Yum Audio have released Pitch Dropout 2, available for $39.00. An upgrade from version 1 is available for only $15.00.
What’s new in version 2:
- Each dropout now shapes pitch, noise and tone independently
- Noise section adds Analog, Tape, Vinyl or Digital texture to each event
- Muffle darkens the high end as each dropout unfolds, like a tape head losing contact
- Warble keeps the tape moving between events, not only during them Set Pitch Depth to zero for textural dropouts with the pitch left completely intact
- Width gives graduated L/R independence, not just the mono/stereo toggle
- Mix control scales all effects together without shifting their balance
In modern audio production, perfect timing and pristine digital clarity can work against you—when every loop repeats with flawless precision, tracks quickly feel static and sterile.
Pitch Dropout 2 solves this by injecting authentic analog imperfections back into your DAW, emulating the slips, stalls, and physical wear of vintage cassette, tape, and vinyl playback. Rather than locking you into rigid presets, the plugin lets you independently shape pitch drops, high-frequency muffling, continuous warble, and dynamic noise surfaces (Analog, Tape, Vinyl, and Digital) to achieve everything from barely-there nostalgia to complete machine collapse. Whether you let dropouts trigger randomly to keep repeating loops dynamic or automate them on cue for dramatic dynamic transitions, Pitch Dropout 2 brings sterile audio back to life with customizable, living character.
Unlike basic lofi plugins that lock you into fixed presets, Pitch Dropout 2 lets you shape every parameter of the breakdown independently:
1. Seven Distinct Dropout Modes
Choose how your playback collapses. From fast tape crinkles and broken-VHS stutters to heavy stalls and slow, dreamy Ghost Drifts, the plugin offers seven distinct dropout algorithms tailored for different genres and sound sources.
2. Independent Layering (Break Texture, Not Tuning)
One of the most powerful aspects of Pitch Dropout 2 is the ability to decouple pitch modulation from sound texture. Want the dark, muffled loss of high frequencies and tape hiss without bending the pitch out of tune? Simply dial back or turn off the pitch fall while letting the Muffle and Noise engines do the work.
3. Four Flavors of Noise and Wear
Tailor the specific character of your wear with four selectable noise surfaces:
- Analog: Smooth, organic hardware background hum.
- Tape: Classic cassette-style hiss and head friction.
- Vinyl: Crackle and surface dust.
- Digital: Bit-reduced dirt and artifacting.
Choose whether the noise sits constantly underneath the signal or directly tracks every dip and recovery for a responsive, reactive feel.
4. Organic Randomness vs. Precision Triggering
Let the dropouts occur randomly at organic intervals to keep repeating loops subtle and dynamic, or use the manual Trigger control (and DAW automation) to fire a pitch drop precisely on cue for fills, transitions, and dynamic build-ups.
How to Use Pitch Dropout 2 in Your Mixes
- Lofi Keys & Rhodes: Add gentle warble and random pitch dips to electric pianos for an instant nostalgic, bedroom-pop aesthetic.
- Drum Loops & Percussion: Apply fast, muffled dropouts on beat repetitions to create natural-sounding drum fills without slicing audio.
- Synth Pads: Enable independent channel processing to generate wide, unstable stereo motion that drifts across the soundstage.
- Arrangement Transitions: Automate the Trigger control on a bus right before a drop or chorus to create a dramatic tape-stall transition.
Features include:
- Seven Dropout Characters: Range from subtle tape wear and micro-crinkles to heavy stalls, broken-VHS stutters, and total playback collapse.
- Independent Parameter Shaping: Control pitch bend, muffle (high-frequency loss), noise, warble, and stereo instability separately.
- Four Surface Noise Types: Choose between Analog, Tape, Vinyl, and Digital noise textures with customizable behavior (ducking, tracking, or constant).
- Pitch-Free Mode: Darken and disrupt audio texture with noise and muffling while keeping the fundamental pitch perfectly in tune.
- Continuous Warble Engine: Keep subtle cassette movement and flutter active between major dropout events.
- Stereo Instability: Unlink left and right channels for drifting, wide stereo width.
- Organic or Triggered Operation: Allow dropouts to occur naturally over time or fire them on demand via manual trigger and DAW automation.
- Real-Time Visualizer: Watch pitch movement, noise levels, muffle, and channel instability unfold in real time.
- Mix/Blend Control: Seamlessly dial in the parallel dry/wet balance from subtle background texture to full effect processing.
Watch the launch video HERE.
Pitch Dropout 2 is available to PC and Mac users (VST3, AU and AAX).
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