Residual Breakdown turns a three-transistor fuzz design into a €29 distortion plugin with unstable self-oscillation at its core. Unusable Engineering built it from an older modeling attempt that predates the company, then dropped strict hardware matching and took the effect in a broader direction.
Audio enters at Input, passes through Tilt EQ and Fuzz, reaches a parametric EQ with two bands, then runs into Dry/Wet and a tube-style limiter. Input does more than set level, since changing it alters the fuzz response. Self-oscillation comes from how the fuzz controls interact, with options for off, free-running behavior, or note locking through MTS-ESP.
Eight sequencer slots can hold different fuzz and EQ states, then switch or transition between them. An envelope follower can move Dry/Wet from either the main signal or a sidechain.
The plugin supports Windows and macOS through VST3 and AU formats. Emulated Effects and Full Suite v2 already contain it, while prior buyers received it in their accounts.
Audio enters at Input, passes through Tilt EQ and Fuzz, reaches a parametric EQ with two bands, then runs into Dry/Wet and a tube-style limiter. Input does more than set level, since changing it alters the fuzz response. Self-oscillation comes from how the fuzz controls interact, with options for off, free-running behavior, or note locking through MTS-ESP.
Eight sequencer slots can hold different fuzz and EQ states, then switch or transition between them. An envelope follower can move Dry/Wet from either the main signal or a sidechain.
The plugin supports Windows and macOS through VST3 and AU formats. Emulated Effects and Full Suite v2 already contain it, while prior buyers received it in their accounts.
