Spectrum Pixelator
"A bitcrusher for the MP3 generation". This VST effect deconstructs a real-time audio signal into its most significant spectral components.
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[Silver Award Winner of the 2019 AES MATLAB Plugin Student Competition] — This effect uses the technology of the MDCT to isolate the most prominent sine waves in an audio signal. The prominence sensitivity can be altered by the user. Because the MDCT is windowed to reduce time-domain aliasing, the size of the window can be altered in tandem with the prominence sensitivity to create different timbral effects based on the signal. It is inspired by the bitcrusher effect and by the "MP3 sound".
Read about the competition here: http://www.aes.org/students/awards/
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/tT46hXvSd8Q
Cite As
Michael Nuzzo (2026). Spectrum Pixelator (https://github.com/michaelnuzzo/spectrumPixelator/releases/tag/v1.0.9), GitHub. Retrieved .
General Information
- Version 1.0.9 (324 KB)
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View License on GitHub
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
| Version | Published | Release Notes | Action |
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| 1.0.9 | See release notes for this release on GitHub: https://github.com/michaelnuzzo/spectrumPixelator/releases/tag/v1.0.9 |
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| 1.0.8 | Fixed offset in logo |
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| 1.0.7 | Fixed links |
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| 1.0.6 | Added info and links |
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| 1.0.5 | Fixed file structure |
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| 1.0.4 | Added the VST |
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| 1.0.3 | New image |
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| 1.0.2 | Fixed time-sync issues in video |
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| 1.0.1 | Added video link and image |
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| 1.0.0 |
