Bismuth

Iridescent Color Resonator

Crystallize your sound with Bismuth, a new Lunacy effect designed in collaboration with one of EDM’s most respected and iconic producers, Virtual Riot. 

Bismuth is an iridescent color resonator which can transform raw sound into something tonal, melodic, and alive. By introducing resonant filters to any incoming sound, Bismuth generates lush harmonic layers tuned to specific chords and scales. Like light passing through a prism, what goes in clean comes out fractured into hidden harmonics, shimmering tones, and vivid, colorful textures.

Designed for BEAM, Lunacy's multi-effects engine, Bismuth, is also offered as a standalone effect plugin.

Chord Panel
Tune resonant filters to any chord or scale, shaping incoming audio into rich, harmonically saturated textures. Octave, Spread, and Root position the voicing in the mix, while Attack and Decay define its character; from tight percussive plucks to slow, blooming swells.

Arp
The Arp section sets everything in motion, cycling through the notes of your chord at a Rate that runs free or locks to tempo. Classic arp patterns provide familiar shapes, while Random introduces unpredictable melodic movement and Chord mode produces shifting harmonic motion that evolves over time.

Spacing
Use Spacing to warp, stretch, and compress resonant frequencies, pulling the harmonic series into territory that doesn't quite follow the rules. Drift smears and blurs the resonance outward, expanding the soundstage like light scattering through crystal. Shift uses a specialized frequency shifter to change timbre.

Motion
Motion applies continuous amplitude modulation to Bismuth's resonance, with Rate, Strength, and Shape sculpting the speed and character of the movement. At lower settings the effect breathes with a smooth, organic pulse. Push the controls further and the modulation fractures into sharp, rhythmic bursts, with Unison locking everything into a single driving pulse.

Filter 
The Filter shapes which frequencies Bismuth's resonators act on, with high and low cutoff sliders carving out any band from deep, rolling low-end to bright, crystalline shimmer. Q brings resonance at the cutoff points, Tilt shifts the spectral balance from dark to bright, and Scoop attenuates the resonating frequencies themselves; ideal for reining in tails and keeping the resonance focused and precise.

Depth
Depth controls how much of Bismuth's processed signal enters the mix, from a subtle hint of harmonic shimmer sitting beneath the dry signal to full, crystallized transformation.

Features

• Bismuth Plugin: Use Bismuth as an audio plugin in VST, AU, and AAX formats compatible with all major DAWs.
• Bismuth in BEAM: For BEAM owners, access the Bismuth effect inside BEAM with the ability to use up to 3 Bismuth nodes in serial or parallel.
• 30 Bismuth Presets: Work faster with a collection of presets crafted by leading sound designers including Virtual Riot himself. 
• 50 BEAM Presets: For BEAM owners, explore the “Gemstones” preset pack combining the Bismuth effect with all other BEAM effects.