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Digital audio effect
A bitcrusher or bit crusher is an audio effect that produces distortion by reducing the resolution or bandwidth of digital audio data. The resulting quantized noise may produce a "harsh" or a "filtered" sound impression, depending on whether or not it is interpolated. Bitcrushing is a core effect in glitch, lo-fi electronic, and chiptune music. Wikipedia →
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