Gizmo Fuzz by Glue Machines
A fuzz that reacts to how you pick. Starved voltage, a filter that opens with your attack, and a footswitch that throws your note two octaves up.
Hear it
One guitar take, five settings. Flip between DRY and GIZMO while it plays. Both versions go through the same speaker and room, so the only difference you hear is the plug-in.
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Full fuzz
FUZZ 10 · BIAS 10 · STARVE 2.5 · MID 2.5
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Starved
FUZZ 10 · BIAS 3.3 · STARVE 0.5 · MID 4.5 (starved, sputtery bias)
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Quack & synth
FUZZ 10 · SYNTH 6 · STARVE 4 · ENVELOPE swept, then MOUTH rolled from YOW down to WAH, MID and BIAS pushed up
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Howl
FUZZ 6.5 · MID 4.5 · HOWL stomped on two low held notes (two octaves up)
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Kill 1/16
FUZZ 8 · KILL on halfway, 1/16 synced to 103 BPM
Direct guitar through a small preamp, then the Gizmo Fuzz v1.1 engine, then a slightly driven amp, a touch of spring reverb, a simple 2x12 open-back speaker and a small room for the demo. Levels are matched by ear-weighted loudness, with GIZMO a touch louder.
Nine knobs.
No menus.
Everything sits on the face, like a pedal. Four windows down the middle show the signal moving through pick ▸ envelope ▸ fuzz ▸ filter, and the screen on top draws the sound coming out.
Fuzz
How much distortion.
Bias
Left sputters and starves, middle is normal, right gets compressed and hairy.
Starve
The supply sags when you dig in. Hard picks pull the voltage down, and the built-in gate starts to chatter.
Envelope
How far your pick attack sweeps the filter.
Mouth
The filter's voice: MUP, WAH, QUACK, YOW.
Synth
A wobbly saw-and-sub voice that follows your guitar's pitch.
Mid
Scoop to the left, push through the mix to the right.
Kill Rate
Snaps to 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 or RND, with free speeds in between.
Level
Output volume.
Howl
Slides your note up exactly two octaves, like a whammy pedal sitting in front of the fuzz. Fast on the way up, slow and a little dark on the way down.
- Tap to latch
- Hold for momentary
- Best on single notes
Kill
Chops the sound fully on and off, locked to your DAW's tempo. RND mode makes a random 1/32 pattern that repeats in the same place every time the song plays.
- Synced to host tempo
- Default 1/8 notes
- Button blinks with the chop
What you need
Built for Mac. Try every feature free for 14 days; after that the plug-in drops out for 2 seconds every 6 until it's activated.
- Formats
- Audio Unit, VST3
- System
- macOS 12 Monterey or newer
- Processor
- Apple Silicon and Intel (Universal)
- Hosts
- Logic Pro, GarageBand, Ableton Live, Reaper and other VST3 hosts
- Licence
- One licence per Mac
- Delivery
- Instant download after purchase
Install
Gizmo Fuzz is made by one person and isn't signed through Apple's paid developer program, so macOS asks you to approve it once. It takes about a minute, and the download includes a READ ME FIRST with the same steps.
- Unzip the downloadOpen the Gizmo Fuzz folder.
- Open the installerDouble-click
Install Gizmo Fuzz.command. macOS will warn you; click Done. - Allow itGo to System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway. Run the installer again.
- Restart your DAWQuit fully with Cmd+Q, reopen, and find it under Glue Machines.
Prefer to do it by hand? Copy the .component to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components and the .vst3 to ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3, then run xattr -cr on each file in Terminal.
Questions & policies
If something here doesn't answer it, email us and a real person replies.
Does it work on Windows?
Not yet. Gizmo Fuzz is Mac only for now.
Why does macOS warn me when I install it?
macOS warns about any software that isn't signed through Apple's paid developer program. The plug-in is safe to run; approving it once in Privacy & Security is all it needs.
Can I use it on more than one Mac?
One licence covers one Mac. If you replace your computer, email us and we'll move your licence.
Refund policy
All sales are final. Because Gizmo Fuzz is a digital download with a free 14-day trial of every feature, we don't offer refunds once a purchase is complete. Please try it on your own Mac and DAW before you buy.
If something isn't working after you've bought it, email us and we'll help you get it running.
Terms of sale
Your purchase is processed by Lemon Squeezy, our merchant of record, who handles payment, tax and invoicing. Buying gives you a personal licence to use Gizmo Fuzz on one Mac, in any music you make, commercial or not.
You may not resell, share or redistribute the plug-in or its licence. The software is provided as is; we'll do our best to fix problems you report.
Privacy
This site doesn't use tracking cookies or analytics. When you buy, Lemon Squeezy collects your name, email and payment details to process the order; we receive your name and email so we can deliver your licence and support you.
The plug-in itself doesn't send your audio or personal data anywhere. Email us to have your data removed.
Contact
Support, licence moves, bug reports, or just to send a clip of what you made with it.