One Slider

GRIT

One-Knob Bitcrusher

Download free Part of NULL JSFX 2.5: 113 plugins, free and open source (MIT). Easiest with NULL JSFX Hub.

Listen

The same music with the Lo-Fi Drums preset and without the plugin. Switch while it plays.

Controls

Grit Intensity0 to 100 — Crush intensity: 0 leaves the signal untouched, 100 is fully crushed with bit depth dropping from 16 to 3 bits and sample-and-hold downsampling up to 8x

Best uses

Lo-fi drum textures
8-bit / chiptune character
Digital grit on synths
Degraded radio-style effects
Parallel crunch on percussion

Properties

Input → sample-and-hold decimation (hold 1–8 samples) → bit-depth quantisation (16 to 3 bits) → crossfade with dry by the same amount → Output. Zero latency, no anti-aliasing (aliasing is intended).

Formats

JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
VST3VST3 for any DAW
CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Light Digital Grit · Lo-Fi Drums · Old Sampler · Radio Degrade · Chiptune Crush

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Beat Smasher · Broken Media · DJ Macro FX · Lo-Fi · Lo-Fi Echo · Lo-Fi Fader · VHS Tape

See every FX chain

Try it

Try it on orOS StudioAdd it to a track in your browser, with its own interface. Nothing to install.