iZotope Trash

What it does

A distortion processor split into three independent frequency bands. Each band feeds a Trash module holding four distortion types, one per corner, blended by dragging a point between them, and a parallel convolution module doing the same with impulse responses. The two modules can swap order. Below the bands sit shared controls: an envelope follower, a filter with drive, cutoff and a scream setting, auto gain and a limiter. Randomizers work per module or across everything.

In the demo

Jade runs it in AUM on drums, an FM synth and a vocal loop, soloing bands to hear each one on its own, then reordering the modules and automating drive and filter cutoff. She also opens it in Logic to show automation lanes.

Worth knowing

The free download leaves out the convolution reverb and the multiband section. Presets are reached through the host rather than inside the plugin, which is awkward in some DAWs. The desktop version costs considerably more.