Official effect
Currently the same synthetic lowpassed brake phrase as Tape Stop / Vinyl Stop rather than a differentiated DJ-style brake.
The current brake family does not slow down captured audio. Instead, it mixes in a separately synthesized lower phrase, low-passes that synthetic layer under `tone`, and offsets the right side by a short delay. `shape` raises the level of that brake-like layer, `mix` blends it with the dry phrase, and the declared `motion` control is inactive.
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 brake family does not slow down captured audio. Instead, it mixes in a separately synthesized lower phrase, low-passes that synthetic layer under `tone`, and offsets the right side by a short delay. `shape` raises the level of that brake-like layer, `mix` blends it with the dry phrase, and the declared `motion` control is inactive.
Signal Path
Preview source: An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo as the dry source, and the current effect also layers a separately synthesized held or slowed phrase rather than capturing the live input into a loop buffer.
An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo as the dry source, and the current effect also layers a separately synthesized held or slowed phrase rather than capturing the live input into a loop buffer.
Dry phrase plus a separately synthesized lowpassed brake layer with a short right-side offset.
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 between the dry preview phrase and the synthesized brake phrase.
Higher settings bring the slowed synthetic layer forward over the dry source.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the actual loop, freeze, or glitch structure.
Declared in the shared control set but unused in the current preview code.
Changing it currently has no effect on the sound.
Raises the gain of the synthesized brake phrase before it is mixed with the dry source.
Makes the stop-like layer more dominant.
Sets the low-pass cutoff on the synthesized brake phrase.
Makes the slowed layer darker at low settings and more open at high settings.
Analysis
Current implementation shares the same synthetic brake-layer architecture across Tape Stop / Vinyl Stop and DJ Brake, and the declared motion control is inactive. DJ Brake is currently identical to Tape Stop / Vinyl Stop.
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.