11.4 Distortion Effects

Deluge has a distortion effect with three variants which all introduce a gritty aggressive nature to the sound. The three effects are saturation, decimation and bitcrush.

Saturation

Reduces the amplitude of the highest points on a waveform, introducing harmonic content. Saturation is not available at kit level. The only saturation parameter available for adjustment is the amount parameter.

AMOUNT: OFF, 1-15.

Decimation

Reduces the audio’s sample rate crudely without filtering, then linearly interpolates it back up to the Deluge’s native sample rate. High frequency content is lost, and heavily aliased frequencies are introduced. Decimation is available at sound, kit and song level. The only decimation parameter available for adjustment is the amount parameter.

AMOUNT: 0-50.

Bitcrush

Reduces the bit-depth of the audio, introducing sharp corners to the waveform. High frequency content is introduced, and most quiet sounds will become louder. Bitcrush is available at sound, kit and song level. The only bitcrush parameter available for adjustment is the amount parameter.

AMOUNT: 0-50.

Wavefold

Pre-filter wave folding distortion. The depth can be patched and automated. The effect is removed from the signal path when set to 0 and has no effect. Use with sine and triangle waves as the effect is minimal on square waves.

Note that wavefold is accessible via an unlabelled shortcut pad located between SATURATION and LPF FREQ pads.

AMOUNT: 0-50.

Setting sound level distortion effect amount

1. Clip view, ensure the clip is in-focus.
2. Press Shift + Decimation, This is also applicable with Bitcrush or Saturation or ‘WAVEFOLD’ effects. Wavefold is accessed as an unlabelled shortcut located on the pad to the right of the ‘SATURATION’ Pad
3. turn Select to adjust the amount of distortion. Be careful with volume levels when adding distortion.

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1. Clip view, ensure the clip is in-focus.
2. Access the effects within the menu. Press Select.
3. Navigate in the menu to the FX section and press Select.
4. Select either ‘SATURATION’, ‘DECIMATION’, ‘BITCRUSH’ or ‘WAVEFOLD’ and press Select.
5. Adjust the amount, turn Select to change the parameter for the selected effect.

Setting kit and sound level distortion effect amount

1. Clip view, ensure the clip is in-focus.
2. Press [CUSTOM 1/2] button to select the affect parameter. Button lit orange.
3. turn upper Gold to change DECIMATION amount or turn lower Gold to change BITCRUSH amount for the sound selected.
4. Press Affect Entire to affect the entire kit. Button lit orange.
5. turn upper Gold to change DECIMATION amount or turn lower Gold to change BITCRUSH amount for the entire kit selected.
6. The custom parameters are set in the factory presets by default. These can be assigned or reassigned if required.