Effects

Effects

ToneForge includes a comprehensive suite of effects for guitar and audio processing:

Gain

• Volume control from 0.0x to 2.0x
• Applied according to the configured effect chain order

Distortion

• 4 types: Soft Clip, Hard Clip, Fuzz, Overdrive
• Intensity: 0% to 100%
• Dry/Wet mix control (0-100%)
• Simulates various overdrive and distortion styles

Chorus

• Depth: 0-40ms modulation
• Rate: 0-5Hz
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)
• Adds richness and movement to the sound

Flanger

• Depth: 0-10ms modulation
• Rate: 0-5Hz
• Feedback: 0-100%
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)
• Intense modulation effect

Phaser

• Depth: 0-100%
• Rate: 0-5Hz
• Feedback: 0-100%
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)
• Series all-pass filters (4 stages)

Delay

• Configurable delay time
• Feedback: 0-100%
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)
• Efficient circular buffer implementation

Reverb

• Adjustable room size
• Damping control
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)
• Simulates acoustic environments

Tuner

• Real-time pitch detection (C++ autocorrelation)
• Displays note, frequency (Hz), cents deviation, and colored tuning bar
• Instant visual feedback
• Robust and low-latency

Metronome

• BPM control (30-200)
• Integrated with audio engine
• Visual beat indicator

Looper

• Audio loop recording
• Playback and clear loops
• Integrated with audio engine

Recorder

• Audio recording interface
• Playback of last recording

Equalizer (EQ)

• 3-band EQ: Low (60Hz), Mid (1kHz), High (8kHz)
• Gain: -12dB to +12dB per band
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)

Compressor

• Dynamics control
• Threshold: -60dB to 0dB
• Ratio: 1:1 to 20:1
• Attack: 0.1ms to 100ms
• Release: 10ms to 1000ms
• Mix: Dry/Wet (0-100%)

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See Features for the full feature list.