hello it's Patrick here from the GarageBandGuide.com in this video I'm
taking a closer look at garage bands bit crusher plug-in included as a plugin
effect from pretty much garage bands first iteration the bit crusher is a
fantastic tool for adding a loaf eye edge to your projects whether you want
to completely destroy a synth melody or add a little crunchy color to a drum
pattern GarageBand bit crusher is a surprisingly versatile tool here's how
it works you can find the bit crusher plug-in
right at the top of the distortion submenu like a lot of garage bands
built-in plugins you're getting a stripped down version of GarageBand
bigbrother Logic Pro tens effects in this case the GarageBand version of the
bit crusher allows you to tweak the resolution and down sampling affect the
resolution sets the bet rate between 1 and 24 bits this alters the calculation
precision of the process lowering the value increases the number of sampling
errors generating more distortion and nasty sending stuff the down sampling
slider reduces the sample rate a value of one leaves the signal unchanged a
value of two halves the sample rate and a value of 10 reduces the sample rates a
1/10 of the original signal for example if you set down sampling to 10 a forty
four point one kilohertz signal is sampled at just four point four one
killers you'll find some presets to play with here which range from things like
the 4-bit classic which will wreck pretty much any sound you apply it to
- AM radio which adds a little more subtle distortion and
so here's some ways that I find using the bit crusher useful double a drum
track and add a bit crusher effect to the duplicated track
lower the volume of the affected track and dialed down the resolution this will
add a subtle crunch to your drum tracks when played together you can also use
automation to give a bit of creative flair to an intro or breakdown in your
track open automation on the region of track you have the bit crush your active
on and choose to automate down sampling from the submarine
put your first automation points on are close to zero and place the second at
the end of the section you want the effect to take place near to the top
this will create a gradual degradation effect that sounds really unique and
works very well in the right circumstances
there you have it that's a deep dive into GarageBand's bit crusher plugin which
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