Bjango has released Reality Distortion, a creative resynthesis plugin for macOS and Windows, and we are giving away five copies to BPB readers.
To enter the giveaway, answer the question at the bottom of the article in the comments section. We will randomly select five comments and announce the lucky winners on this page on September 8th.
Despite the name, Reality Distortion is not your typical distortion effect. It analyzes the frequency content of incoming audio, splits it into musically spaced bands, and recreates what it hears using up to 64 oscillators.
The Bands control basically defines how many oscillators participate in the resynthesis. Higher settings follow the original signal more closely, while gradually reducing the count makes things more abstract. At the extreme end, there’s a single oscillator for the entire signal, and stuff gets pretty gnarly in a good way.
Low and High controls limit the frequency range sent to the analyzer, which is handy when you do not want rumble or hiss using up those oscillators. The central morph pad blends smoothly between sine, square, and sawtooth waveforms.
Slice controls how often the signal is analyzed, ranging from 10 milliseconds to 1 second. Short settings track the source continuously, while longer slices create a sample-and-hold-style movement. Blur determines whether the oscillators jump to newly detected pitches or glide into place.
You can transpose the complete oscillator bank by three octaves or adjust it by up to 600 cents. Small Note offsets add beating and thickness alongside the dry signal, while musical intervals move into harmonizer territory.
Age detunes each oscillator by a different fixed amount, ranging from chorus-like warmth to a much more unstable sound that I really liked on pads.
Feedback sends the resynthesized output back into the analyzer, allowing tones to sustain, drift, and keep transforming after the original sound stops. The built-in gate helps control noisy sources, and the Input, Output, and Mix controls handle gain staging and the balance between the dry signal and resynthesis.
We recently featured Bjango’s free Double Freak frequency follower and gave away five copies of its Buckets And Decay delay plugin. Reality Distortion continues the developer’s run of unusual sound-design tools with stylish interfaces.
Reality Distortion is currently $39 plus tax during the launch sale and will normally cost $49. A 30-day free trial is available, and purchases include all version 1.x updates.
The AUv3 version requires macOS 14 or newer. The VST3 version supports macOS 13 or newer and Windows 10 or newer.
The Giveaway
To enter, answer the following question in the comments below. We will randomly pick five winners and announce them on this page on September 8th.
The question is: What’s your favorite way to use distortion in your music production workflow? Any secret distortion trick or technique?
More info: Bjango Reality Distortion ($39 launch price, five free licenses for BPB readers)
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Last Updated on September 1, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
