It’s something most sound designers have asked at some point – where do you find those massive monster growls and roar sound effects? You know, the kind they have in Jurassic Park.
This is the Krotos Dehumaniser 2 plug in is going to absolutely blow your mind.
There’s only so far you can go with a standard sound effects library when you want to have a unique creature sound and you can spend hours searching for the right elements and never find what you’re looking for.
With a couple of clicks of the mouse you can make anything from a ferocious dragon scream to the rumbling whispered growl of your Mother in law. Krotos Dehumaniser 2 is specifically programmed for exactly this kind of sound design, making it easy to create any creature’s voice.
But it’s not all about scaring the pants off the kids with the craziest monster sounds. The Dehumaniser 2 has multiple functions that can not only bring monstrosities to life but also add some subtle character and atmosphere to any soundscape.
How It Works: Creating Your Monster
Krotos Dehumaniser 2 is designed to transform human voices into a wide range of unique and unusual sounds. It allows you to create the monsters in your dreams using your own voice.
It’s is the ultimate voice disguiser. That is if you want to sound like Godzilla. It allows you to transform your own vocal recordings into pretty much any a creature. But it’s more than just a voice modulator; this thing generates some insane sounds.
Plus, it’s so easy to use. The interface is very simple and you can get your head around all the functions very quickly. You’re not going to get lost in a maze of technical jargon and endless knobs. Dehumaniser makes it simple to go from initial concept to final creature sound.
It works with real-time processing. So when you growl, hiss, or speak into the microphone, Dehumaniser 2 turns your human voice into a menacing snarl, growl, roar or whatever – depending on how aggressive the noise you make is.
Key Features: Creature Comforts
Krotos Dehumaniser 2’s key features will make the process of creating unique and complex soundscapes and creature sounds so much easier. You can hear the effects of any modifications you make instantly, so it’s much much faster than layering effects manually.
And you can create pretty much any vocal effect imaginable.
Real-Time Processing: Mess around with voices in real-time, for quick editing of sounds.
Wide Range of Effects: Includes pitch shifting, modulation, delay, and granular synthesis.
User-Friendly Interface: Suitable for both beginners and experienced sound designers.
Preset Management: Offers a library of presets for quick setup, which can be customised.
Modular Design: You can combine multiple effects modules to create complex sounds.
Automation and Control: Control effects through external devices if that’s your thing.
Integration with Other Software: Compatible with various digital audio workstations (DAWs).
High-Quality Output: Professional-grade audio quality, suitable for high-end production work.
Creative Versatility: Ideal for a wide range of things Film, gaming, TV, radio, podcasting.
Customisable Effects: Each effect can be adjusted and fine-tuned to your the sound you want.
Scary Things in the Box: Presets
Straight out of the box, there’s a huge library of presets. From monsters and demons, to goblins and robots, big or small – there’s a long list of creature sounds ready to do without any tinkering.
Choose a preset you like and then you have the option to tweak it a little if needed.
From growls to shrieks, the presets are an awesome starting point that can be used as is, or offer inspiration to create something new.
Here are just a few of the great presets that are ready to go:
Creature Effects: for mythical or fantastical creatures.
Robotic Voices: for mechanical or robotic sounds.
Ethereal and Otherworldly: for eerie, ghostly, or spooky voices.
Aggressive and Intense: for menacing or aggressive, evil or powerful tones.
Deep and Booming: for big, deep, resonant monster effects.
Alien Speech: clever presets that can turn human speech into an alien language.
Whispered and Subtle: for adding a sense of mystery or suspense.
Distorted and Warped: for heavily distorted, warped, or mangled sound effects.
Animalistic and Non-Human: to creat non-human animals.
Humorous and Cartoonish: for comedic or light-hearted creatures.
If the presets don’t have the sounds you’re trying to make, you can custom however you like. Dehumaniser 2 lets you play with pitch, add effects, and layer sounds to shape the voice of your creature just how it sounds in your head.
Make anything from a subtle grumble to a massive roar.
Why Dehumanise? The Monster Question
There’s nothing like a bit of realism to make any scene or audio come to life.
With Dehumaniser 2, there really are no limits, because it’s a combination of the plug in and your own vocal performance.
The main reason Krotos Dehumaniser 2 stands out is the huge amount of time it will give you back compared to the usual methods of making these complex and realistic vocal effects.
You can flick through multiple effects and combinations super fast until you land on a sound you like. What previously took hours even days of experimentation, manually layering multiple sound tracks., Dehumaniser can produce in seconds, opening up more time for creativity.
Adjusting layers to work harmoniously is a skill in itself. Dehumaniser 2 makes this highly skilled process easy for anyone, even an absolute beginner. It streamlines this entire workflow and takes the sound design of creatures, monsters and anything non human to another level.
Check out some of it’s sounds here:
in a Nutshell 🥜
After checking out all its features, usability, and considering its overall impact on the sound design process, Krotos Dehumaniser 100% gets the Sound Junkee thumbs up. Its ability to transform human voices into crazy creatures is like nothing else around.
👹👹👹👹👹 (5 Monsters out of 5)
If you’re ready to take your sound design to a new place and save countless hours in audio production, Krotos Dehumaniser 2 is available now. To learn more and double check it’s the right fit for you, visit the official Krotos website:
