µdistortion

µDISTORTION

This 1/3 height micro module provides a distortion effect for the incoming audio signal.

This module needs to be installed on the µBASE module!

Module power consumption: ? mA

Inputs

  • IN - the incoming audio signal

Outputs

  • OUT - the distorted output audio signal

Controls

  • DRIVE Knob - this knob controls the "drive" of the signal, basically it amplifies the signal and overloads the circuits to get the distorted effect.
  • CLIP Switch - in the upper position it will clip the edges off the distorted signal for further degradation
  • SYMM - ?
  • HARD - ?

Patch Suggestions

This can be used for adding "grit" to a clean sound source. This can be very good on bass or lead sounds.

It can be great to "rough up" a sound with distortion before filtering, especially with the filter resonance in higher settings.