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    | |_| | |_| | (_| \__ \ (_| | | |_____| |\ V / / __/ 
     \__\_\\__,_|\__,_|___/\__,_|_|       |_| \_/ |_____|

Quasar - Integer Overflow Distortion

Quasar is:

• An experimental digital audio effect that reduces audio resolution through bitcrushing and then pushes the signal into severe distortion, resulting in a chaotic and abrasive sound.

• A sonic black hole, collapsing audio into a digital abyss of distortion and noise.

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• Plugin format: LV2

Building

Meson, LV2 and a C compiler are required to build this project. Setup the build directory as follows:

meson setup build

# How to use a custom LV2 plugin directory:
meson setup build -Dlv2dir=$HOME/.lv2/

Compile and install the plugins:

meson compile -C build
meson install -C build

Test

Use the docker file to run plugin-torture and lv2_validate on Quasar-lv2.

$ docker build -t quasar-test . && docker run -it quasar-test
LOG: Turning on denormal detection.
LOG: Running `Quasar Distortion' (/root/.lv2/quasar.lv2/manifest.ttl)
LOG: Inputs:
LOG: 	0 Input Gain => default 1
LOG: 	1 Bits => default 16
LOG: 	2 Overflow => default 1
LOG: 	3 Dry/Wet => default 0.3
LOG: silence
LOG: impulse
LOG: pulse
LOG: sine
LOG: ardour-dc-bias