https://github.com/melinteflxrin/distroar-distortion-plugin

Heavy, gritty VST3 distortion plugin for electric guitar.
https://github.com/melinteflxrin/distroar-distortion-plugin

audio-effect audio-processing distortion-plugin juce-framework juce-plugins vst3-plugin

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Heavy, gritty VST3 distortion plugin for electric guitar.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/melinteflxrin/distroar-distortion-plugin
• Owner: melinteflxrin
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2025-02-17T14:55:10.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-16T21:15:26.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-17T23:33:58.136Z (8 months ago)
• Topics: audio-effect, audio-processing, distortion-plugin, juce-framework, juce-plugins, vst3-plugin
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.86 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

          
# DISTROAR

![DISTROAR Plugin](Assets/DISTROAR-screenshot.png)

## Table of Contents

- [Description](#description)

- [Features](#features)

- [Knobs](#knobs)

- [Download](#download)

- [Demo Video](#demo-video)

## Description

**DISTROAR** is a gritty, heavy distortion plugin I made to get a punchy, aggressive sound from my electric guitar, perfect for chugs, riffs and leads. It's my first plugin, built in C++ with JUCE, and runs as a VST3 in any DAW.

## Features

- Multi-band distortion: splits the signal into low, mid, and high bands for separate processing

- Adaptive drive

- Multiple distortions: soft and hard clipping, custom wave shaping, dynamic smoothing

- Pre and post distortion compression for a consistent, level sound

- Cab sim: adds amp-like sound

## Knobs

- **Drive**: amount of distortion applied

- **Tone**: a simple low-pass filter

- **Blend**: mix between the clean and distorted signals

- **Output Gain**: adjust the final output level

- **Gate**: reduce noise by removing low-level signals before and after distortion

## Download

1. Download the latest `DISTROAR.vst3` file from [Releases](https://github.com/melinteflxrin/DISTROAR-Distortion-Plugin/releases)

2. Copy the file to your DAW's VST3 plugin folder:

   - **Windows:** `C:/Program Files/Common Files/VST3/`

   - **macOS:** `/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/`

3. Open your DAW and rescan plugins

## Demo Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO53SPpXtbE