WAVS / Plugins / Permut8
Permut8 plugin interface, Sonic Charge
About

Circuit-bent digital mangling with loadable alternative firmwares, which is a genuinely unusual extensibility model for a plugin.

Signature Sound
Circuit-bent digital damage, from mild saturation through to complete destruction. Reached for mangling loops rhythmically and making static sounds move.
In a session
Used for
Circuit bent sample mangling, Bit rate reduction, Rhythmic glitch fills
Subgenres
Experimental, Glitch, IDM
Chain position
Character
Producers who use it
LoukemanMason
Heard on
Loukeman, Brokenheart
Pairs with

Source MusicRadar interview with Loukeman, walking through his own track: 'For that, I'm using this software called Permut8, it's a Sonic Charge plugin. It's a flanger and a filter, it's a really cool plugin actually' - used to mask a filtered vocal on 'Brokenheart'. MusicRadar's 'Mason's favourite music software' has Mason calling it 'the perfect tool'.

On WAVS
Sounds to go with Permut8

A WAVS selection curated for the lane Permut8 lives in.

Sounds in this lane
Video reviews
Sonic Charge Permut8 Preview
WornOutJunkie Review
Permut8 Demonstration
Sonic Charge Official
Sonic Charge Permut8 VST Plugin - Features Overview
Plugin Boutique Demo
Specs
Type
Effect
Engine
Not applicable
Price
$66 · One-time
Free option
3-week trial
Rent to own
Not offered
Formats
VST2, VST3, AU
Systems
macOS, Windows
Apple Silicon
Native
Authorization
Registration key tied to purchase email
Version
1.2.3 (2022)
First released
2012
Presets
320
CPU load
Light
Learning curve
Worth an afternoon
MPE
Not applicable
AI features
Not listed

Price checked 17 September 2026. CPU load and learning curve summarise published reviews and user forums, not our own testing.

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