IZOTOPE Trash

Product overview

iZotope Trash brings back the iconic iZotope distortion engine by popular demand: a reimagined plug-in for mangling and transforming your sound, with over 600 distortion types and impulse responses.

With an intuitive interface engineered for inspiration, Trash is made to create and destroy. From subtle warmth to sonic mutations, everything is possible: bring out the colour and chaos in your tracks, or roll the dice to explore new, unexpected directions and discover the beauty of imperfection.

The Trash module offers over 60 distortion types, such as Rusty Bits, Cactus, Noise Art and Distropia, and blends up to four distortion settings on an intuitive XY pad. Modulate the Drive control, which sets the intensity of the distortion, to add dynamics and movement, and carve out frequencies for a dramatic effect with the Tilt control.

The Convolve module morphs your track into other objects and spaces with over 600 creative impulse responses, including reverse reverbs, piano cabinets and plexiglass tubes. Blend up to four IRs on the XY pad, or use the Impulse Response Loader to bring the sonic characteristics of any audio file into your track.

Multiband processing splits your audio into low, mid and high bands, so you can add a little distortion to one part of the spectrum or go wild across all of it. The Envelope Follower creates dynamic distortion that blends sounds through one another, and 4x oversampling for the Trash module lets you mangle your sound more cleanly when aliasing gets in the way.

Key features

• Trash module: over 60 distortion types, up to four settings blended on an XY pad, Drive modulation and Tilt control
• Convolve module: over 600 creative impulse responses, up to four IRs blended on an XY pad
• Impulse Response Loader: load any audio file to bring its sonic characteristics into your track
• Multiband: split the audio into low, mid and high frequency bands
• Envelope Follower for dynamic distortion
• 4x oversampling for the Trash module to reduce aliasing
• Mix controls: apply Trash and Convolve to the full mix or blend both modules in and out across three bands
• Randomize: randomly change the settings of both XY pads
• Scream: a self-oscillating low pass filter for even more chaos and colour
• Swap: switch the order of the Trash and Convolve modules for each frequency band
• Autogain and Limiter take care of output levels for you

Made for

• Producers and sound designers, from beginners to professionals
• Drums and drum breaks that need more grit
• Synths that need space, colour and movement
• Vocals that need some bite
• Guitar, from subtle warmth to full destruction
• Experimental sound design with your own impulse responses

What's included

• Trash software licence (download, available immediately)
• Trash and Convolve modules with Multiband, Envelope Follower, filter with Scream, Mix, Randomize, Swap, Autogain and Limiter
• Plug-in formats AAX, AU and VST3 (64-bit)
• Online user manual and release notes

Licence options

• Full licence (31269): the complete Trash licence for new users
• Update from any previous version of Trash (31271): for owners of an earlier version of Trash
• Education licence (EDU) (31275): for eligible students and teachers

iZotope Trash: frequently asked questions

What is iZotope Trash?

Trash is a creative distortion plug-in designed for multiband saturation and experimental sound design. It combines the iconic DNA of its predecessor with modern features, such as an XY pad to morph between diverse grit and textures.

Is Trash for beginners or for professional producers?

Both. Its intuitive interface lets beginners get results fast, while professionals can dive into multiband processing and custom impulse responses.

Can I use my own impulse responses?

Yes. The Impulse Response Loader in the Convolve module lets you upload any audio file and bring its sonic characteristics into your track.

Will Trash blow my speakers?

No need to worry: Trash takes care of output levels for you with intelligent Autogain and Limiter settings.

I own Trash 2. What are my options?

Trash 2 is a legacy product, replaced by the new Trash, and existing owners can still access it through their iZotope account. Owners of any previous version of Trash can choose the Update licence.

Where can I buy iZotope Trash in India?

iZotope Trash is available from Shivansh Electronics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, delivered as a software licence anywhere in India.

Workflow 1: Spice up a drum break

Producers who want more grit and movement on drums.

Connections

Setup

1. Insert Trash on the drum bus.
2. Pick distortion types in the Trash module and blend them on the XY pad.
3. Modulate the Drive control to add dynamics and movement.
4. Use the Envelope Follower so the distortion follows the hits.

Tip: Autogain and the Limiter keep the output level under control.

Workflow 2: Add space to synths

Producers and sound designers working on synth parts.

Connections

Setup

1. Insert Trash on the synth track.
2. Choose impulse responses in the Convolve module, such as reverse reverbs or plexiglass tubes.
3. Blend up to four IRs on the XY pad.
4. Set the balance with the Mix controls.

Tip: Swap puts Convolve before Trash for a different character.

Workflow 3: Give vocals some bite

Producers and mix engineers shaping vocals.

Connections

Setup

1. Insert Trash on the vocal track.
2. Split the signal into low, mid and high bands with Multiband.
3. Add distortion to just one band.
4. Blend the effect in and out with the Mix controls.

Tip: Subtle settings add warmth; heavier ones give a sonic mutation.

Workflow 4: Guitar from warmth to chaos

Guitarists and producers recording guitar.

Connections

Setup

1. Insert Trash on the guitar track.
2. Choose a distortion type and set the Drive.
3. Carve out frequencies with the Tilt control.
4. Switch on 4x oversampling if aliasing gets in the way.

Tip: Oversampling lets you mangle your sound more cleanly.

Workflow 5: Colour a full mix across three bands

Producers adding character to a full band or a whole mix.

Connections

Setup

1. Insert Trash on the mix.
2. Set the three frequency bands.
3. Use the Mix controls to blend Trash and Convolve in and out per band.
4. Use Swap to change the module order for each band.

Tip: The Limiter keeps the output safe while you experiment.

Workflow 6: Sound design with your own impulse responses

Sound designers looking for unexpected textures.

Connections

Setup

1. Load any audio file into the Impulse Response Loader.
2. Blend it with other IRs on the Convolve XY pad.
3. Press Randomize to change the settings of both XY pads.
4. Add the Scream filter for even more chaos and colour.

Tip: Roll the dice to explore new, unexpected directions.