Best Free Distortion Plugins For PC & Mac (2018)!

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Mercuriall Greed Smasher

Greed Smasher is based on the MESA/Boogie GRID Slammer Overdrive and operates in modo/stereo modes. It can be used with up to 4x oversampling and is low on CPU.

Mercuriall Greed Smasher

Available here: Mercuriall


Mercuriall TSC 808 Core

Mercuriall TSC 808 Core is a tube screamer plugin that is based on the Ibanez TS-808 guitar pedal. It features switches:”808″ for a default sound of the Ibanez TS-808 and “Mod” for getting a cleaner sound with slightly more bass when “Drive” is at the minimum. It low on CPU, operates in mono/stereo modes and with up to 4x oversampling.

Mercuriall TSC 808 Core

Available here: Mercuriall


HoRNet Harmonics

HoRNet Harmonics is a wave shaper based on the Chebyshev polynomials. Its non-linear processing lets you adjust the level of harmonics added to the signal, warming it up in different ways.
The plugin provides 10 harmonics generators of which you can set the amplitude and phase, increasing or decreasing the impact of the harmonic on the input signal. The resulting sine wave equivalent shape is displayed on the right side of the GUI.

HoRNet Harmonics provides great flexibility and lets you create interesting distortion, try for instance to remove the fundamental frequency (set the first slider to zero) and create a “broken record” sound, or use one of the provided preset to explore the different possibilities offered by the plugin.

Hornet Harmonics

Available here: HoRNet Plugins

Do you know more free distortion plugins for PC & Mac? Please let me know. Before you leave a comment below, please follow the guidelines, only PC & Mac compatible, 64-bit and free without limits. Thanks in advance for your help and input.

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