Functions: Primary Controls
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18. Effect Mode
The Effect Mode button selects the effect currently controlled by Flutter and Hiss. All available
effects run simultaneously. See the list below to learn each effect, and their controls.
Effect LED Color Effect Mode Flutter Control Hiss Control
Blue Analog Tape Emulation Wow & Flutter amount (pitch/
amplitude modulation)
Tape hiss amount (noise &
compression amount)
Green Digital Audio Artifacts Downsampling amount Bitcrush amount
Gold Reverberation Reverb amount Reverb time
Purple Highpass/Lowpass Filtering Highpass amount (dry to 12kHz) Lowpass amount (dry to
25Hz)
Did You Know?
If you are a bit lost keeping track of 8 effects controls and want a fresh start,
holding the Shift button and pressing the Reset button will reset Stardust’s controls to default
values. This will set all effects to off!
Learn more about Stardust’s shift combos in the secondary section of the manual.
19. Freeze
The Freeze button and Gate input lock and repeat a small portion of the loop. Freeze is
activated either when the button is released, or when the gate input goes high.
In freerunning clock mode, the frozen audio length is 1% of the loop length, with a minimum
possible length of 62ms.
Freeze Gate Input threshold: 0.4V
17. Hiss
The Hiss knob and CV input adjust the second effect assigned by the FX Mode button.
The effect is off when the knob is fully to the left, and at its maximum amount when fully to the
right. See the Effect Mode section to find a full list of effects that Hiss can control!
Hiss CV Input range: -5V to +5V
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