Punchy Worm: Punch and Saturation Effect Plugin by W. A. Production Free Download

The main dial is the core of Punchy Worm. Set it left or right of centre and the plugin moves between punch and saturation. Smaller settings add presence and power, while pushing the dial further produces more pronounced transient shaping and saturated harmonics. Compression is applied in both directions, which the developer describes as smooth and responsive.

Double-clicking a dial resets it to its default value, which is handy when you want to return to a starting point quickly.

The Input control sends more signal into the effect, increasing its amount and making the processing more aggressive. The Output control lets you match the level of the original signal, so changes you hear come from the processing rather than a louder result.

Clicking the plugin logo toggles bypass, which makes direct A/B comparison straightforward. A top-mounted control switches oversampling between x1, x2 and x4 to reduce aliasing noise from digital processing.