Kilohearts AB have released a new phase modulation rack extension to their Toolbox effects bundle.
Traditionally, most distortion units overdrive and shape the amplitude of a signal in various ways to generate a rougher sound. Phase Distortion instead lets the signal modulate the phase of itself, essentially resulting in something similar to feedback FM. This way you can add that FM touch to any sound, to get a sweet 80’s vibe or a filthy dubstep bass.
- Drive – Controls the amount of distortion.
- Normalize – Normalizes the signal, making the effect insensitive to input gain.
- Tone – Filters the modulation to reduce high frequency noise.
- Bias – Adds a constant phase offset to all harmonics.
- Spread – Spreads phase offset for left and right channels for a stereo effect.
- Mix – The dry/wet mix of this effect. A lower value will let some of the unmodified signal through.
The Kilohearts Toolbox devices all do one thing each, and they do it well. The philosophy behind this is to give our customers access to the building blocks of sound design and from there you can combine them into really interesting effects. In fact, many more esoteric RE:s are basically a few of these effects combined.
If you own a few, or all the Kilohearts Toolbox devices be sure to check out Kilohearts Toolbox Refill, a big pack of diverse combinators exploring the possibilities of the toolbox.
Released on 2017-08-31 Version 1.0.0, available in the Prop-Shop.