Glitch: Add unpredictability and rhythm to your tracks
In the world of digital audio, we often seek tools that can break the mold, bring freshness, and add an element of randomness that can inspire new ideas. Such a tool is Glitch from Klanglabs – a VST plugin that transforms the classic delay effect into a generator of unpredictable rhythmic and textural variations.
Glitch is not just another delay. Its main feature is that it is a MIDI-activated random delay. This means you can control the moments when the delay effect appears using a MIDI signal. Imagine: you’re playing on a keyboard or programming a MIDI pattern, and each time the plugin receives a MIDI event, it can trigger a random delay with its unique parameters. This opens up endless possibilities for creating dynamic, unpredictable soundscapes, glitch effects, stops and starts that fit perfectly into electronic music, hip-hop, experimental genres, or simply add unexpected accents to any mix.
How does Glitch work?
At the heart of Glitch lies the concept of controlled randomness. You don’t get chaos, you get a controlled idea generator that responds to your playing or programming. MIDI activation allows you to integrate the effect directly into your musical performance or sequence, making it an integral part of the composition, not just static processing.
The visual MIDI indicator (MIDI = MIDI activity LED) clearly shows when the plugin receives a signal and is ready to work. This helps to visually control the process and understand why certain delay effects occur.
Key parameters and features
The Glitch plugin offers a set of intuitive controls that allow you to shape the nature of the random delay:
- Fbk (Feedback): Adjusts the amount of delay feedback. Higher values create long, blurred tails or even oscillations, while lower values give short, discrete repeats.
- TIME (Set delay time): Sets the base delay time. This can be either a fixed value or a starting point for random variations.
- T/R (Delay time range of random values): This parameter defines the range within which the delay time will randomly change relative to the base TIME value with each MIDI activation. The wider the range, the more unpredictable the rhythmic patterns will be.
- LFO (amount of LFO to Delay Time): Adds modulation of the delay time using a low-frequency oscillator (LFO). This creates an effect of “wavy” or floating delays, which can add organicness or psychedelicity to the sound.
- Fq (LFO Frequency): Controls the LFO speed, determining how quickly the delay time will change under the influence of modulation.
- MIX (Wet / Dry MIX): Standard control for balancing between the clean (Dry) and processed (Wet) signal. Allows you to smoothly integrate the effect into the mix, from barely noticeable nuances to complete replacement of the original sound.
Glitch is the perfect tool for those who are tired of standard delays and are looking for new ways to add movement, rhythmic complexity, and unpredictable spark to their arrangements. Its ability to respond to MIDI makes it a powerful performance tool that can become the basis for sound experiments in real time.
Compatibility
The plugin is available in VST format for the Windows operating system (Win32).
Try Glitch and discover a new dimension of random, MIDI-controlled delays that will add a unique character to your music!
