Bjango Reality Distortion rebuilds incoming audio with up to 64 tracking oscillators. $39 launch / $49 regular. AUv3 and VST3 on Mac and Windows. 30-day trial.
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Bjango Reality Distortion vs Portal
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Portal is a granular synthesis FX plugin from Output that transforms any audio input into playable, musical granular effects.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Bjango Reality Distortion | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39 launch / $49 | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.4 |
| Formats | AUv3, VST3 | VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Tracking-oscillator resynthesis effect | — |
| Oscillators | 1 to 64 bands | — |
| Slice | 10 ms to 1 s | — |
| Waveforms | Morph pad: saw, square, sine | — |
| Gate | Thresh, Reduction, Attack, Release | — |
| Mixer | Feedback, Input, Output, Mix | — |
| macOS | AUv3 on 14+; VST3 on 13+ | — |
| Windows | Windows 10+, VST3 | — |
| Version | AU 1.0.1 / VST 1.0.1.0 | — |
| Presets | — | 250+ presets for instant playability |
| Control | — | Circular XY control linked to granular parameters |
| Built-in FX | — | 7 built-in FX plus a master compressor and filter |
| Time manipulation | — | Powerful time manipulation engine with tempo-synced grain delay |
| Modulation | — | Scale-based pitch modulation, Time Stretch, Pitch Shift, and Humanize controls |
| Apple Silicon | — | Native Apple Silicon compatibility (M1, M2 and beyond) as of v1.2.0 |
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