bw_dist

Distortion effect.

Loosely inspired to the "rodent" distortion pedal.

Examples

Here you can download one or more example VST3 plugins for Windows, macOS and Linux. Source code of the audio engine(s) is included in the archive(s).

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API

Module type: DSP

bw_dist_coeffs

typedef struct bw_dist_coeffs bw_dist_coeffs;

Coefficients and related.

bw_dist_state

typedef struct bw_dist_state bw_dist_state;

Internal state and related.

bw_dist_init()

static inline void bw_dist_init(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs);

Initializes input parameter values in coeffs.

bw_dist_set_sample_rate()

static inline void bw_dist_set_sample_rate(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	float                        sample_rate);

Sets the sample_rate (Hz) value in coeffs.

bw_dist_reset_coeffs()

static inline void bw_dist_reset_coeffs(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs);

Resets coefficients in coeffs to assume their target values.

bw_dist_reset_state()

static inline float bw_dist_reset_state(
	const bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	bw_dist_state * BW_RESTRICT        state,
	float                              x_0);

Resets the given state to its initial values using the given coeffs and the initial input value x_0.

Returns the corresponding initial output value.

bw_dist_reset_state_multi()

static inline void bw_dist_reset_state_multi(
	const bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT              coeffs,
	bw_dist_state * BW_RESTRICT const * BW_RESTRICT state,
	const float *                                   x_0,
	float *                                         y_0,
	size_t                                          n_channels);

Resets each of the n_channels states to its initial values using the given coeffs and the corresponding initial input value in the x_0 array.

The corresponding initial output values are written into the y_0 array, if not BW_NULL.

bw_dist_update_coeffs_ctrl()

static inline void bw_dist_update_coeffs_ctrl(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs);

Triggers control-rate update of coefficients in coeffs.

bw_dist_update_coeffs_audio()

static inline void bw_dist_update_coeffs_audio(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs);

Triggers audio-rate update of coefficients in coeffs.

bw_dist_process1()

static inline float bw_dist_process1(
	const bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	bw_dist_state * BW_RESTRICT        state,
	float                              x);

Processes one input sample x using coeffs, while using and updating state. Returns the corresponding output sample.

bw_dist_process()

static inline void bw_dist_process(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	bw_dist_state * BW_RESTRICT  state,
	const float *                x,
	float *                      y,
	size_t                       n_samples);

Processes the first n_samples of the input buffer x and fills the first n_samples of the output buffer y, while using and updating both coeffs and state (control and audio rate).

bw_dist_process_multi()

static inline void bw_dist_process_multi(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT                    coeffs,
	bw_dist_state * BW_RESTRICT const * BW_RESTRICT state,
	const float * const *                           x,
	float * const *                                 y,
	size_t                                          n_channels,
	size_t                                          n_samples);

Processes the first n_samples of the n_channels input buffers x and fills the first n_samples of the n_channels output buffers y, while using and updating both the common coeffs and each of the n_channels states (control and audio rate).

bw_dist_set_distortion()

static inline void bw_dist_set_distortion(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	float                        value);

Sets the distortion (input gain, approximately) to the given value in coeffs.

Valid range: [0.f (low distortion), 1.f (high distortion)].

Default value: 0.f.

bw_dist_set_tone()

static inline void bw_dist_set_tone(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	float                        value);

Sets the tone (filter) to the given value in coeffs.

Valid range: [0.f (low cutoff), 1.f (high cutoff)].

Default value: 0.5f.

bw_dist_set_volume()

static inline void bw_dist_set_volume(
	bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	float                        value);

Sets the volume (output gain) to the given value in coeffs.

Valid range: [0.f (silence), 1.f (max volume)].

Default value: 1.f.

bw_dist_coeffs_is_valid()

static inline char bw_dist_coeffs_is_valid(
	const bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs);

Tries to determine whether coeffs is valid and returns non-0 if it seems to be the case and 0 if it is certainly not. False positives are possible, false negatives are not.

coeffs must at least point to a readable memory block of size greater than or equal to that of bw_dist_coeffs.

bw_dist_state_is_valid()

static inline char bw_dist_state_is_valid(
	const bw_dist_coeffs * BW_RESTRICT coeffs,
	const bw_dist_state * BW_RESTRICT  state);

Tries to determine whether state is valid and returns non-0 if it seems to be the case and 0 if it is certainly not. False positives are possible, false negatives are not.

If coeffs is not BW_NULL extra cross-checks might be performed (state is supposed to be associated to coeffs).

state must at least point to a readable memory block of size greater than or equal to that of bw_dist_state.

C++ wrapper

Brickworks::Dist

template<size_t N_CHANNELS>
class Dist {
public:
	Dist();

	void setSampleRate(
		float sampleRate);

	void reset(
		float               x0 = 0.f,
		float * BW_RESTRICT y0 = nullptr);

# ifndef BW_CXX_NO_ARRAY
	void reset(
		float                                       x0,
		std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT y0);
# endif

	void reset(
		const float * x0,
		float *       y0 = nullptr);

# ifndef BW_CXX_NO_ARRAY
	void reset(
		std::array<float, N_CHANNELS>               x0,
		std::array<float, N_CHANNELS> * BW_RESTRICT y0 = nullptr);
# endif

	void process(
		const float * const * x,
		float * const *       y,
		size_t                nSamples);

# ifndef BW_CXX_NO_ARRAY
	void process(
		std::array<const float *, N_CHANNELS> x,
		std::array<float *, N_CHANNELS>       y,
		size_t                                nSamples);
# endif

	void setDistortion(
		float value);

	void setTone(
		float value);

	void setVolume(
		float value);
...
}

Changelog

• Version 1.2.0:
  • Added support for BW_INCLUDE_WITH_QUOTES, BW_NO_CXX, and BW_CXX_NO_EXTERN_C.
  • Added debugging checks from bw_dist_process() to bw_dist_process_multi().
  • Added debugging checks in bw_dist_process_multi() to ensure that buffers used for both input and output appear at the same channel indices.
• Version 1.1.0:
  • Now using BW_NULL and BW_CXX_NO_ARRAY.
• Version 1.0.0:
  • Adjusted internal peak cutoff to more sensible value.
  • Added initial input value to bw_dist_reset_state().
  • Added bw_dist_reset_state_multi() and updated C++ API in this regard.
  • Now bw_dist_reset_state() returns the initial output value.
  • Added overloaded C++ reset() functions taking arrays as arguments.
  • bw_dist_process() and bw_dist_process_multi() now use size_t to count samples and channels.
  • Added more const and BW_RESTRICT specifiers to input arguments and implementation.
  • Moved C++ code to C header.
  • Added overloaded C++ process() function taking C-style arrays as arguments.
  • Removed usage of reserved identifiers.
  • Clearly specified parameter validity ranges.
  • Added debugging code.
• Version 0.6.0:
  • Removed dependency on bw_config.
• Version 0.5.0:
  • First release.