Instruo tanh 3 User Manual

tanh[3]

Waveshaper / Limiter

User Manual

Contents

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Description / Features

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Installation / Specifications

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Overview

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Inputs / Outputs / Level

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Patch Examples

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Description

The Instruō tanh[3] is a three channel waveshaper, limiter, overdrive,
and feedback controller.

Each channel of the tanh[3] takes a signal input and outputs the
hyperbolic tangent function (tanh (x)) for that input signal.

... In more musical terms, tangential distortion is a form of soft
clipping which can produce signal amplitude limiting via analogue
waveshaping. Driving a hot audio signal into it will add warm overdrive.
Raw waveforms will be subtly shaped; softening or adding harmonic
content based on input amplitude.

Understanding what the tanh[3] does to a signal, both mathematically
and sonically can be hard to explain, but it essentially adds curves
to signals.

For many Max/MSP and/or PD users, the [tanh~] object may be
familiar and is likely a much used secret weapon in many contexts.

Features

• Waveshaper

• Limiter

• Distortion

• Feedback control

• 3 identical independent channels

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