We’re giving away five copies of BuzzCut by LusiD Music, a clipper plugin that takes a different approach to loudness. Also, for a limited time, BPB readers can use the code “BPB30” for a 30% discount.
To enter the giveaway, submit your email address in the Giveaway Form.
This will subscribe you to the BPB newsletter, and if you’re already subscribed, you’ll need to enter your email again to register for the giveaway. Winners will be announced on March 30th.
With that out of the way, let’s check out the plugin.
Erosion Clipper?!
BuzzCut is what its developer Dave Scarlett (aka LusiD) calls an “erosion clipper.”
Instead of using a fixed hard ceiling like traditional clippers, BuzzCut modulates the clipping threshold with shaped noise on a per-sample basis.
The idea is that this converts the harsh tonal aliasing you typically get from hard clipping into broadband noise that sounds more natural, similar in concept to how dithering masks quantization distortion.
The result is a clipper that retains more stereo depth and lets you push things louder before the sound starts falling apart.
My First Impressions
I love the look of this plugin. The interface is really well designed, with a DAW-synced dual-channel oscilloscope at the center that shows exactly what’s happening to your waveform on both the left and right channels in real time.
For sound design, this thing is a lot of fun. I’ve been using it on heavy bass sounds and cinematic elements, and the range of tones you can get out of it is impressive.
BuzzCut has three clipping stages. An exponential soft clipper that compresses peaks rather than cutting them flat, the erosion engine that adds the shaped noise modulation, and a brick-wall hard ceiling.
You can drag the thresholds directly on the oscilloscope, which makes it super easy to understand what’s happening to the signal.
There’s also an asymmetric mode that lets you apply different wave-shaping curves to positive and negative signal polarities independently, which generates even-order harmonics for tube-style warmth.
Other features include up to 16x oversampling (linear phase or minimum phase) with True Ceiling protection to prevent peaks from sneaking past 0dB, multi-stage RMS and LUFS auto-gain matching, delta monitoring, a dry/wet mix, a test tone generator, and 12 factory presets. The core processing is zero-latency.
Discount & Giveaway
BuzzCut costs €49 (early access price, regular price €99) and comes with a 14-day free trial, a lifetime license, no iLok, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. BPB readers can also use the code “BPB30” for a 30% discount.
BuzzCut is available in VST3 and AU formats for Windows (10+) and macOS (Monterey+). AAX support is planned.
Enter the giveaway: BuzzCut Giveaway (5 Licenses)
More info: BuzzCut by LusiD Music (€49 early access, 30% OFF with code BPB30)
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Last Updated on March 23, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
