Reference Manual

343 Live Audio Effect Reference
(Note: the Overdrive effect is not available in the Intro and Lite Editions.)
Overdrive is a distortion effect that pays homage to some classic pedal devices commonly used
by guitarists. Unlike many distortion units, it can be driven extremely hard without sacrificing
dynamic range.
The distortion stage is preceded by a bandpass filter that can be controlled with an X-Y control-
ler. To define the filter bandwidth, click and drag on the vertical axis. To set the position of the
frequency band, click and drag on the horizontal axis. These parameters can also be set via the
slider boxes below the X-Y display.
The Drive control sets the amount of distortion. Note that 0% does not mean zero distortion!
Tone acts as a post-distortion EQ control. At higher values, the signal has more high-frequency
content.
The Dynamics slider allows you to adjust how much compression is applied as the distortion is
increased. At low settings, higher distortion amounts result in an increase in internal compression
and make-up gain. At higher settings, less compression is applied.
The Dry/Wet control adjusts the balance between the processed and dry signals. Set it to 100
percent if using Overdrive in a return track.
22.24 Phaser
The Phaser Effect.