Rift 2.0 distortion effect plugin interface by Minimal Audio

Rift 2.0: Hybrid Distortion Effect Plugin by Minimal Audio

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Rift 2.0 is a distortion effect plugin from Minimal Audio that combines multi-polar distortion, physical modelling feedback and morphing filters. It runs as VST3, VST2, AU and AAX on Windows and macOS.

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01Overview

Rift 2.0 is built around a multi-polar distortion engine with 30 distortion types and up to six stages of processing. Its effects go beyond standard distortion, adding physical modelling feedback and delay, morphing filters and multi-band routing. Minimal Audio also includes a pitch snapping and MIDI tracking section, which lets the effect respond to notes and scales. A Play View offers simple macro control, while an Advanced View exposes the full signal chain for deeper editing.

Best for

Aggressive bass distortion
Evolving synth textures
Experimental sound design
Multi-band effects processing
Melodic distortion and pitch tracking

Developer: Minimal Audio
Category: Distortion
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Multi-polar distortion engine with 30 distortion types
Up to six stages of distortion processing
Physical modelling feedback and delay
Morphing filters for evolving tone shaping
Flexible multi-band effects routing with crossover
Powerful curve-based modulation sequencing
Pitch snapping, transposition and MIDI tracking
400+ presets with deep macro control
Intelligent randomization for preset variation
Dark and light UI modes with in-app tooltips

03In depth

Distortion Engine and Sound Shaping

The core of Rift 2.0 is a multi-polar distortion engine. Minimal Audio describes it as a new type of distortion, and the plugin provides 30 distortion types that can be chained across up to six processing stages.

Feedback and delay are modelled physically, and morphing filters let you shape the tone as the sound moves. High-quality oversampling is included to reduce aliasing from the nonlinear processing.

Workflow, Modulation and Presets

Rift 2.0 has two interface views. Play View is designed for quick, macro-based tweaking, and Advanced View gives access to the full set of controls. Dark and light UI modes are available with a single click.

The curve-based modulation sequencer lets you draw shapes and assign them to any parameter. The library includes more than 400 presets, and an intelligent randomization function can generate further variations from them. In-app tooltips are included to help new users learn the plugin.

04Specs