Berzerk Distortion

Intense over-the-top distortion playground

Transcend the Traditional with Deranged Distortion

Wild and versatile, Berzerk zooms past today’s boutique analog distortion pedals with more parameters, more creative options, and breakthrough features. Add feedback, randomize distortion shapes, apply inventive dynamics, do mid/side/stereo processing, and more.

Fashioned for creative musicians and sound designers frustrated by the limits of traditional distortion plugins, Berzerk shatters convention—and provides an antidote to creative ruts.

10 original distortion shapes, with ‘Go Berzerk’ randomizer option
Transform drum loops, synth lines & more into pulsating monsters
A dream come true for creative musicians and sound designers
Insane frequency-based effects from level-tracking oscillator
Dynamics pumps, gates, ducks, and expands the distorted audio
3 fully parametric EQ stages further colorize the distortion
Resonant feedback network creates pitched tonalities
Over 100 dazzling presets by Grammy winners
M/S distortion: Distort only mids or sides, leave the rest clean
Oversample for cleaner sounds—or keep it dirty
Unique Feedback oscillation section with pitch/speed controls, INT/EXT sidechaining and more
Temperature control to set overall signal color and warmth

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What Top Pros Are Saying

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