GClip: free compressor plugin by GVST
Free soft and hard clipper for loud drums and masters.
Opens GVST's own site.
Put SCRAMBLE. on your drums, 808s and vocals
One button rolls a new FX chain: glitch, stutter, tape stop, chops, reverb, delay and vocal tune. There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible chains, the same count as the positions of a 3x3 cube. Save 10,000 presets a day and 1% of them would take 118 billion years, over 8x the age of the universe.
Not just loops: drum buses, 808s and bass, hats, vocals and the master bus. 3,000+ downloads so far.
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GClip FAQ
Is GClip free?
Yes. GClip is a free compressor plugin from GVST. The button on this page goes straight to the maker's own download page.
What is GClip good for?
Free soft and hard clipper for loud drums and masters.
What are the best alternatives to GClip?
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