Official effect
Parallel fuzz with a saturated low-frequency support band that thickens the bottom under the clipped top.
The active path combines a high-passed tanh fuzz branch with a low-passed branch centered on the lows and saturated separately before the two are summed. `bias` drives that low-frequency support branch harder, so the effect behaves more like a low-end reinforcement fuzz than a pitch-derived sub generator.
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 active path combines a high-passed tanh fuzz branch with a low-passed branch centered on the lows and saturated separately before the two are summed. `bias` drives that low-frequency support branch harder, so the effect behaves more like a low-end reinforcement fuzz than a pitch-derived sub generator.
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.
Parallel high-band fuzz and low-band saturation branch with post-fuzz 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 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 main high-passed fuzz branch.
Adds more clipping and sustain to the upper portion of the fuzz sound.
Adjusts the post-fuzz high shelf after the two branches recombine.
Opens the top end for more bite or keeps the sub-heavy blend darker.
Raises the saturation amount on the low-passed support branch.
Adds more low-end growl and thickness under the main fuzz layer.
Analysis
Current implementation reinforces lows with a parallel low-passed saturation branch rather than using octave division or pitch tracking.
No current warnings are attached to this effect.
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