Official effect
Clamp-style gate that closes according to a smoothed input envelope and threshold-like shaping controls.
The current gate measures signal level with a low-passed absolute-value follower, subtracts an effective threshold, multiplies the result, and clamps it into a 0-to-1 control signal that gates the audio. `squeeze` acts as the threshold side of that equation through the internal `shape` alias, while `contour` increases the gate steepness rather than boosting lows.
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 gate measures signal level with a low-passed absolute-value follower, subtracts an effective threshold, multiplies the result, and clamps it into a 0-to-1 control signal that gates the audio. `squeeze` acts as the threshold side of that equation through the internal `shape` alias, while `contour` increases the gate steepness rather than boosting lows.
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 dynamics or EQ 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 dynamics or EQ core.
Smoothed-envelope clamp gate with post-gate 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 processed path after the core effect.
Lower settings keep more dry attack and natural dynamics; higher settings push the processed behavior forward.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the actual dynamic or EQ structure.
Aliases into the internal threshold term used by the clamp gate.
Higher settings effectively lower the gate threshold so more signal passes before the clamp shuts down.
Adjusts the post-gate high shelf.
Changes how bright the gated output feels once the signal is open.
Raises the multiplier that steepens the clamp gate response.
Makes the gate clamp harder and switch more abruptly between open and closed states.
Analysis
Current implementation shares the same clamp-style gate core as Intelligent Noise Suppressor, Downward Expander, and Resonance Suppressor.
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
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