Signal Methods
TRENCH NEW
Compact filter module
Windows x64 · VST3 · available 23 October 2026
Morph through complex filter responses. Choose a custom filter design, up to 12th order.
US$50 one licence, perpetual
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Manual (PDF)
The demo is the full plugin. It goes quiet for two seconds every minute.
TRENCH front panel
Demonstration recordings Dry is before the unit, Processed is after.
Brass 0:15
Harmonic Trench. Modulation “Backbeat Bloom”, one bar at 140 BPM.
Drums 0:21
Millennium. Morph swept from 0 to 100 across the loop, INPUT at +18 dB.
LOAHB2 0:14
Deep Horizon. Modulation “Hold And Turn”, one bar at 135 BPM.
idle
Recorded through the unit.
Specifications
FilterUp to six second-order sections in series; two to twelve poles and zeros, set by each filter
CornersFour, across Morph and Q
ControlsFilter, Morph, Q, Modulation, Input, Output, Mix
ModulationTempo-locked patterns, each with its own length; a MIDI note restarts it
FormatVST3, Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
DeliveryDownload; factory filters included
LicenceOne, perpetual
Support
support@signalmethods.net — replies within a day, Melbourne time; mention your DAW and Windows version.
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