How Does It Work?#

Distortion is a flagship mono drive module with ten shaping modes, dedicated tone and bias control, a texture stage for mode-specific behavior, and CV inputs for the core performance parameters.

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Quick Overview#

• It is a mono effect with one audio input and one audio output.
• It offers 10 modes ranging from gentle clipping to unstable asymmetry and deliberate digital degradation.
• Drive, Tone, and Bias are the main performance controls.
• Texture changes the behavior inside the selected mode.
• Mix and Output make it easy to use as either an insert or parallel effect.

Inputs And Outputs#

Port	Type	What It Does
In	Audio	Audio input.
Drive	CV	Bipolar modulation around the panel setting. ±5V spans the intended modulation depth.
Tone	CV	Bipolar modulation around the panel setting. ±5V spans the intended modulation depth.
Bias	CV	Bipolar modulation around the panel setting. ±5V spans the intended modulation depth.
Mix	CV	Bipolar modulation around the panel setting. ±5V spans the intended modulation depth.
Out	Audio	Distorted output.

Controls Reference#

Control	Values	Default	Behavior
Mode	Soft Clip, Hard Clip, Tube, Diode Fuzz, Amp I, Amp II, Amp III, Bias Sputter, Asym Drive, Digital Crunch	Soft Clip	Selects the distortion model.
Drive	0..1	0.35	Sets input drive into the shaping stage.
Tone	0..1	0.55	Sets the post-shape tone balance.
Bias	-1..1	0	Offsets the shaping behavior for asymmetry and offset drive.
Texture	0..1	0.4	Alters the response of the selected mode.
Mix	0..1	1	Blends dry and wet signal.
Output	0.25..4	1	Sets final output gain.

Mode Reference#

Mode	What It Leans Toward
Soft Clip	Smooth, rounded saturation.
Hard Clip	Sharper clipping with a firmer edge.
Tube	Asymmetric tube-style drive.
Diode Fuzz	Fuzzier diode-like compression and bite.
Amp I	Low-to-mid gain amp flavor.
Amp II	Hotter amp grind.
Amp III	The most aggressive amp-style mode in the set.
Bias Sputter	Gated, unstable bias-driven breakup.
Asym Drive	Different positive and negative drive character.
Digital Crunch	Deliberately degraded, sample-held and reduced-resolution distortion.

Behavior Notes#

• Tone shapes the distorted path after the main waveshaping stage.
• Mix is true dry/wet blending, so you can keep transients from the clean signal if needed.
• Digital Crunch is the only intentionally degraded mode. The other modes stay oversampled and smoother.
• Bias is especially important in Tube, Bias Sputter, and Asym Drive, where asymmetry is part of the point.