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Pulveriser

Reason Studios

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Pulveriser is a versatile stereo compression+distortion+filter device that combines a warm compressor, colored distortion, and multi-mode filter capable of producing both subtle musical effects and extreme sound mangling. The plugin features dual modulation sources—an LFO with 9 waveforms and an Envelope Follower—enabling organic dynamic processing, plus a parallel processing Dry/Wet blend control ideal for parallel compression techniques.

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Key Features

013 main effect sections: Squash (compressor), Dirt (distortion), Filter (5 types + Bypass)
025 selectable filter types: Lowpass 24, LP12+Notch, Band Pass, High Pass, Comb
03LFO with 9 waveforms, tempo sync, stereo Spread, and Lag smoothing
04Envelope Follower with Threshold, Attack, Release, and Trig controls
05Flexible signal routing: Squash > Dirt > Filter OR Filter > Squash > Dirt
06Dry/Wet Blend and Volume controls for parallel processing
07CV modulation inputs/outputs for Squash, Dirt, Filter Frequency, Tremor Rate, Volume, and Follower signal

Things to Try

  • 01Select Lowpass 24 filter, set Frequency to low value, minimize Follower Threshold/Attack/Release, then slowly increase Follower > Filter Amount knob to hear lower frequencies while blending with Blend knob
  • 02Select Comb filter with low Peak setting, turn Tremor > Filter Modulation knob past 12 o'clock, set Tremor Rate around 10 o'clock position, minimize Follower controls, set Follower > Tremor Amount around 2 o'clock, and Tremor > Volume around 3 o'clock for pad movement effects
  • 03Use Tremor Lag control to eliminate noise when modulating Tremor Rate in Sync mode with Follower modulation
  • 04Enable Tremor Spread for stereo roto-speaker effect by modulating left and right channels with 180-degree phase-shifted LFO signals
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