How Does It Work?#

Waveshaper is a compact mono utility shaper with five curve types, dry/wet mix, DC offset, output gain, and an optional 4x oversampling mode for cleaner nonlinear processing.

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Quick Overview#

• It is a mono processor with one audio input and one audio output.
• Drive pushes the input harder into the selected curve.
• Curve chooses one of five shaping families.
• DC offsets the signal before shaping.
• 4x enables the oversampled path.

Inputs And Outputs#

Port	Type	What It Does
In	Audio	Audio input.
Drive	CV	Modulates drive.
Mix	CV	Modulates wet mix.
Out	Audio	Shaped output.

Controls Reference#

Control	Values	Default	Behavior
Curve	Transistor Fold, Sine Fold, Chebyshev, Bitcrush, Rectify	Transistor Fold	Selects the shaping curve.
Drive	0..1	0.5	Sets the amount of drive into the curve.
Mix	0..1	1	Blends dry and wet signal.
DC	-1..1	0	Adds DC offset before shaping.
Output	0.25..4	1	Sets final output gain.
4x	Off, On	On	Enables 4x oversampling.

Curve Reference#

Curve	What It Does
Transistor Fold	Repeatedly folds the waveform around threshold points for classic utility folding.
Sine Fold	Runs the driven signal through a sine-based fold shape.
Chebyshev	Uses a Chebyshev polynomial whose order rises with Drive.
Bitcrush	Reduces effective bit depth as Drive increases.
Rectify	Moves between full-wave and stronger half-wave-style rectification.

Behavior Notes#

• DC is applied before the curve, so it is a real shaping control, not a simple output offset.
• Mix blends the dry input with the shaped signal.
• 4x oversampling is enabled by default and exists specifically to keep the nonlinear path cleaner.
• This module is best treated as a focused utility shaper rather than a full multi-model distortion.