Download Performance-Oriented Wave Digital Circuit Emulation
Wave Digital Filters are a circuit-modeling paradigm well-suited for reusable software implementation, but existing software implementations often incur significant overhead due to run-time abstractions and data layout constraints. This paper presents a performance-oriented toolchain for implementing Wave Digital circuit models based on static code generation. The toolchain consists of a declarative circuit description language, a compiler that generates circuit simulation code with minimal persistent state and no run-time abstraction, and a minimal runtime library implementing specialized circuit components as Wave Digital Filters. Performance measurements across several test circuits demonstrate that the generated models consistently outperform existing implementations, and achieve near-ideal performance relative to a theoretical execution bound.
Download Explicit Wave Digital Model of the Fulltone OCD Pedal Based on Canonical Piecewise-Linear Functions
Virtual Analog (VA) modeling aims at digitally emulating analog audio equipment while preserving its characteristic nonlinear behavior and musical expressiveness. In the context of guitar effects, overdrive pedals represent a cornerstone of many signal chains, as they strongly contribute to the perceived dynamics, articulation, and timbral identity of the instrument. Among these, the Fulltone OCD overdrive is considered a standard in both studio and live environments, being widely adopted across rock and metal genres. In this article, we present an explicit Wave Digital (WD) model of the Fulltone OCD (v2) pedal. By exploiting the circuit topology, the MOSFETs and the germanium diode composing the asymmetric clipping stage are grouped into a single equivalent nonlinear element, enabling an explicit WD realization that avoids costly iterative solvers. The resulting nonlinear characteristic is approximated by means of a Canonical Piecewise-Linear (CPWL) function, yielding a compact and efficient explicit model suitable for real-time implementation. The proposed model is validated against reference simulations and implemented both in MATLAB and as a real-time audio plug-in using the JUCE framework.