MRhythmizer for me is an almost a 1:1 replacement for Gross Beat but I dislike the UI and it feels like a never ending rabbit hole of features. They can all be used carefully with restraint but aren’t suitable for most trap music IMO. Stutter Edit, Effectrix and Glitch 2 are focused on beat mashing and glitchy FX better suited towards EDM and BreakBeat. However if you want more flexibility, Time Shaper gives you more control with minimal fuss. ![]() If you’re looking for a simple slow down effect for Trap, I’d recommend Halftime by CableGuys it’s quick and dirty and doesn’t slow you down. ![]() You can try it free for ten days Conclusion Stutter Edit gives you glitches to the max. It can generate incredible live remixes just by using your MIDI keyboard and a host like Ableton Live. ![]() Stutter Edit is a quite unique playable VST plugin by the infamous BT and developed by iZotope. Yes you can keep on using Gross Beat no matter what daw you’re on! Since FL has become a MacOS native app there is now no real reason not to keep on using the original. Not to be confused with the native FL Studio plugin, the VST version is available to use in any daw on MacOs and Windows. Here’s a roundup of the best alternatives we’ve found. This is the go to effect for many Hip-Hop and Trap producers for that laid out, dark feel. Instead it’s halftime presets are legendary and great for instant creativity. It’s rarely used for the original purpose of scratching. Gross Beat put volume and Time shaping into a single screen so that presets could be saved and recalled with ease and patterns selected by simple automation. Originally designed to replicate a DJ scratching vinyl, it was meant to replace an earlier plugin called FL Scratcher. Dealing with a big sample library is also a bit weird, but what I found that works best is to look for the samples on Finder or on something like the Splice app and drag-and-drop them directly into the session/sampler I'm using.Today’s focus is Gross Beat, a time mangling effect from Image-line’s FL Studio, introduced way back in 2008. I'm not the biggest fan of Piano Roll/Midi editing, since I feel is more geared towards recording rather than building with a mouse and keyboard like some of the competition (e.g. I expected to get an auto-tune bounce of the vocals but I was greatly surprised when I found that not only were the alternative versions of the phrases included (both of them do a lot of vocal comping) but the pitch correction was also done natively, which means you could explore the raw samples. Both of this artists are known for complex vocal arrangements and, specially heavy use of pitch correction. Audio manipulation was another highlight. Logic pro is a good value at $200, but it's specially noticeable since you have to compare it to the more-expensive "Suite" versions of the other DAWs that cost at least x4 as much. Neither of this projects have plugins, nor do they need them. Both of this show Apple's influence in the industry, since no one else could get project files directly from such high profile artists, as well as give you an idea of how complete is the toolset in Logic. ![]() It starts with the project file for Ocean Eyes by which lets you get an insight into Finneas mind and impressive vocal arrangements, followed by the Spatial Audio project for Montero by which serves as a mind blowing tech demo for the new mixing features as well as an example of a very intricate project running without dropping a sweat thanks to the M1 chip optimization. One of the first things I do when trying out music software is to look for presets/demo projects that are included with them and Apple hit the home run with this one.
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