How It Works
Technical view
The current stutter and gate family does not repeat audio from a loop buffer. Instead, it multiplies the dry phrase by two oscillator-driven gain masks and crossfades that result with the direct signal through `mix`. `motion` sets the gate rates, `shape` scales the gate depth, and the declared `tone` control is inactive. There is no random timing or random buffer selection in the current implementation.
- Looper, Freeze & Glitch
- 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 before it hits the current looper or glitch core.
- 1internal picked-string demo phrase
- 2stereo spread with a short right-channel delay
- 3independent left and right oscillator gates
- 4dry / gated crossfade
- 5DC blocker
- 6output gain trim
- 7final tanh limiter
Preview source
An internally generated picked-string phrase is widened to stereo with a 19-sample right-channel delay before it hits the current looper or glitch core.
Effect core
Oscillator-driven stereo amplitude gate crossfaded against the dry 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
- independent left and right oscillator gates
- dry / gated 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: Crosses the dry phrase toward the modulated-gate output.
- output_gain_db: Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
- motion: Raises the speeds of the left and right gate oscillators.
- shape: Scales the oscillator-driven gate amplitude.
- tone: Declared in the shared control set but unused in the current preview code.
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
Crosses the dry phrase toward the modulated-gate output.
Higher settings make the rhythmic chopping more pronounced.
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.
Raises the speeds of the left and right gate oscillators.
Changes how quickly the chopping cycles.
Scales the oscillator-driven gate amplitude.
Makes the slicing deeper and more obvious as it increases.
Declared in the shared control set but unused in the current preview code.
Changing it currently has no effect on the sound.
Analysis
Code-derived notes
Current implementation shares the same oscillator-gate architecture across Stutter / Beat Repeat, Slicer, Rhythm Gate, and Random Stutter, and the declared tone control is inactive. Random Stutter is not random yet.
Active blocks
- demo
- fx
- outputStage
- leftDemo
- rightDemo
- leftFx
- rightFx
- phraseMono
- previewShiftSamples
- toneShaper
- randomDepth
- stepA
- stepB
- pickedVoice
- fund
- pickEnv
- ampEnv
- triggerAt
- maxDelaySamples
Inactive helpers
- synthVoice
- organVoice
- bellVoice
- softsat
- quantize
- combLP
- echoOnly
- diffuser
Warnings
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
Source
- library/looper-freeze-glitch/random-stutter.dsp
- Output stage: DC blocker -> output gain trim -> final tanh limiter
- Library position: 226