Decimort recreates the colouration and adds the vintage sampler's magic to any sound
Vintage DA Sound
The coloration and warmth characteristic of circuits from classic samplers recreated with painstaking accuracy
Far more than just a bit-crusher
Approximative anti-alias filter and image filter, adjustable jitter and dithering, and two alternative quantization algorithms for total control over the process.
Multimode filter
Works in pre or post, along with a resampler module to allow further sculpting of the signal.
Under the hood
Electronic music (especially Hip-Hop) producers have long been aware that classic samplers (such as early Akai and E-MU units) had a character and sound all their own: they added a "grit" and "colour" to the samples and loops they played back which made them sound "fat" and sit well in a mix. This sound coloration was due to the encoding techniques, lower sample rate and bit depth, and conversion circuits used by these early samplers. Decimort recreates this coloration and adds that vintage sampler magic back to any loop, any bassline, or any sound played through it for that matter! Beyond vintage sampler emulation, it’s also the perfect bit-crusher with filter, capable of extreme settings for dramatic results.
Features
- Two quantization methods - Two available quantization methods; the mid-raiser and mid-tread decimation algorithms, each of them characterised by a drastically different dynamics response.
- Approximation filter - A very steep low-pass pre filter (Approximative Filter) coupled with the resampling frequency that removes all harmonic content above it, ensuring no aliasing will appear below this frequency in the spectrum.
- The highest quality low-quality effect:
- Adjustable jitter - An unprecedented feature in the bit crusher’s world which introduces short-period, random fluctuations to the resampling frequency, thus making the process even more sonically interesting by producing a type of harmonic distortion you’ve likely never heard in this context
- Images filter - Post-resampling filter (Images filter) is synchronized with the resampler, gives control over amount of aliasing images appearing above resampling frequency when enabled.
- Two in One - Decimort is also equipped with analog-like filters with adjustable resonance that allow further sculpting of the signal. These can be used to smooth the sound or remove sonic artefacts introduced into the signal path by the modelling process to your taste.
- Controllable dithering - Dithering was conceptually developed as means to reduce audible quantization errors by masking the harmonic distortions they cause. We added controllable dithering to increase number of ways in which you can (mal)treat the sound.
- ADC emulation with zero internal aliasing and no harmonics above 22kHz
- Several UI sizes and HiDPI support for better screen fit
- MIDI Learn for easy controller assignment
System requirements
Windows PC
- OS version: Windows 7 or newer
- CPU: Intel x86 / AMD x86
- Software: VST2 / VST3 / AAX compatible host application (32bit or 64bit)
- Sample rate: ≥ 44.1 kHz
Apple Mac
- OS version: Mac OS X 10.13 to macOS 15
- CPU: Intel x86 / Apple Silicon
- Software: VST2 / VST3 / AU / AAX compatible host application (64bit only!)
- Sample rate: ≥ 44.1 kHz