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DawnamiteUser guide · Development build 20260921.24

Audio effects

Overdrive

Band-limited overdrive with tone, dynamics and oversampling.

What it does

Band-limited overdrive with tone, dynamics and oversampling.

Add it to a track

Select the destination track, open Plugins, and choose Add Effect. Find this device in Library → Devices → Audio Effects. Effects process the signal from the devices before them in the chain.

Controls

ControlWhat to listen or look for
FreqSets the frequency where the filter acts on the sound.
WidthSets the width of the band-pass filter feeding the distortion.
DrivePushes the signal into nonlinear processing, adding distortion and harmonics.
ToneAdjusts the brightness of the processed sound.
DynamicsChanges how strongly the overdrive responds to the input's dynamics.
OutputSets the signal level leaving this stage.
MixBlends the original signal with the processed signal; 100% gives only the processed sound.
OversampleProcesses the effect at a higher internal sample rate to reduce aliasing, using more CPU.

Work with this device

Start with a short passage that represents your material. Change one control at a time. Compare at a similar listening level, using the device's power control to bypass it. Save a version of the project before making a large change.

Guide for the macOS development build. For changes between versions, see update history. Public installers and final system requirements are not available yet.