BitJuggler

Name: BitJuggler
Price: 39.74 USD
Author: ToneBoosters

by ToneBoosters · Distortion · Bitcrusher and codec simulator

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BitJuggler is a ToneBoosters plugin for recreating the flaws of old digital audio: bit crushing, resampling and codec artifacts.

It adds a beat-synced LFO for moving effects and costs $39.74 (€35).

Best for: Drums, Keys & Synths, Vocals, Sound Design. Genres: Electronic & EDM, Hip-Hop & Trap, Lo-Fi.

Keywords: lo-fi, tempo-synced, bitcrush, drums, heavy, sound design, vocals, dialogue, sample-rate reduction, synths, undo/redo, visual feedback, 90s, A/B compare, broadcast, crunchy, digital classic, glitchy, mixing, resizable UI, single-band, surgical, vintage, wide.

What it does

BitJuggler is a bit crusher and codec simulator. ToneBoosters calls it "the ultimate digititus creator": it recreates the flaws of vintage digital gear, from Commodore-era chips and early samplers to 1990s lossy codecs.

Bit crushing: a wide range of quantisation algorithms, including linear, a-law and mu-law, with an envelope follower that can drive the quantisation.
Resampling: several resampling algorithms for sample-rate reduction, with precise control over aliasing.
Codec simulation: shaped noise like that of MP3 or AAC transform codecs, and a GSM speech codec for an early mobile-phone voice.
Pre and post shaping: pre- and post-emphasis, drive, a high-pass filter and a width control around the degradation.
Beat-synced LFO: modulates parameters in time with the host tempo.
Visual feedback: a real-time display that shows how the signal is being degraded.
Workflow: up to 16 channels (including Atmos and Ambisonics layouts), sample rates up to 384 kHz, resizable UI with dozens of colour themes, undo/redo, A/B and preset import and export.

Source: ToneBoosters product page

When to use it

BitJuggler is the pick when you want digital damage beyond plain bit and sample-rate reduction. Compared with D16's Decimort 2, which concentrates on the warm character of classic hardware samplers, it adds MP3/AAC-style codec noise, a GSM phone codec and a tempo-synced LFO. Unlike iZotope Trash or FabFilter Saturn 2, it is not a general distortion tool; it does one family of lo-fi digital effects in depth, at a much lower price. Its 16-channel support also makes it one of the few bit crushers usable on Atmos or Ambisonics beds.

Best for: lo-fi drums, crunchy synths, telephone and broken-radio vocals, glitchy sound design, and previewing how a mix holds up through low-bitrate codecs.
Genres: electronic, hip-hop, lo-fi and experimental.
Look elsewhere if: you want warm vintage sampler colour rather than digital damage (Decimort 2), or analogue-style saturation and multiband distortion (Saturn 2).
Standout: speech and transform codec simulation.

What producers say

Coverage at launch saw it as an unusually feature-rich, inexpensive bit crusher.

Gearnews called it "a very feature-rich bit-crusher" and said its multichannel support sets it apart from most competitors.
Usage tip: Gearnews noted that mastering engineers can use it "off-label" to preview audio through different codecs.

Gearnews review

Where to buy

ToneBoosters: $39.74 (Listed at €35; converted at €1 = $1.1355 (ECB rate, 29 Sep 2026))

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