MotherFuzzer

MotherFuzzer is a VCV Rack plugin module that applies a rich, musical fuzz/distortion effect to audio signals. It provides intuitive controls for drive, tone, and output level, plus CV inputs for modulation.

Features

• Drive: 1×–100× soft clipping drive
• Tone: simple low-pass filter with mix between filtered/unfiltered signal
• Volume: output level compensation
• CV inputs for Drive, Tone, and Volume
• Clip indicator LED

Module Layout

• Drive knob + CV input
• Tone knob + CV input
• Volume knob + CV input
• Audio In / Audio Out
• Clip LED shows when the signal is heavily driven

Building

Prerequisites

• VCV Rack SDK (matching your Rack version)
• A C++ compiler (e.g., GCC/Clang on Linux/macOS or MSVC on Windows)
• make

Build steps

1. Clone or download the plugin source.
2. Ensure RACK_DIR points to your Rack SDK root (default is two levels up from this repo).
3. Run:

make

This will build bin/ and create the plugin bundle for Rack.

Packaging

To create a distributable ZIP package:

make dist

The resulting zip will include the compiled plugin, plugin.json, and any additional resources.

Usage

• Insert MotherFuzzer into a rack.
• Patch audio into the input and take the output to your mixer or effects chain.
• Use the Drive control to dial in distortion and the Tone control to shape brightness.
• Use CV inputs to modulate drive, tone, or volume in real time.

License

This plugin is marked as proprietary in plugin.json.

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Happy patching! 🎛️