TRIO: 15-Effect Lofi Multi-Effect Plugin by Thenatan Audio

The core of TRIO is its lofi toolkit. Bitcrush reduces the resolution of the signal, while Wow & Flutter and Tape Wow add pitch movement in two layers: a slow sway and a faster shimmer on top. Tape Sat handles saturation, and the developer says its drive is calibrated in real decibels with level-matched output, so more drive adds colour rather than volume. Vinyl and Dust add surface noise that is gated by an envelope follower on your audio, so the hiss swells as you play and fades on a long tail when you stop.

The Chorus effect is modelled on the bucket-brigade circuit of a classic 80s synth. It uses a triangle LFO, a bandlimited wet path and no feedback, which the developer says keeps the sound lush instead of metallic.

Each of the 15 effects has its own Mix knob and bypass, and there is no routing or send setup to manage. The three interface pages, DREAM, GLITCH and MASTER, change what you see without changing the signal path. Switching an effect off stops it computing rather than mixing it to zero, which the developer notes will show on the CPU meter when you run fewer effects.

The 100 factory presets are grouped into folders such as Tape Room, Glitch & Broken and Bus & Master. Loading a preset sets every parameter at once, so settings do not stack up while you browse. The MASTER page includes tape saturation, tilt EQ, a glue compressor, mid/side width with the low end kept mono, and a safety limiter with an adjustable ceiling.