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Functions - Persistent Between Modes
7. Corrupt
Corrupt is an interchangeable end-of-chain effect within Data Bender, and includes 5 audio de-
grading style effects. The knob controls a variable range for each control, and the button cycles
between the 5 effects.
Corrupt is off when the knob is fully CCW and/or when
≤
0V is present at the CV input.
Corrupt CV Input Range: -5V to +5V from the knob position.
Corrupt Gate Input: Advances to the next Corrupt effect when gate signal is high.
Threshold: 0.4V
Controls variable amounts of bit crushing and down sampling to the buffer. Unlike a more tra-
ditional, linear change across the knob, Decimate is a collection of fixed variations in random
order, from subtle white noise hiss to heavily distorted blown out speakers.
6. Corrupt Effects
Decimate LED Color: Blue
Controls the occurrence of random audio dropouts. There are less, but longer dropouts on the left
side of the knob, and more, but shorter dropouts on the right side of the knob.
Dropout
LED Color: Green
Controls an amount of Soft saturation and hard clipping applied to the signal. The first half of the
knob softly saturates, and the second half introduces absolute devastation.
Caution:
this gets loud if using with signals that aren’t modular level to begin with!
Destroy
LED Color: Gold
Controls a moderately resonant DJ-style filter applied to the buffer. No filtering occurs when Cor-
rupt is at 12 o’clock, low pass filters below 12 o’clock, and high pass filters above 12 o’clock.
DJ Filter
LED Color: Purple
Controls a vinyl simulation effect on the buffer. When the knob is fully CCW, no vinyl effect is pres-
ent. As the knob is turned CW, dust, pops, and subtle coloring are introduced. When the knob is
fully CW, Data Bender turns into a 100 year old turntable.
Vinyl Sim LED Color: Orange
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