Sinevibes Malfunction v3: circuit-bent filter effect with two bend modes, 4x oversampling, 4-stage filter and two stereo LFOs for Mac, Windows and Linux. $29.
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Malfunction v3 vs FabFilter Volcano 3
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Volcano 3 is FabFilter's creative filter plug-in with four analog-style filters, flexible routing, and extensive modulation.
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| Signal | Malfunction v3 | FabFilter Volcano 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29 | $149 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.6 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows, Linux | VST, VST3, Audio Units (AU), CLAP, AAX Native, AudioSuite |
| Type | Circuit-bent filter effect | — |
| Bent filter | Two character modes, 4x oversampling; Cutoff, Resonance, Mode, Gate, Level | — |
| Multi-mode filter | State-variable, up to 4 stages (-48 dB/octave); LP, HP, BP, Notch, Peaking | — |
| LFOs | 2 stereo, through-zero phase, 15 waveforms, BPM and transport sync | — |
| Channels | Mono to mono, mono to stereo, stereo to stereo | — |
| macOS | AU, VST3, AAX; macOS 10.13+, Apple Silicon and Intel | — |
| Windows | VST3, AAX; Windows 8.1+ 64-bit | — |
| Linux | VST3; Linux 2020+ 64-bit | — |
| Filters | — | Four analog-sounding filters with flexible routing |
| Filter shapes | — | Includes non-linear bell, shelf, notch and all-pass filters |
| Per-filter drive | — | Internal saturation control on each filter |
| Modulation sources | — | 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers, envelope generators, envelope followers and MIDI sources |
| Routing | — | Per-channel and mid/side routing modes; stereo and mono versions |
| Quality | — | High Quality oversampling mode |
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