glassjawslipknot Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I was very excited to hear there was a bitcrusher effect coming. However, the effect with the signal 100% wet still has a regular clean signal coming through. Was this intentional or am I doing something wrong? It seems strange to me that it would not be all bitcrusher with the mix at 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassjawslipknot Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Also worth noting Chad Boston commented on the same behavior in his demo video of the features in the new firmware 1.06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_Igloo Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 This is normal. Logic's Bitcrusher plugin does the exact same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberttheprole Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That seems kinda dumb! Don't care if it's normal or not. One should be able to cut the dry signal completely on Any effect! Period! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_Igloo Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That's just the way bitcrushers work—you're not hearing a dry signal as much as elements of the bitcrushed signal that have yet to be affected by the current bit depth and sample rate values. It's not entirely unlike how frequencies of an EQed signal appear unaffected by the current Hi Cut and Low cut values. There are certainly ways to beat your signal into glitchy submission, but it typically takes pretty extreme settings. One cool thing to try is Delay > Bitcrusher on a parallel path. Instant lo-fi echoes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberttheprole Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Right on, thanks for explaining DI! Apologise for being harsh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_Igloo Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Right on, thanks for explaining DI! Apologise for being harsh! No apologies necessary, amigo! I had the exact same concerns, and Ben set me straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassjawslipknot Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 I still think the effect sounds awesome, thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrellM5 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I don't have a clue how to use this effect. It would be great if someone would post a clip of the bitcrusher being appropriately used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I don't have a clue how to use this effect. It would be great if someone would post a clip of the bitcrusher being appropriately used. Neither do I. :) But, you can get some really bizarre sounds from this effect. Turn the gain up a little and assign the sample rate to an expression pedal with a min around 300 and max around 3KHz and set the bit depth kind of low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opethian8512 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 how do i get the bitcrusher effect!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 It's under the Distortion menu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaemonSlayer Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 1/27/2016 at 4:01 PM, glassjawslipknot said: I was very excited to hear there was a bitcrusher effect coming. However, the effect with the signal 100% wet still has a regular clean signal coming through. Was this intentional or am I doing something wrong? It seems strange to me that it would not be all bitcrusher with the mix at 100% I have recently decided to use this pedal as alternative to electro harmonix mainframe. way I combat the wet and dry, though not fully, is by turning the guitar volume down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaemonSlayer Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 1/27/2016 at 10:50 PM, DarrellM5 said: I don't have a clue how to use this effect. It would be great if someone would post a clip of the bitcrusher being appropriately used. its a great effect for recreating the sounds of 8 bit systems like nintendo or sega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey_Joe Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Craig Anderton's Big Book of Helix Tips and Tricks eBook offered thru Sweetwater for $19.95 has a short blurb on the bitcrusher's parameters. It wouldn't be worth the money just for that, but it has tons of other useful Helix info not all commonly know by many. If Craig wanted to divulge his bitcrusher info here it's his decision but I can't cut and paste his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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