0xDrive Controls

Adjusts the signal level before any processing occurs. Boosting input gain drives the distortion stage harder - the resulting character depends on the algorithm selected. Cutting input gain brings the distortion into cleaner, more subtle territory without changing the Drive knob setting.

High-pass filter applied before the distortion stage. Removing low-frequency content prior to clipping prevents intermodulation distortion between sub-bass energy and higher harmonics - a common cause of muddy, undefined overdrive tones.

• 20 Hz (minimum): Filter is effectively open - all bass passes through.
• 80-120 Hz: Typical setting for guitar - removes flub while preserving body.
• 200-500 Hz: Aggressive cut for tight, focused distortion on dense mixes.

Oversampling runs the distortion core at a higher internal sample rate to push aliasing artifacts far above the audible band, where they are removed by the downsampling filter before returning to native rate. Higher multiples produce cleaner, more alias-free harmonics at the cost of additional CPU.

Oversampling adds latency reported to the DAW - the host compensates automatically during recording and mixing. For live monitoring, prefer 1x or 2x.

Selects the distortion algorithm. All 16 types share the same signal chain - only the core saturation function changes. The Drive and Tone knobs interact differently with each algorithm.

Controls the intensity of the selected distortion algorithm. The taper and character of the response differs between algorithm families - neural models apply an additional drive scaling (0.5x to 3.0x) to remain responsive across the full knob range.

Low-pass filter applied after the distortion and downsampling stage. Tames high-frequency harshness introduced by aggressive clipping algorithms. Reducing this below 8 kHz produces a distinctly vintage, speaker-cabinet character.

• 20 kHz (maximum): Filter open - full bandwidth passes through.
• 6-8 kHz: Classic cabinet simulation range. Removes fizz and air.
• 1-4 kHz: Heavy telephone/megaphone effect. Extreme creative use.

Blends the processed (wet) signal with the original (dry) signal for parallel distortion. The dry signal bypasses all processing - including filters and oversampling - so there is no added latency artifact on the dry path.

Parallel distortion at moderate mix values (20-50%) adds harmonic density and aggression while preserving the transient clarity of the original signal. This is especially effective on bass, drums, and full program material.

Final volume control applied after the wet/dry mix. Use this to compensate for the perceived loudness increase that comes with distortion - a heavily driven signal typically needs 6-12 dB of output reduction to match the bypassed level.

Both Input Gain and Output Level are smoothed with a 20 ms ramp to prevent clicks during automation playback.

True hardware-style bypass. When active, the input signal is passed directly to the output with zero processing and zero added latency. The oversampling latency compensation value reported to the DAW drops to 0 samples, keeping plugin delay compensation accurate.

Bypass is fully automatable and smoothed to prevent clicks when switching during playback.

All 0xDrive parameters are fully automatable. Parameter IDs for your DAW automation lanes:

• gainIn- Input Gain (-24 to +24 dB)
• lowCut- Low Cut frequency (20-500 Hz)
• oversample- Oversampling factor (0=1x, 1=2x, 2=4x, 3=8x, 4=16x)
• distortionType- Distortion algorithm (0-15)
• drive- Drive amount (0-1)
• tone- Tone (0-1)
• hiCut- High Cut frequency (1-20 kHz)
• mix- Wet/dry mix (0-1)
• gainOut- Output Level (-24 to +24 dB)
• bypass- Bypass (0=off, 1=bypassed)