TRASH LITE
TRASH LITE
Trash Lite is the free, streamlined version of iZotope’s iconic distortion processor, built to introduce producers to the creative core of the Trash ecosystem. Centred around its powerful distortion engine, Trash Lite delivers character, movement, and attitude without overwhelming complexity.
It’s a sound-shaping tool designed for experimentation, whether you’re gently warming a signal or pushing it into aggressive, broken territory.
System Requirements:
- 64-bit
- VST/ AU
- Windows
- MacOs
Core Distortion Engine
At the heart of Trash Lite is the Trash module, offering over 60 distinct distortion types that span subtle saturation, digital grit, noise-based destruction, and extreme nonlinear processing. From textures like Rusty Bits and Cactus to more abstract processors such as Noise Art and Distropia, each mode brings a clearly defined tonal identity.
Up to four distortion settings can be blended simultaneously using an intuitive XY pad, making it easy to morph between textures in real time.
The Drive control determines distortion intensity and can be modulated for dynamic movement, while the Tilt control shapes the tonal balance before and after distortion, allowing precise frequency emphasis or suppression.
Creative Workflow & Safety Nets
Trash Lite is built for fast idea generation. The Randomize function instantly reshuffles the XY pad configuration, encouraging unexpected results and happy accidents.
This makes it particularly effective for sound design sessions where experimentation is the goal rather than precision.
To keep things controlled, Trash Lite includes intelligent autogain and limiting, ensuring output levels stay consistent regardless of how extreme the distortion becomes.
This makes it safe to explore aggressive processing without risking sudden level spikes or clipping. The same distortion engine is also available on iPad via AUv3, making Trash Lite a flexible tool for mobile and desktop workflows alike.
Key Features:
A focused distortion tool designed for creative abuse and fast results.
- Core Trash distortion module
- Over 60 distortion algorithms
- Drive modulation for dynamic movement
- Tilt control for tonal shaping
- Built-in autogain and limiter
- Free Lite edition with upgrade path to full Trash
FAQ
The XY pad blends up to four distortion algorithms simultaneously, allowing continuous morphing between textures rather than static switching.
Tilt rebalances low and high frequencies around a pivot point, shaping how the distortion responds to different parts of the spectrum before saturation.
Yes. While capable of extreme effects, lower Drive settings and restrained XY blends make it effective for gentle saturation and harmonic enhancement.
Trash Lite focuses exclusively on the distortion module, omitting Trash’s multiband routing, convolution, dynamics, and advanced filtering found in the full edition.
