Descent

Descent is a granular delay and reverb plugin by Audio Damage for macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS. It captures incoming audio and breaks it into tiny grains — anywhere from one to fifty at once — then scatters them across time and pitch to create everything from subtle thickening and rhythmic delays to vast frozen soundscapes and shimmering pitch-shifted clouds. Six-axis randomization (pitch, pan, position, amplitude, duration, and grain count) and direction control (forward, reverse, or random) let textures evolve from subtle organic movement into complete chaos. Pitch shifts from -24 to +24 semitones with optional quantization to specific intervals. 

Features

• Granular engine — Adjustable grain count (1–50 simultaneous grains), duration, overlap, and envelope shape for precise texture control.
• Pitch shifting with quantization — Pitch shifting from -24 to +24 semitones with pitch quantization. Lock transpositions to specific intervals for harmonically-correct shimmer, fifths, octaves, or any chromatic combination.
• Six-axis randomization — Independently randomize pitch, pan, position, amplitude, duration, and grain count for everything from subtle movement to complete chaos.
• Direction control — Plays grains forward, reverse, or randomly mixed. Perfect for tape-style effects, reverse swells, and glitchy textures.
• High-feedback mode — Diffusion control transforms delays into lush, reverb-like washes that never get harsh or out of control.
• Tempo sync or free-running — Lock grain timing to your session or let textures evolve organically.
• Real-time FFT visualization — Shows your granular cloud evolving, making sound design intuitive and immediate.
• 35 factory presets — Covering shimmers, delays, reverbs, pitch effects, and experimental sound design to get you started instantly.
• Universal preset system — Cross-platform preset manager with XML-based presets compatible across all plugin formats and operating systems.