Superimposer - Sonically NEW Alternate-reality Distortion

Superimposer 1.1 - EffectiveFX

Try it FREE for 10 days

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I’m back! Last year, I released the free experimental modulation plugin Poltergeist - returning now for the second round in my mission to invent as many mathematically and sonically new audio effects as possible.

Superimposer is a complete re-imagination, from the ground up, of distortion from a purely digital perspective. In this alternate universe, there’s no overdrive/distortion/fuzz to model, so instead, audio data is rearranged in a particular way that superimposes waveforms onto themselves.

As many original inventions are, the initial concept was pretty simple, but the results are pretty interesting! And you can definitely hear it:

The best way I have to describe it is “alien amplifier”, or maybe “digital spice”, a little bit like a ring modulator or bit crusher but also quite distinct.

I tend to be pretty heavy-handed with effects in my own music (surprising, I know), but Superimposer can substitute virtually any application of overdrive/distortion/fuzz, from subtle soft clipping on guitar to completely mangled bass/drums. It can also augment any of these effects too - and I especially enjoy running guitar → fuzz → Superimposer.

Something Superimposer can do that those other effects can’t: automating and sweeping through the parameters creates a very cool pitch-shifting effect, to the point that I considered releasing it with an oscillator (maybe in the future?), and due to the elusive frequency-dependence of the sound, certain settings with certain inputs can create a beating tremolo-like effect.

You can try it free for 10 days. All features unlocked. Just need to “sign in” each time you start it (this goes away with purchase).

Next 10 days ONLY: $15 off with code GEARSPACE15

I do this by myself - and fortunately 90% of what you pay supports me directly. This means I can keep creating new plugins, which brings way more joy and value to the world than my old consulting job!

-Ross

Demo: https://youtu.be/6f7k0AxAAbw?si=ZDlJpIRIYz42i9DQ