Official effect
Sustaining full-band fuzz with a mid-focused center and smoother top end than the gated or quantized variants.
The current patch high-passes the input, slams it into one biased tanh stage, then shapes the clipped result with a broad 980 Hz peak and a post-fuzz high shelf. This is effectively the shared reference core for several vintage-leaning fuzz names in the current library, with `bias` changing clipping asymmetry before the distortion stage.
Static peaks come from the compiled FAUST preview render. The live scope is drawn from the browser playback output in real time.
How It Works
The current patch high-passes the input, slams it into one biased tanh stage, then shapes the clipped result with a broad 980 Hz peak and a post-fuzz high shelf. This is effectively the shared reference core for several vintage-leaning fuzz names in the current library, with `bias` changing clipping asymmetry before the distortion stage.
Signal Path
Preview source: An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo with a 19-sample right-channel delay and slight left/right shelf-EQ offsets before it hits the fuzz core.
An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo with a 19-sample right-channel delay and slight left/right shelf-EQ offsets before it hits the fuzz core.
Single-stage biased fuzz with pre-drive high-pass cleanup, 980 Hz mid contouring, and post-fuzz high-shelf tone shaping.
The static waveform and the live player both reflect this compiled signal chain.
These are the currently active controls detected in the FAUST source for this effect.
The generated description is tied to the active helper blocks and routing found in the current DSP.
Controls
Blends the untouched stereo preview source with the fuzzed path after the effect core.
Lower settings preserve more pick attack and clean body; higher settings push the fuzz treatment to the front.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the actual fuzz structure.
Raises the input multiplier feeding the single fuzz stage.
Adds more sustain, compression, and fuzz thickness.
Adjusts both the 980 Hz peak EQ and the post-fuzz high shelf.
Moves the fuzz between a flatter wall and a brighter, more projecting voice.
Offsets the waveform before clipping.
Changes how evenly the fuzz compresses and how ragged the clipping edges feel.
Analysis
This is currently the same underlying biased fuzz topology used by Germanium Fuzz, Silicon Fuzz, Tone-Bender Style Fuzz, and Pitch Fuzz.
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
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Each effect page uses the same generated description pipeline and compiled waveform preview assets.