Official effect
Simple offset-driven fuzz whose lower bias settings pinch the waveform into a more starved, uneven breakup.
This is the simplest fuzz path in the group: gain into one tanh stage, a controllable positive offset before clipping, then a post-fuzz high shelf. The starved feel currently comes from that offset term becoming more pronounced at lower `bias` settings, not from a modeled supply-sag or dynamic starvation stage.
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
This is the simplest fuzz path in the group: gain into one tanh stage, a controllable positive offset before clipping, then a post-fuzz high shelf. The starved feel currently comes from that offset term becoming more pronounced at lower `bias` settings, not from a modeled supply-sag or dynamic starvation stage.
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 fuzz 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 fuzz core.
Single-stage offset fuzz with post-fuzz high-shelf tone shaping and no extra pre/post EQ blocks.
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 fuzzed path after the effect core.
Lower settings preserve more pick attack and clean body; higher settings push the fuzz treatment to the front.
Applies final post-effect level trim after DC blocking and before the output limiter.
Matches loudness without changing the actual fuzz structure.
Raises the gain feeding the single fuzz stage.
Adds more saturation and sustain.
Adjusts the post-fuzz high shelf.
Changes how dark or biting the clipped top end feels.
Reduces or increases the positive offset that is added before clipping.
Lower values make the fuzz feel more pinched and uneven; higher values smooth the breakup out.
Analysis
Current implementation uses static offset to imply starvation rather than a dynamic voltage-sag model.
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.