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Pottwal
:: name
Pottwal is German for "sperm whale". Why is it called that? I have no idea. You'll have to ask somebody else.
:: general
The Pottwal is a spectral somethingification effect. It bends and scales the spectrum around and so on. Parameter descriptions below. NOTE: Because of the way the effect works, there's a delay of Size/2 samples. You can use a Jeskola Delay with no feedback and no dry output to adjust other routes.
FFT code by Laurent de Soras (Ohm Force/Firesledge) for speed reasons.
:: parameters
Transpose/Fine tune: Bad pitch shifter.
Start/End: Stretches and shifts the spectrum as the Food does, except it sounds cleaner.
Nonlinearity: Bends the spectrum.
Threshold: A threshold. What's it for? See below.
Mode Above/Below: What to do with frequencies above/below the spectrum.
Nothing: Ignores the threshold.
Cut: Removes all frequencies above/below the threshold.
Thr Noise: Assigns a random amplitude to frequencies above/below
the threshold, the threshold being the maximum value.
Lev Noise: Assigns a random amplitude to frequencies above/below
the threshold, the original value being the maximum.
Mix: Adjusts the balance between dry and wet signal.
Gain: Just a postamp. Every machine should have one.
Size: Size of the FFT. Higher sizes will mess up rhythms and sounds with hard attacks.
:: intended use
DESTROY EVERYTHING.
:: other notes