Khi-Shan

• Input (-24.0 dB to +24.0 dB): level into the plugin. More input also drives the distortion harder.
• Drive (0.0 dB to +36.0 dB): the amount of distortion.
• Mode (Warm, Grit, Clip or Fold): the distortion curve. Warm is smooth and adds mostly 2nd and 3rd harmonics, Grit is buzzy with strong even and odd harmonics, Clip pushes the 808 towards a square wave, and Fold folds the wave back on itself for a growl. Switching while the track plays does not click.
• Sub (Off to 250 Hz): below this frequency the bass stays clean and only the part above is distorted, through a steep 24 dB/oct Linkwitz-Riley crossover that keeps both parts in phase. Fully left (Off) distorts the whole signal.
• Tone (1.0 kHz to 22.0 kHz): a low-pass on the distortion only. Turn it down to take out fizz; the clean sub is not affected.
• Mix (0 % to 100 %): blends the distortion with the clean signal for parallel distortion. The two stay phase-aligned at every setting.
• Output (-24.0 dB to +12.0 dB): final level. Not a limiter.
• Level match (on/off): keeps the loudness about the same while you change Drive or the curve, measured on 808 material for every curve.
• Bypass, A/B, Undo / Redo: click-free bypass, compare two settings, step back through your changes.

• Spectrum: the output over the input, with the clean-sub region, the Sub and Tone frequencies, and markers on the note and its harmonics.
• Note readout: the pitch of your 808 and how many cents it is off (A4 = 440 Hz), so you can tune it to the song.
• Crest readout: the peak-to-RMS ratio after the distortion, with the input value below it. A lower number means a denser bass.
• Shaper: the distortion curve for your Mode and Drive settings, with a dot that follows your signal.
• Input / output meters (-60 to +6 dB): peak and RMS, with a held max-peak number. They turn red only above 0 dBFS.

Every factory preset plays an 808 back at about the same level as the dry signal, so you can compare them fairly.

• Sub Warmth: warm harmonics so any 808 reads on small speakers; the sub below 90 Hz stays clean.
• Trap Clip: square, loud trap 808 that cuts through a busy mix; sub clean below 60 Hz.
• Drill Grit: raw, buzzy drill 808 for slides and glides; full-range distortion, darker top.
• Growl Fold: folded growl blended under a clean sub, for Reese and synth bass.

• Zero latency: no lookahead, 0 samples reported to your DAW, so you can play and record through it.
• Oversampling (4x at 44.1 and 48 kHz, 2x at 88.2 and 96 kHz) plus antiderivative anti-aliasing on every curve keeps aliasing very low.
• Mono and stereo tracks, 44.1 to 192 kHz.

Download the zip from your account, close your DAW and run the Setup file. VST3 is always installed, and you can tick CLAP if your DAW supports it. If an earlier Khi-Shan is installed, Setup replaces it automatically. Then rescan your plugins: Khi-Shan is listed under M III D O. The installer isn't code-signed yet, so Windows may show an unknown-publisher notice. Choose More info, then Run anyway.