Most people often perceive noise as a bad thing, which is also a common notion shared by most musicians. In controlled amounts, however, some people discovered that introducing noise deliberately (in a somewhat precise manner) yields interesting effects. The fact is so recognized that even analog synthesizers such as the ARP 2600 contain their own pink and white noise generators. Even back in the 8-bit days of NES, drum sounds (especially the snare drum) were created using noise. Noise Soft Hard Line Industrial Distortion brings in the benefits of controlled noise to your mix.

Being Noise Soft's debut release, Hard Line Industrial Distortion rightfully represents its parent's name in being a noise-based distortion unit. This distortion effect plugin is simple and straightforward to use with its single gain knob. Any signal fed into it can be readily manipulated to produce sounds ranging from natural gain up to extreme distortion. The lowest setting is total bypass while fully cranking it up results into a distorted signal close to becoming white noise.

People looking for a very synthetic kind of distortion will find the unit very interesting. Examples of which would be electronic musicians or electronic dance producers looking for processing variations into their mixes. Assigning the plugin to a dedicated knob in a MIDI controller yields additional performance options for those doing remixes on the fly, such as DJs. Noise Soft Hard Line Industrial Distortion is in VST format. The best thing about the plugin is it's being distributed for free.