ReplicateAudio have released KingKrusher, available for €90.00.
Billed as a multi-FX workstation built for a “brave new future,” KingKrusher takes digital degradation, modulation, and spatial processing and places them inside an insanely flexible modular environment. Whether you want subtle tape-style warmth, evolving textural pads, or sheer digital destruction, this plugin balances immense sound design power with a workflow that’s genuinely fun to use.
The true magic of KingKrusher lies in its 15-block dynamic routing system. Instead of forcing your signal through a rigid, fixed chain, KingKrusher allows you to drag, drop, and rearrange every single effect module in any order you choose.
Want to bitcrush your reverb tail? Put the Krush engine after the Space section. Want to run a tape chorus into aggressive wavefolding before filtering out the high end? Just drag the blocks. With over 1.3 trillion unique routing combinations, the experimental potential is practically endless.
Traditional bitcrushers can easily ruin a mix by destroying high frequencies or turning low-end elements into mud. KingKrusher solves this with its Frequency-Split Filter. You can isolate and “krush” the lower half of your signal while keeping the highs pristine and clean—making it a secret weapon for lo-fi basslines, punchy drums, and dense synth patches.
If you love movement, KingKrusher delivers. Rather than relying on a single global modulation source, virtually every effect module in the plugin comes equipped with its own dedicated LFO. From sweeping filter cutoffs and pitching delay lines to modulating wavefold symmetry, you can easily turn static sounds into living, breathing soundscapes.
KingKrusher bridges the gap between ear and eye with 8 custom real-time visualizers. You can observe filter curves, transfer plots, oscilloscope waveforms, and LFO movements live as you tweak.
When you need immediate inspiration, the plugin’s built-in randomization engine generates usable, unique patches on the fly—safely locking out critical controls like master output and freeze so you never blow out your speakers or ears.
Features include:
- 18+ Fine-Tuned FX Modules:
- Digital Degradation: Bitcrusher (8 algorithms), Sample Rate Downsampler, Slew Limiter.
- Filters: High-Pass, Low-Pass (with resonance boost), and Frequency-Split Filter.
- Drive & Distortion: Asymmetric Saturation (with Tilt EQ) and Wave Folder.
- Pitch & Modulation: Tremolo, Vibrato, Wow & Flutter, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, and Comb Filter.
- Delay & Reverb: Stereo Tape Delay, Buffer Freeze, and Algorithmic Reverb with room modulation.
- Texture & Width: Vinyl Noise Generator and Mid-Side Stereo Width control.
- 15-Block Dynamic Routing Engine: Drag-and-drop routing system supporting over 1.3 trillion signal chain combinations.
- Per-Module LFO Modulation: Over 12 dedicated LFOs featuring free (Hz) or BPM sync, phase control, shape selection, and tactile XY pad controls.
- 8 Custom Real-Time Visualizers: Live feedback for oscilloscopes, filter response curves, comb frequency plots, LFO playheads, and saturation transfer curves.
- Dynamics & Safety: Integrated Noise Gate, multi-stage Auto Gain compensation, optional Output Brickwall Limiter, and 2× internal Oversampling.
- Patch Management: State recall via .king files with a smart Randomization engine that protects output levels.
- UI & Aesthetics: Resizable interface with 3 customizable color themes (Sunrise, Party, Midnight) and responsive animated backgrounds
KingKrusher is available to PC, Mac and Linux users (VST3 and AU).
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