Lifeline Format: Bit Crusher Effect Plugin by Excite Audio Free Download

Format's four algorithms each take a different approach. Degrade reduces bit depth and causes digital distortion. Resample lowers the sample rate to produce a second, contrasting form of digital distortion. Flatten combines a gate with bit crushing, reducing resolution only during transients, so peaks are degraded while the rest of the signal stays cleaner. Washed adds an underwater character, which Excite Audio describes as a corrupted, low-quality MP3.

The Crush control, with its advanced multiband processing, sets how strongly the signal is reduced. Frequency Smoothing and noise generation controls shape the texture of the result.

Format includes Input and Output Gain controls, a Dry/Wet Mix and a Tone control, so you can balance the effect against the untreated signal and set the final level. Multiband functionality lets you process gain and effect separately across frequency bands. A Global Bypass makes it easy to compare the processed and original audio, and the UI is resizable.

Because the plugin is listed with zero latency, it can be used on tracks during playback without adding delay to the signal path.