Hinder BBD delay plugin by Inertia Sound Systems interface

Hinder: BBD-Style Lo-Fi Delay Plugin by Inertia Sound Systems

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Hinder is a BBD-style lo-fi delay plugin from Inertia Sound Systems. It models the bucket brigade delay character and adds features for stereo width, feedback shaping, overdrive and modulation.

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01Overview

Hinder is a delay plugin built around the principles of bucket brigade delay (BBD) hardware. Its core follows the BBD design, while the developer adds controls such as separate left and right delay times, stereo width and reverse delay. Feedback can be shaped with analog-modelled lowpass and highpass resonant filters, a compressor and a HEAT control that adds overdrive. Delay modulation turns it into a chorus or flanger. The interface is minimal, with on-screen tooltips for each parameter.

Best for

Lo-fi delay effects
Vintage guitar delay
Vocal delay throws
Drone and noise soundscapes
Chorus and flanger tones
Polyrhythmic delay patterns

Developer: Inertia Sound Systems
Category: Delays
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

BBD-style delay modelled on bucket brigade principles
Brighter or darker overall tone control
Separate or linked delay times for left and right channels
Width control for wider stereo delay
Analog-modelled resonant lowpass and highpass feedback filters
Feedback compressor with amount and speed controls
HEAT parameter for cleaner or overdriven character
Chorus and flanger modes via delay modulation
Bit depth and quantisation artefact mix
Sync to host or free running
Portable preset system with tooltips on hover

03In depth

Lo-Fi Delay Character and Tone Control

Inertia Sound Systems built Hinder on the BBD principle of operation, the same approach used by vintage bucket brigade delays. The developer exposes several design parameters that are normally fixed in hardware, so users can adjust them directly.

An overall tone control moves the sound between brighter and darker settings. The HEAT parameter acts on the resampling and feedback filters, moving the sound from clean to overdriven. Bit depth and quantisation artefacts can be mixed in, which adds grit to the repeats.

Feedback can be shaped with analog-modelled resonant lowpass and highpass filters, and a compressor in the feedback path with amount and speed controls. Combined with feedback and HEAT, this can produce everything from punchy repeats to noisy drones.

Stereo Delay, Modulation and Sync Options

Left and right delay times can be set separately or linked. Separate times allow polyrhythmic patterns, while a width control widens the delay effect in stereo.

Delay modulation can be used for chorus and flanger effects. Hinder can sync to the host tempo or run free. When switching from sync to free, the previous parameter values are recalled.

The built-in preset system covers standard delay use on guitars, vocals and drums, along with presets aimed at sound design, including droney, noisy and glitchy sounds.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Inertia Sound Systems
Type	Plugin
Category	Delay
Formats	VST3, VST2, AU
Operating systems	Windows, macOS, Linux
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does Hinder come in?

Hinder is available in VST3, VST2 and AU formats. It is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.

What do I need to run Hinder?

On macOS it requires macOS 10.12 Sierra through macOS 10.15 Catalina, 64-bit only, in AU and VST/VST3 formats. On Windows it requires Windows 10 or later, 64-bit only, in VST and VST3 formats. On Linux it requires GLIBC 2.29 or later, in VST and VST3 formats.