Lese Audio Plugins
From Plugin Boutique (Summer Sale):
- Hikari – Ocean-themed random Reverb
- Slice – Granular looper designed for "happy accidents"
- Eigen – Reflection processing multitool
- Recurse – Recursive processing Delay plugin
- Strum – Intuitive multiband delay
- Glow – Fully fledged granular effect
- Frahm – Multi-spatializer (stereo width / spatial effect)
- Transfer – Binaural-ready audio positioner
Additional insights from other sources:
- Codec – Bit Crusher / Modern Degradation plugin; originally free, emulates internet compression artifacts rather than traditional tape/vinyl degradation.
- Codec v2.0 (released May 2025): Adds new glitch features such as:
- Packet Disorder (random reordering of audio packets),
- Noise layer before compression (with tonal control),
- Crunch distortion via hovering interface controls.
- Still available for free for both macOS and Windows in VST3, AU, and AAX formats.
- Bundle overview includes further plugins not always highlighted elsewhere:
- Eigen – Space Simulator (Play, Render, Analyze modes for reflection processing)
- Glow – Mass Granulator (up to 150 simultaneous grains, with feedback and retriggering)
- Codec Modern Degradation – Internet-compression-style sound degradation
- Strum Sound Strummer – Spectral delays with multiband control (free or sync mode)
- Recurse Recursive Processor – Reorderable multi-effects with internal delay-loop feedback
- Transfer Doppler-Spatializer – Intuitive ambisonic/spatial audio encoder/decoder
- Sweep – Filtering inspired by shepherd tones, with stereo-aware infinite rise/fall effect
Summary Table
Plugin Name Category / Description
Hikari Reverb – ocean-themed, random-focused
Slice Granular looper – encouraging serendipity
Eigen Reflection-processing multitool
Recurse Recursive delay with reorderable effects
Strum Multiband delay / spectral strummer
Glow Advanced granular effect engine
Frahm Spatial / stereo multi-spatializer
Transfer Binaural/spatial audio positioning
Codec Bit crusher / internet compression emulation
Codec v2.0 Same, with Packet Disorder, Noise, Crunch (free)
Sweep Stereo “endless” filter sweeper inspired by shepherd tones
Highlights & Context:
- Codec has become one of Lese’s most popular plugins, standing out for its unique approach to modern degradation (simulating streaming/VoIP compression artifacts) rather than classic lo-fi methods.
- Versions like Codec 2.0 further enrich the sound design palette with chaotic glitch textures via Packet Disorder, tonal noise layers, and hover-triggered distortion controls.
- The Summer Sale at Plugin Boutique (Aug 11–31, 2025) offers many of these plugins at ~50% off, with prices starting around $17 USD.
- The bundle overview also reveals plugins such as Sweep, Eigen Space Simulator, and Glow Mass Granulator with detailed functionalities not always included in more general listings.
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