Controls
The six macros and bypass, and what they mean on every device.
Six macros and a bypass. Every control runs 0–100% except Output (±24 dB). The same knob can mean something different per device — that is the point: each device maps the macros onto its own machinery. The device chapters spell out the details.
The macros
- AmountThe master degradation. Default 50%. Every device ties its core character to this knob — bandwidth narrows, grit deepens, wobble grows. Start here.
- ToneBrightness inside the device's band. Default 50% — below is darker, above is brighter. On Cassette it sweeps the full 2.5–12 kHz top end; on the others it tilts around the device's natural cutoff.
- NoiseThe medium's own noise: hum and line crackle on Telephone, static on Radio, comfort noise on Voice Chat, hiss on Cassette and Console. Default 0% — fully clean. The bed is gated: it fades out when your track goes silent.
- DropoutsHow often the transmission fails, and how hard — one knob drives event rate, length, and severity. Default 0%. Each device fails its own way (see the device chapters). When your DAW is playing, gap lengths lean toward the musical grid, so heavier settings stutter in time.
- MixEqual-power wet/dry blend, latency-aligned and loudness-matched per device — 100% wet sits at roughly the same level as the dry signal. Default 100%.
- OutputPost-everything trim, −24 to +24 dB. Default 0 dB.
Bypass is host-automatable. Latency: each device reports its own (Console's ADPCM frame, Cassette's tape buffer), and your DAW compensates automatically; after switching devices mid-flight, the reported figure refreshes when playback restarts.
Tip
Voice Chat keeps a trace of packet loss even with Dropouts at 0% — it grows gently with Amount. That is its signature. If you need a perfectly steady connection, pick another device.