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The FutzBox Native Black Friday deal takes 38% off McDSP's FutzBox Native v7, so the plugin comes to $79 until Nov 23, 2026. It is a distortion and noise generator that turns clean audio into a low fidelity version of itself.
Post production leans on this a lot. Dialog and other tracks often need a distorted, or "futzed", treatment to sound like they come out of a radio, a cell phone or a television.
FutzBox Native puts those simulations in one plugin. FutzBox Native v7 is the standard build, while a separate HD edition from the maker is available for AAX DSP users.
The device sounds come from SIMs, short for Synthetic Impulse Models. McDSP says they model each device accurately in an optimized format that needs less DSP power than conventional convolution based products.
SIMs can be scaled in real time and swapped on the fly. That means you can change the character of a futz mid-playback instead of committing to one setting.
Beyond the SIM library, the plugin carries the rest of the tools for wrecking a signal:
Original and distorted audio can be mixed in real time. McDSP says this suits scene changes and other automation moves, where a track needs to slide from clean to futzed and back.
The v7 feature list covers the following:
Zero latency means the plugin adds no delay to the signal. Double precision processing keeps the internal math at 64-bit float, which leaves more headroom for stacked processing.
v7 runs as AAX Native, AU and VST3. McDSP lists support for Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One, plus other DAWs that load AAX, AU or VST3. The VST format from v6 is no longer supported as of v7.0.
On Mac, the requirement is macOS 10.13 or higher, 64-bit only, and the plugins run natively on Intel and M1 Apple Silicon. On Windows, it is Windows 7, 8 or 10, 64-bit only.
Activation goes through an iLok2 or iLok3 USB Smart Key, or a free iLok License Manager account with an iLok Cloud session. If you already run McDSP plugins, that setup carries over.
Yes. The FutzBox Native Black Friday deal takes 38% off McDSP's FutzBox Native v7, bringing it to $79. The offer runs until Nov 23, 2026.
FutzBox Native pairs a library of SIMs (Synthetic Impulse Models) with filtering, EQ, distortion, a noise generator with ducking, and a gate for dropout effects. It also adds Tuned Intensity Control, Chop and Wobble, in mono and stereo versions.
FutzBox Native v7 comes in AAX Native, AU and VST3 formats. McDSP says the older VST format is no longer supported as of v7.0, and v6 VST versions are uninstalled and no longer updated.
McDSP lists Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, LUNA, Reaper, Sonar and Studio One. Any other DAW that loads AAX, AU or VST3 plugins also works. Activation needs an iLok2 or iLok3 key, or a free iLok account with iLok Cloud.
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