{"product_id":"cartridge-console-era-drum-fx-plug-in","title":"CARTRIDGE - Console Era Drum FX Plug-In","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRun your drums through four generations of game consoles.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most bitcrushers sound like a bitcrusher. CARTRIDGE models the sound chips themselves, as four cartridges you plug in: a 4-bit handheld, a 7-bit home console, a 16-bit system with its famous echo, and a 32-bit CD-ROM machine. Insert one and everything follows it, from the bit depth, sample rate and DAC filter to the console's own quirks, right down to the resolution and palette of the screen. Then layer in square-wave fuzz, a noise channel that tracks your hats, echoes that drop a generation with every repeat, and a DAC you can drive until the peaks wrap around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #c0518f; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px 20px; margin: 24px 0; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c0518f;\"\u003eFree to try\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe demo is the whole plugin.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every cartridge, every control, all 300 presets, on your own drums, for as long as you like. The output mutes for a moment every 45 seconds until you activate. No card. No iLok. No countdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vault.yurtrock.com\/download\/Cartridge.pkg\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #c0518f; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; margin: 4px 6px;\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"vertical-align: -3px; margin-right: 9px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M18.71 19.5c-.83 1.24-1.71 2.45-3.05 2.47-1.34.03-1.77-.79-3.29-.79-1.53 0-2 .77-3.27.82-1.31.05-2.3-1.32-3.14-2.53C4.25 17 2.94 12.45 4.7 9.39c.87-1.52 2.43-2.48 4.120-2.51 1.28-.02 2.5.87 3.29.87.78 0 2.26-1.07 3.81-.91.65.03 2.47.26 3.64 1.98-.09.06-2.17 1.28-2.15 3.81.03 3.02 2.65 4.03 2.68 4.04-.03.07-.42 1.44-1.38 2.83M13 3.5c.73-.83 1.94-1.46 2.94-1.5.13 1.17-.34 2.35-1.04 3.19-.69.85-1.83 1.51-2.95 1.42-.15-1.15.41-2.35 1.05-3.11z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003eDownload for Mac\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vault.yurtrock.com\/download\/Cartridge-Setup.exe\" style=\"display: inline-block; background: #c0518f; color: #ffffff; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; margin: 4px 6px;\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"vertical-align: -2px; margin-right: 9px;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3 5.55l7.36-1.01v7.11H3V5.55zm0 12.9l7.36 1.01v-7.02H3v6.01zm8.17 1.12L21 21V12.44h-9.83v7.13zm0-15.14v7.22H21V3l-9.83 1.43z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003eDownload for Windows\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 13px; opacity: 0.65;\"\u003eAU, VST3, AAX \u0026amp; Standalone · macOS 11+ (Intel \u0026amp; Apple Silicon) · Windows 10+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1237070314?badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"CARTRIDGE - Console Era Drum FX Plug-In\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePut it on your drums.\u003c\/strong\u003e A loop, a drum bus, a single snare, or the whole kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInsert a cartridge.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePOCKET 4\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 1989 handheld at 4 bits and 8.2 kHz. \u003cstrong\u003eHOME 8\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 1985 home console with 7-bit DPCM at 16.7 kHz. \u003cstrong\u003eSUPER 16\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 1991 system with 8-voice BRR at 32 kHz. \u003cstrong\u003eDISC 32\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 1995 CD-ROM console running ADPCM at 22 kHz. Swap carts and the whole era changes with it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTurn up CRUNCH.\u003c\/strong\u003e Push past the console's native spec, all the way down to 2 bits and three octaves below its sample rate. Steer the damage toward bits or toward rate, and dial in as much raw aliasing as you want.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdd the chip and the noise.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eChip\u003c\/strong\u003e blends square-wave fuzz into the kit, with pulse width and an octave-down divider. \u003cstrong\u003eNoise\u003c\/strong\u003e is an LFSR channel keyed from your hats or snare. Both run into the converter, so they get crushed right along with the drums.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLet it echo.\u003c\/strong\u003e A tempo-synced echo whose repeats pass back through the converter, each one a generation lower than the last.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePush the DAC.\u003c\/strong\u003e Up to 24 dB of drive into Soft, Hard or Wrap clipping, where loud peaks overflow and flip to the other side. Add \u003cstrong\u003eBad contacts\u003c\/strong\u003e for flipped bits, dropouts and the occasional stuck sample.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0510\/4363\/1276\/files\/GUI2_Front.jpg?v=1792354141\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e300 presets in twelve folders\u003c\/strong\u003e: Polish, Texture, Rhythmic Echo, Space, Weight, Snare Design, Hat Design, Lo-Fi Kits, Console, Crush, Glitch and Extreme. More than half the bank leaves the drums clean and builds layers around them. All level-matched, so stepping through them compares sounds, not loudness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour cartridges, four quirks\u003c\/strong\u003e: each console has its own character control. Speaker on the handheld, slew-limited DPCM on the home console, gaussian-smoothed BRR on the 16-bit, and slope overload on the CD-ROM's ADPCM.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo views\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eConsole\u003c\/strong\u003e puts the screen, four macros and the cartridge slot up front. \u003cstrong\u003eCircuit\u003c\/strong\u003e lays out every stage in signal order with its own on\/off switch, so you can hear the kit with any stage taken out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA screen that plays along\u003c\/strong\u003e: drawn at the loaded console's real resolution and palette, and reacting to your kick, snare and hats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep chip and noise controls\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12.5, 25 or 50% duty, octave down by one or two, tone and gate on the chip; long or short LFSR mode, 16 pitch steps, key source and decay on the noise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSave your own\u003c\/strong\u003e: keep any sound as a user preset. They're files on your computer, shared by every DAW, easy to back up or pass to a friend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for sessions\u003c\/strong\u003e: every control is automatable and MIDI-mappable from your DAW, with A\/B compare, undo and zero latency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudition loops built in\u003c\/strong\u003e: starter loops from the Vault catalog, the whole Vault library to preview, or drop in your own WAV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLicensing that stays out of the way\u003c\/strong\u003e: saves with your DAW project, works fully offline after activation, use on up to 3 machines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFree for Vault members\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yurtrock.com\/products\/the-vault\" title=\"The Vault\"\u003ea Vault membership\u003c\/a\u003e? CARTRIDGE is included. Just sign in inside the plugin. Pair it with the Vault catalog and you can put a session drummer's real performance through a 4-bit handheld speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormats:\u003c\/strong\u003e AU, VST3, AAX and Standalone (Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, and more)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlatform:\u003c\/strong\u003e macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon \u0026amp; Intel) and Windows 10+ (64-bit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse it on:\u003c\/strong\u003e a drum bus, a single drum, a loop, or a full mix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0510\/4363\/1276\/files\/GUI2_Back.jpg?v=1792354141\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I try it first?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, and there's no clock on it. The free download is the complete plugin running on your own drums, every preset included. The output mutes briefly every 45 seconds until you activate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this a sample pack?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. CARTRIDGE is an effect. It works on the drums you already have, whether that's a live kit, a loop, or a programmed pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsn't this just another bitcrusher?\u003c\/strong\u003e A bitcrusher is one stage of it. Each cartridge models a specific console's converter, filter and coding quirk, and the chip, noise, echo and DAC stages go well past what a plain crusher does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be subtle?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. More than half the presets keep the drums clean and add texture, weight, echo or polish around them. The heavy crushing lives in the last four folders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it add latency?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. CARTRIDGE runs at zero latency, so it's safe on tracks you're recording through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it work offline?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Activate once and CARTRIDGE never needs the internet to run. No dongles, no iLok.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many machines?\u003c\/strong\u003e Three, with self-serve deactivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I need a Vault membership?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The $49 license is yours forever. Membership includes the plugin along with the whole catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eManual\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complete CARTRIDGE guide, covering installation, activation, the four cartridges, the Console and Circuit views, Crush, Chip, Noise, Echo and DAC, and the presets: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vault.yurtrock.com\/support\/cartridge\/\" title=\"CARTRIDGE Manual\"\u003eread the CARTRIDGE Manual\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave any feedback, suggestions, questions or bugs to report? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yurtrock.com\/pages\/plugin-feedback\" title=\"Plug-In Feedback\"\u003ePlease contact us here\u003c\/a\u003e and we'll follow up with you ASAP!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yurt Rock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794620219622,"sku":"LL_CARTRIDGE","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0510\/4363\/1276\/files\/CARTRIDGE_CoverArt.jpg?v=1792349452","url":"https:\/\/yurtrock.com\/products\/cartridge-console-era-drum-fx-plug-in","provider":"Yurt Rock","version":"1.0","type":"link"}