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+# Dynamite
+> A customizable LV2 distortion plugin.
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+| ![Screenshot of the Clipping panel](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24496030/232308846-63d8c4e6-d3b0-4382-b521-5cac8483c6cf.png) | ![Screenshot of the ](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/24496030/232308851-35e12391-1e0a-4de1-9d3a-1b2e64d6a1cd.png) |
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+Dynamite has two modes: *Clipping* and *Distortion*.
+*Clipping* works by amplifying the audio signal (the "Drive" setting), cutting it off at a certain frequency (the "Threshold" setting), and then applying makeup gain (the "Gain" setting).
+*Transmogrifier* works by rounding the wave to a square wave, cutting out amplitudes below the "noise threshold", and applying makeup gain (generally negative, to prevent hearing loss).
+
+The UI is GTK2-based (since I use Ardour), so it may not work with all DAWs.
+
+## Installation
+Dependencies:
+- Meson
+- gtkmm-2.4
+- lv2
+- lv2-c++-tools
+- libm
+
+```
+meson setup builddir --prefix /usr
+ninja -C builddir
+sudo ninja -C builddir install
+```