How It Works
Technical view
The current chorus core sends each channel through a short modulated delay tap around 8 to 10 ms and adds that tap back to the dry signal before the shared output stage. `depth` expands the delay excursion, `rate` drives two offset LFOs, and `tone` raises the delayed branch gain, so these variants are presently different voicings of the same stereo chorus architecture.
- Chorus, Phaser, Flanger & Motion
- waveshaping / saturation
- delay processing
- oscillator / LFO modulation
- DC blocking
Signal Path
Compiled preview chain
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 modulation core.
- 1internal picked-string demo phrase
- 2stereo spread with a short right-channel delay
- 3dual short modulated delay taps
- 4delayed branch gain shaping
- 5dry / wet mix
- 6DC blocker
- 7output gain trim
- 8final tanh limiter
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 modulation core.
Effect core
Dual-LFO stereo chorus built from short modulated delay taps blended back with the dry signal.
Signal path
The static waveform and the live player both reflect this compiled signal chain.
- internal picked-string demo phrase
- stereo spread with a short right-channel delay
- dual short modulated delay taps
- delayed branch gain shaping
- dry / wet mix
- DC blocker
- output gain trim
- final tanh limiter
Controls that matter
These are the currently active controls detected in the FAUST source for this effect.
- mix: Blends the untouched stereo preview source with the processed path after the modulation core.
- output_gain_db: Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
- depth: Expands the excursion of the short modulated delay taps on both channels.
- rate: Sets the speeds of the offset left and right LFOs that move the delay taps.
- tone: Raises the gain of the delayed modulation taps before they are blended back into the dry path.
Code-backed analysis
The generated description is tied to the active helper blocks and routing found in the current DSP.
- demo
- fx
- outputStage
- leftDemo
- rightDemo
- leftFx
- rightFx
- phraseMono
Controls
Audible controls in this DSP
Blends the untouched stereo preview source with the processed path after the modulation core.
Lower settings keep more direct attack and body; higher settings push the effected motion further forward.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the actual modulation or filtering structure.
Expands the excursion of the short modulated delay taps on both channels.
Makes the chorus swing wider, deeper, and more obviously pitch-modulated.
Sets the speeds of the offset left and right LFOs that move the delay taps.
Changes how quickly the stereo shimmer cycles.
Raises the gain of the delayed modulation taps before they are blended back into the dry path.
Makes the chorus more pronounced and more forward in the upper mids and highs.
Analysis
Code-derived notes
Current implementation shares the same dual-LFO stereo chorus core across the chorus set; these variants are mostly differentiated by naming and default settings rather than unique DSP.
Active blocks
- demo
- fx
- outputStage
- leftDemo
- rightDemo
- leftFx
- rightFx
- phraseMono
- previewShiftSamples
- leftWet
- rightWet
- pickedVoice
- maxDelaySamples
- lfoA
- lfoB
- fund
- pickEnv
- ampEnv
- triggerAt
Inactive helpers
- synthVoice
- organVoice
- bellVoice
- softsat
- quantize
- combLP
- echoOnly
- diffuser
Warnings
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
Source
- library/chorus-phaser-flanger-motion/ce-1-style-chorus.dsp
- Output stage: DC blocker -> output gain trim -> final tanh limiter
- Library position: 92