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Cataclysm Black Friday pricing from Aberrant DSP is 33% off, which brings this distortion plugin to $24 until Nov 30, 2026.
The maker calls Cataclysm a signal destruction machine from a paranoid time. The idea comes from malfunctioning test equipment, illegal wiretaps and classic analog hardware, rebuilt as chaotic circuitry for the digital age.
It is a multi-effect distortion plugin, so the distortion is one stage in a larger chain of modules rather than a single box.
You get a Central Drive module, a Tone Circuitry module and a set of modulation, pitch and delay stages. A global Mix control sets how much of the chewed-up signal blends back with the dry.
The Central Drive module handles the core destruction, with in-depth waveshaping, gating and tone controls.
The maker lists these modules:
The two pitch shifter voices each have their own pan control, and you can mix them against each other.
The Lofi Looper records to three mediums: tape, BBD and Data. Quality is adjustable for each.
The stereo chorus keeps bass frequencies intact, so the low end holds together while the highs get swirled.
Cataclysm includes a Pitch Detector Calibration control. It lets you choose which part of the signal the pitch detector analyses, which matters on dense sources where the detector could latch onto the wrong content.
There is also an instructional computer display built into the plugin. The maker describes it as operational assistance, so help is on screen while you work.
The plugin ships with a custom preset system and 92 factory presets. The maker says these declassify Cataclysm's signal processing, so they double as a way to see how the modules are wired together.
If you want to learn the plugin from the inside, open a preset, then bypass modules one at a time to hear what each stage adds.
Yes. The Cataclysm Black Friday deal takes 33% off Aberrant DSP's distortion plugin, bringing it to $24. The offer ends Nov 30, 2026.
Cataclysm combines Central Drive, Tone Circuitry, a two-voice Pitch Shifter, Lofi Looper, Hum oscillator, Stereo Chorus, Amplitude Modulation, Envelope Follower, a Delay-Based Stereo Resonator and a Stereo Delay, with a global Mix control and 92 factory presets.
The Lofi Looper loops audio at a preset length in beats. It offers three recording mediums, tape, BBD and Data, and the quality of each is adjustable, so you can decide how degraded the loop sounds.
It is a time-domain pitch shifter with two independent voices that you can mix, and each voice has its own pan control. A Pitch Detector Calibration setting selects which part of the signal the detector analyses.
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