Meet Citrus Crusher a simple yet powerful plugin focused on quickly and easily pixelating, compressing, and degrading your audio to sound like it was transported back into the early 2000s. Unlike a regular bit-crusher effect this effect degrades audio and compresses it simultaneously . Bit-crushing and compression together can create unique and interesting sound textures and character. The combination of reduced bit depth and compression can produce gritty, lo-fi, or vintage sounds that may not be achievable with either effect alone.

Interface Preview

Here is a screenshot of Citrus Crusher opened in DAW. There are four main knobs that can be used to easily and quickly control the effect.

Main Knobs

Soak: 

Soak controls the master dry/wet of the overall Citrus Crusher effect.

Crush: 

Crush controls the intensity of the overall pixelating effect. This effect is a combination of pixelation, downsampling, and compression resulting in a uniquely textured audio output. As you turn the knob, you’ll dial in the degree of this distinct crushing effect, altering the audio’s character with ease.

Filter: 

This knob controls the post filter cutoff. Citrus Crusher comes with 3 built in filter cutoffs. These filters can be activated by selecting one of the relative presets:

Default – Bandpass Filter
Default – Lowpass Filter
Default – Highpass filter

Reverb: 

This knob governs the feedback of the built-in reverb effect. The reverb effect enriches the sound by infusing it with warmth and spaciousness, enhancing its character and evoking a nostalgic vibe. Adjusting this knob allows you to tailor the level of reverberation to suit your desired audio ambiance.

Freeze:

The “Freeze” button is a unique feature that captures and holds the incoming audio, essentially creating a frozen playback of the sound. The freeze button adds to the essence of digital art, of pixelation and glitches.

Installing Citrus Crusher

Windows:

1. Download either the VST2, VST3, or AAX installer
2. Run the installer until completion (A security screen may show when trying to open up the installer. If a security screen shows please select *open anyways*)
3. Open your DAW and scan for new plugins
4. You will now be able to find Citrus Crusher under your effect plugins
5. Open Citrus Crusher and enter your license key to unlock the plugin

Mac:

1. Download the Mac installer
2. Run the installer until completion
3. Open your DAW and scan for new plugins
4. You will now be able to find Citrus Crusher under your effect plugins
5. Open Citrus Crusher and enter your license key to unlock the plugin