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Linear or Audio taper

Why is halfway on the pedal not always half the gain?

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Linear or Audio taper

Why is halfway on the pedal not always half the gain?

0.50
Pedal position → amplitude multiplier00.5100.51Pedal position (0–1)
Pedal position → amplitude multiplier
LinearAudio taper: position²
Pedal position
50%
Amplitude multiplier
0.250×
Level change
-12.04 dB

Volume before delay / reverb lowers new notes while allowing tails to continue. After ambience, volume also lowers tails that are already playing.

The position² curve follows the Volume mapping described in the guide. It is not the curve of every hardware pedal and does not change an interface knob.

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Matches the Volume mapping described in the guide, not every hardware potentiometer or expression curve. It does not control interface volume.

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