wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 10:10 pm Has anyone tried the D*cksmasher? :D
At this point I've my doubts about good ol Mr. Rich Smasher ever seeing the light of day - but I keep hoping! :pray:
I heard they have a hard time finding beta testers. So far only a couple of females have applied.
:lol:

Underappreciated comment, Rich...Smasher? :hihi:

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