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Saturation

Erosion

Ableton

Where to get itIncluded with Ableton Live. It is part of that DAW, not a separate download.ableton.com

Erosion is a saturation/distortion effect that adds digital degradation to audio by modulating a short delay using a combination of sine wave and filtered noise. It produces effects ranging from noisy artifacts to downsampling-like distortions, with real-time visual feedback of the frequency spectrum and modulation behavior. The X-Y display lets you control modulation parameters interactively while morphing between purely sinusoidal and noise-based modulation.

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Key Features

01Sine wave and filtered noise modulation combination
02Noise Blend control (0–100%) to morph between modulation carriers
03Filter Width control for narrowing or expanding noise filter bandwidth
04Stereo Width control for mono-to-stereo modulation morphing
05X-Y display with real-time frequency spectrum and modulation visualization
06X-Y controller for interactive Freq and Amount adjustment
07Alt/Option modifier for Filter Width adjustment on Y-axis

Things to Try

  • 01Set Noise Blend to 0% to use only sinusoidal modulation for smooth, pitch-modulated degradation
  • 02Adjust Filter Width with Alt (Win) or Option (Mac) held while dragging the Y-axis to narrow or broaden the noise filter bandwidth
  • 03Use the Stereo Width control to add subtle stereo enhancement to the modulation carrier for wider, more spacious effects

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