Re: [LAU] searching a dark xylophone sampleþ

> Bitcrushing is an effect that reduces the bit depth of the audio data;
> it's hard to describe exactly how this sounds, but it reduces the
> quality of the audio in a very digital way. Used lightly it can give
> an appealing retro-ish sound, like a sampler from the late 80s/early
> 90s, but at extremes (reducing the bit depth to 2 or 3 bits) it
> creates a very distorted sound.
>
> A related, but different, effect is sample rate reduction, which can
> have also produce effects ranging from subtle to highly distorted. If
> you're like me, and grew up playing Amiga games in the early 90s,
> using a sample rate reducer set to about 10Khz or so will take you
> right back there.
>
> The "Decimator" plugin from Steve Harris's "swh" plugin set can
> achieve both of these effects.
>
Thanks for the really clear explain Leigh, will try it - even if not fan
of video games !
Cheers
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Received on Sat Jul 9 08:15:02 2011