How It Works
Technical view
The current resonator-family wet path does not excite a live physical model from the dry source. It first builds a separately triggered synth phrase, runs that phrase through a short diffuser whose delay length follows `motion` and whose feedback rises with `color`, then adds a `color`-driven high-shelf tilt before crossfading the resonant layer with the stereo preview source through `mix` and `blend`. The result then passes through the shared DC-blocking, output-gain, and soft-limiting stage.
- Resonator, Synth & Experimental
- 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. The wet side is a separately synthesized phrase passed through a short diffuser network rather than a true bowed, tube, metal, or chaotic resonator model.
- 1internal picked-string demo phrase
- 2stereo spread with a short right-channel delay
- 3separately synthesized carrier phrase
- 4short diffuser network
- 5color-controlled high-shelf tilt on the resonant layer
- 6dry / resonator crossfade
- 7DC blocker
- 8output gain trim
- 9final tanh limiter
Preview source
An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo with a 19-sample right-channel delay. The wet side is a separately synthesized phrase passed through a short diffuser network rather than a true bowed, tube, metal, or chaotic resonator model.
Effect core
Current diffused synth-resonator layer shared with Bowed Glass, crossfaded against the dry preview phrase.
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
- separately synthesized carrier phrase
- short diffuser network
- color-controlled high-shelf tilt on the resonant layer
- dry / resonator crossfade
- 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: Crossfades the dry stereo preview source toward the current wet layer.
- output_gain_db: Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
- color: Raises the diffuser feedback amount and the high-shelf boost applied after diffusion.
- motion: Sets the diffuser delay length.
- blend: Scales the level of the diffused resonant layer inside the wet 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
- channelFx
- phraseMono
- previewShiftSamples
Controls
Audible controls in this DSP
Crossfades the dry stereo preview source toward the current wet layer.
Higher settings put more of the synthesized or resonant effect layer in front of the dry phrase.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the underlying effect structure.
Raises the diffuser feedback amount and the high-shelf boost applied after diffusion.
Higher settings make the resonant layer brighter and more lingering.
Sets the diffuser delay length.
Changes how quickly the resonant smear folds back on itself.
Scales the level of the diffused resonant layer inside the wet path.
Higher settings make the synthetic resonance more dominant.
Analysis
Code-derived notes
Current implementation shares the exact same diffused resonator architecture with Bowed Glass, Physical Tube Model, and Prepared Metal Resonator. There is no chaotic or unstable feedback structure yet.
Active blocks
- demo
- fx
- outputStage
- leftDemo
- rightDemo
- channelFx
- phraseMono
- previewShiftSamples
- resoPad
- pickedVoice
- synthMono
- diffuser
- combLP
- fund
- pickEnv
- ampEnv
- triggerAt
- synthVoice
- maxDelaySamples
Inactive helpers
- organVoice
- bellVoice
- softsat
- quantize
- echoOnly
Warnings
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
Source
- library/resonator-synth-experimental/chaos-resonator.dsp
- Output stage: DC blocker -> output gain trim -> final tanh limiter
- Library position: 254