ThermVoltSilicon

Silicon Drive.

A crisp, modern silicon diode overdrive prized for its tight, granular, and highly detailed distortion character. Using Patina DSP's advanced physical modeling, this plugin faithfully captures the fast-responding, sharp clipping of 1N4148 silicon diodes. Unlike the warm, rounded breakup of germanium, ThermVolt Silicon delivers fine-grained, articulate distortion with excellent note definition and clarity.

Key Features

Authentic Silicon Diode Clipping (1N4148-style) — tight, granular distortion with high resolution.
Power Supply Sag & Voltage Control — Switch between 9V and 18V for different sag and headroom behavior.
Temperature Control — Reproduces temperature-dependent diode response.
Inst / Line Switching — Line mode applies a -20 dB analog-style PAD, delivering the characteristic compression and saturation of line-level inputs.
Boost Switch — +20 dB boost (vintage booster emulation).
High-Pass Filter — Tighten the low end.
Tone Control — Classic analog tone shaping.
2x / 4x High-Quality Oversampling
Low CPU usage — highly optimized for smooth performance.

From subtle grit to cutting, defined lead tones — excels on electric guitar as well as synths and keyboards.

System Requirements

macOS: Intel / Apple Silicon (AU / VST3).
Windows 10 / 11 (VST3).

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