Advanced

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Pick a node in the signal chain above to see its visualization and controls.

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Filtered to a shared tone.

DSP

Preset Switching

Lets the preset you just left keep ringing out over the new one. Its input fades away, and its delay and reverb state is kept for the selected number of bars before fading out. Bars are counted at the current tempo, and each preset still ringing costs CPU. Switching again may end an older tail sooner.

Advanced DSP Level Targets

Target level when auto levelling signal chain elements.
dBFS
The level the Output Limiter holds the mix under.
Catches peaks at the very end of the chain, at the ceiling above. Applies to the whole output, not to any one preset.
Automatically correct NAM input level using model metadata and the interface calibration level below. Applied only to the first NAM effect/amp in the signal chain.
dBu
Reference level of your audio interface (12 dBu = typical prosumer, 18 dBu = professional).

Tone3000

Tone3000 API

Fetch Tone 3000 results via the Soundshed API.
Connection mode: Direct Tone3000 API
API health: not checked.

Library

Export Presets & Blends

.soundshed-library.zip
Exports all presets and blends, plus IR/NAM files from the library based on the selected scope.

Software Updates

Current Version

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App Updates

Automatically checks if a new version of Soundshed Guitar is available.

UI

Layout

Auto adapts the interface to the available window size. Choose Compact or Full only to override it.

DSP Performance

Diagnostics

Signal levels, headroom, and clipping are reported continuously for chain input/output and nodes. DSP Load figure is for single audio-thread (typically 1 core), not your entire CPU.
DSP Load: 0.0%
Peak Load: 0.0%
I/O Latency: —

NAM Processing Quality

Min Max
Adjust quality while watching DSP Load and Peak Load above. Lower quality reduces CPU use.
Renders NAM models at a multiple of their native rate to reduce aliasing on high-gain models. Each step roughly multiplies NAM CPU cost, and applies to every NAM node in every preset.
Anti-alias filter for the NAM resampler. Minimum Phase is the low-latency real-time default; the linear options are phase-linear but add latency. This also applies when oversampling is Off if your sample rate differs from the model's native rate.

Signal Diagnostics Enabled

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Input RMS: —
Input Headroom: —
Input Clipping: —
Output Peak: —
Output RMS: —
Output Headroom: —
Output Clipping: —

Per-Node Diagnostics

Preset Designed Peak Input: —
Current Raw Input Peak (10s hold): —

Help

Signal Path

Click a node to edit its parameters, drag it to reorder the chain. A bypassed node is dimmed and outlined but stays in the preset and is saved with it; deleting is what takes it out. The handle under the chain switches between the full and icon-only views — drag it, or double-click for full.

Presets and Scenes

Scenes are variations stored inside one preset, so switching between them does not reload the preset. Add to Mixer runs two or more presets at once and opens a Mix tab in the signal path; saving from that tab stores the combination as a Multi-Rig preset, listed under the library's Multi-Rig tab.

Jam

Backing tracks search YouTube and play in a floating window that stays open across the rest of the app. Riff captures are written as measure-aligned DI WAV takes, with the tempo, time signature, beat pattern and preset context stored alongside the audio.

Library and Sharing

Tone3000 results come through the Soundshed API by default; browsing your own favourites needs your own Tone3000 key, set under Settings. Published presets are Creative Commons CC0 and go through approval before Share appears on the card.

Performance and Diagnostics

DSP Load measures the single audio thread against its block deadline, not the whole CPU, so it can sit near 100% while the machine reports a low overall load. In the per-node readouts a blank figure means the node did not run in the last block — bypassed, or fed no signal — rather than a measured zero.

More Guides

Full walkthroughs and release notes are at guitar.soundshed.com.