TREMOLO

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Controls

• Rate0.1 to 20 Hz — Speed of the LFO (when Tempo Sync is Off).
• Depth0 to 100% — Modulation amount; the gain dips from full level down to 1 − Depth, so 100% goes fully silent at the trough without flipping polarity.
• Mix0 to 100% — Blend between dry and modulated signal.
• ShapeSine / Triangle / Square / Saw Up / Saw Down — LFO waveform: Sine, Triangle, Square (edges softened to avoid clicks), Saw Up or Saw Down.
• Tempo SyncOff / 1/1 / 1/2 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/16 / 1/32 / 1/4T / 1/8T / 1/16T / 1/4D / 1/8D — Locks the LFO to the host tempo at the chosen note value (straight, triplet or dotted) and to the beat grid while playing; Off uses Rate.
• Stereo Phase0 to 180 deg — Offsets the right channel's LFO; 180 degrees turns the tremolo into an auto-pan.
• ModeClassic / Harmonic — Classic modulates the whole signal; Harmonic splits it at about 800 Hz and moves lows and highs in opposite phase, like a vintage harmonic tremolo.

Best uses

• Vintage amp tremolo on guitars
• Pulsing pads and keys
• Rhythmic movement on sustained notes
• Choppy effects at high rates

Properties

Input → gain of 1 − Depth × (0.5 − 0.5 × sine LFO), always between 0 and 1 → Dry/Wet Mix → Output. Same modulation on both channels; zero latency.

Formats

• JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
• GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
• VST3VST3 for any DAW
• CLAPCLAP for any DAW

Factory presets

Vintage Amp Trem · Surf Guitar · Slow Pulse Pad · Subtle Keys Shimmer · Choppy Fast Trem · Harmonic Trem · Surf Trem · Synced Chop · Slow Pan · Synced Auto-Pan · Saw Pump Eighths · Triplet Pulse · Wide Harmonic Swirl

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