Kombinat by Audio Damage: A Game-Changing Multi-Band Distortion
Looking for a powerful tool to radically transform the sound of your tracks? Kombinat by Audio Damage isn’t just a distortion plugin; it’s a true laboratory for sonic destruction and transformation. Designed for musicians, producers, and sound engineers who aren’t afraid to experiment, Kombinat offers a unique combination of processing tools capable of turning even the simplest signal into something completely new and captivating.
In modern music production, distortion is an integral part of the sound design palette. It can add warmth and richness, or completely deconstruct the sound, giving it aggression and character. Kombinat masterfully combines different approaches to distortion, allowing you to work with both the entire signal and its individual frequency bands. Its flexible architecture opens up limitless possibilities for creativity, from light saturation to extreme Fuzz and Ring Mod.
Architecture of Sonic Destruction
The main power of Kombinat lies in its well-thought-out signal processing structure. The signal passes through a sequence of modules, each adding its unique color to the overall sound.
- Isolator: At the beginning of the chain is a three-band “DJ-style” equalizer that allows you to completely cut (kill) certain frequency bands. This is an ideal tool for creating dramatic transitions or focusing distortion on specific parts of the spectrum.
- Three Distortion Engines: The heart of Kombinat is three independent distortion engines. Each offers a choice of seven different distortion algorithms, as well as a “pass-through” mode for bypassing. Most importantly, these engines can work in both multi-band mode (processing the signal after the isolator, each its own band) and sequentially (for maximum destruction).
Distortion Algorithms: A Palette for Experiments
Kombinat provides you with a wide palette of seven unique distortion algorithms in each of the three engines:
- Fuzz: Aggressive, harmonic-rich distortion, a classic for guitars and synthesizers.
- Distortion: More controlled, but still powerful distortion.
- Saturation: Soft saturation that adds warmth, volume, and cohesion.
- Warp: A unique algorithm that creates unpredictable and interesting sounds.
- Clip: Hard signal limiting, adding digital aggression and squareness.
- Bit/Sample-Rate Reduction: Imitation of low bit depth and sample rate for lo-fi effects.
- Ring Mod: Ring modulation that creates metallic, robotic, and bell-like sounds.
Additional Sound Shaping Tools
- Self-Resonating Four-pole lowpass filter: Audio Damage’s own development, this filter adds the ability to further shape the tone, create sweeps, and resonance effects.
- Compressor: Configured for maximum ease of use with a single knob, this compressor helps control the dynamics of a heavily distorted signal, making it denser and more manageable.
Other Features
- Full MIDI learn: (VST version only) Assign any plugin parameters to the controllers of your MIDI equipment for convenient and expressive real-time control.
Kombinat is the perfect choice for those who want to go beyond standard distortion. Its multi-band flexibility, variety of algorithms, and additional sound shaping tools make it an indispensable assistant in creating unique textures for electronic music, industrial, rock music, and any genre where a characteristic and powerful sound is needed. Try Kombinat and discover new horizons of sound design!
