Gross Beat by Image-Line: what it does + free alternatives
Time and volume effects for stutters, tape stops and half-time.
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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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Gross Beat FAQ
Is Gross Beat free?
No. Gross Beat is a paid creative FX plugin from Image-Line. Free alternatives in the same lane include IVGI, CHOW Tape Model and Chow Centaur.
What is Gross Beat used for?
Time and volume effects for stutters, tape stops and half-time.
When does Gross Beat go on sale?
Many plugin makers run their biggest discounts around Black Friday (November 27, 2026) and Cyber Monday. Check Image-Line's own page for the current price; we list confirmed sales on our Black Friday page.