{"id":87648,"date":"2021-09-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=87648"},"modified":"2021-09-10T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:48:40","slug":"bad-contact-free-lofi-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/bad-contact-free-lofi-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Make gnarly sound choices and live dangerously with the Bad Contact free lofi VST plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/rawoltage.com\/funny-stuff\/\">Rawoltage<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Like living life on the edge? This free lofi plugin, Bad Contact, makes nasty sounds that will either make you addicted to the thrill or make you wish you\u2019d never found the free music software. <\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Bad Contact by Rawoltage is a really fun and quite scary <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-top-free-vst-plugins-in-2021\/\">free lofi VST <\/a>that explores the creative potential of the nasty crackles and risky feedback from sound engineering mistakes. You might want to turn down the volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a thrill to be found in messing with the \u201cproper\u201d sounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/5-mistakes-new-music-producers-make\/\">music production<\/a>. Bad Contact lets you create exhilarating pops, crackles and hums to add a bit of menace to your tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the free VST you can create dirty, harsh sounds for industrial <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/8-ones-to-watch-in-dance-and-electronic-music-in-2021\/\">dance music<\/a>. But don&#8217;t run away just yet. At the other end of the spectrum, with just a bit of hum or crackle you could make a stylish lo-fi effect that\u2019s perfect for your chilled out beats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RAWOLTAGE AUDIO - Bad Contact VST in action\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocs7G0ZZJm0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YzVwMxVRYi4\">Bad Contact<\/a> are oscillator generated, meaning there\u2019s no dull repetition of ideas here. 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