Audio Damage

United States, est. 2002 · 20 products across 1 categories

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About Audio Damage

Audio Damage is an American audio software company founded by Chris Randall and Adam Schabtach in 2002, known for developing original and creative effects and synthesizer plugins that draw on the legacy of classic hardware effects while incorporating modern DSP innovation. The company is celebrated for producing distinctive tools like Ratshack Reverb, Kombinat distortion, Continua hybrid synth, and Phosphor—an FM additive synthesizer. Audio Damage holds a special place in the independent plugin developer community for its irreverent name, consistent quality, and long history of innovation outside the mainstream. The founders have extensive backgrounds in electronic music performance and production, which informs every tool they create.

Founded
2002
Country
United States
Segment
Mid-range
Target
Electronic music producers, sound designers, and audio engineers who want origin
Known For
Ratshack Reverb Kombinat distortion Continua hybrid synthesizer Phosphor FM additive synth Stochastic Inspiration Generator
PROS
  • • Strong creative and innovative plugin concepts
  • • Long track record since 2002
  • • Developed by musician-engineers with deep production knowledge
  • • Distinctive personality in the plugin market
  • • Good value for quality and originality
CONS
  • • Smaller commercial profile than major developers
  • • Some tools are quite niche
  • • Interface design can be unconventional
  • • Limited preset libraries for some tools

Audio Damage Products

Audio Damage Circa Creative Looper - Multi Effect

Audio Damage Circa Creative Looper

Multi Effect

$83
Equal parts workhorse and abstract creative tool, Circa is a six track multi-layer looping environment that can do most...
5 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Kombinat Tri - Multi Effect

Audio Damage Kombinat Tri

Multi Effect

$46
From mild tone-shaping or adding a bit of grit to full-on total waveform destruction, Kombinat Tri is a complete...
4.8 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Discord4 - Pitch Shifter

Audio Damage Discord4

Pitch Shifter

$46
Discord4 is the latest version of our most popular and long-lived product, our Discord stereo pitch shifter. Originally...
4.6 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Grind - Distortion

Audio Damage Grind

Distortion

Free
A true powerhouse of audio warfare, Grind puts the "damage" in Audio Damage. From subtle tube-style saturation to...
4.8 Expert Rating
Audio Damage PhaseThree - Phaser

Audio Damage PhaseThree

Phaser

$37
PhaseThree is a detailed model of the MuTron Bi-Phase, with all the lovely sound of that unit (along with its foibles...
4.5 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Filterstation2 - Filter

Audio Damage Filterstation2

Filter

$46
Filterstation2 is the Audio Damage take on the classic serial/parallel/stereo dual filter topology, made famous (and...
4.8 Expert Rating
Audio Damage 914 MK 2 - Filter

Audio Damage 914 MK 2

Filter

$37
The Audio Damage 914 Mk 2 Fixed Filter Bank is a faithful recreation of the Moog Modular Synthesizer 914 module and a...
4.9 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Eos 2 - Reverb

Audio Damage Eos 2

Reverb

$56
Eos 2.0 was a massive update our Eos algorithmic reverb. For version 2.1 we rebuilt Eos from bare metal, increasing...
4.6 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Ratshack Reverb 3 - Reverb

Audio Damage Ratshack Reverb 3

Reverb

$18
Ratshack Reverb is a detailed model of that classic of classics, the Realistic Electronic Reverb. Now, you can have the...
4.7 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Dubstation 2 - Delay

Audio Damage Dubstation 2

Delay

$26
The Original Dub Delay Plugin Audio Damage’s painstakingly modelled bucket-brigade delay has been the go-to plugin...
4.7 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Rough Rider 3 - Compressor

Audio Damage Rough Rider 3

Compressor

Free
Rough Rider is one of the most popular dynamics processors on the planet, with well over a half a million downloads...
4.8 Expert Rating
Audio Damage ADverb2 - Reverb

Audio Damage ADverb2

Reverb

$37
ADverb2 is a full update of our classic ADverb (originally named "Reverence") vintage digital plate reverb. We took the...
5 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Other Desert Cities - Multi Effect

Audio Damage Other Desert Cities

Multi Effect

$72
Highly Creative and Infinitely Powerful Delay and Modulation Other Desert Cities, named after a famous sign on the I-10...
4.9 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Enso - Multi Effect

Audio Damage Enso

Multi Effect

$72
With decoupled recording and playback, multiple overdub styles and modes, four discrete loop Sectors and much more,...
4.7 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Replicant 3 - Sequencer

Audio Damage Replicant 3

Sequencer

$68
Replicant 3 is the latest version of the popular Replicant series, which began with the release of the original...
4.6 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Axon 3 - Virtual Instruments

Audio Damage Axon 3

Virtual Instruments

$83
A drum sequencer that thinks outside the box, where each beat is a live wire, sparking and connecting to create a...
4.7 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Quanta 2 - Synth

Audio Damage Quanta 2

Synth

$135
Granular Synthesis At It's Best New User Interface The user interface has been cleaned up, modernized, and given panels...
4.5 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Continua - Synth

Audio Damage Continua

Synth

$74
Oscillate!  Continua is a virtual analogue synth with a twist: a continuously morphable threesome of oscillators. With...
4.8 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Phosphor 3 - Synth

Audio Damage Phosphor 3

Synth

$56
Glow in the Dark Synthesis! Phosphor is a unique instrument plugin modelled on the alphaSyntauri, a vintage digital...
4.5 Expert Rating
Audio Damage Audio Damage Quanta 2 - Synth

Audio Damage Audio Damage Quanta 2

Synth

$62
5 Expert Rating

Frequently Asked Questions About Audio Damage

Audio Damage is based in the United States and was founded in 2002 by Chris Randall and Adam Schabtach.

Some Audio Damage plugins are accessible for beginners, but the brand's creative and sometimes unconventional approach is best appreciated by producers with a solid foundation in synthesis and effects processing.

Audio Damage is best known for its creatively designed, original plugins including Ratshack Reverb, Kombinat distortion, and Continua synthesizer—independent plugin development with a distinct personality since 2002.

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