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Chapter 3 Distortion eects 80
Overdrive
Overdrive emulates the distortion produced by a eld eect transistor (FET), commonly used
in solid-state musical instrument ampliers and hardware eects devices. When saturated, FETs
generate a warmer-sounding distortion than bipolar transistors, such as those emulated by the
Distortion eect.
Overdrive parameters
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Drive slider and eld: Drag to set the saturation amount for the simulated transistor.
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Display: Shows the impact of parameters on the signal.
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Tone knob and eld: Rotate to set the frequency for the high cut lter. Filtering the harmonically
rich distorted signal produces a softer tone.
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Output slider and eld: Drag to set the output level. This enables you to compensate for
increases in loudness caused by using Overdrive.