diff --git a/FaustEffect.dsp b/FaustEffect.dsp
index 070b3fc..02b0359 100644
--- a/FaustEffect.dsp
+++ b/FaustEffect.dsp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import("aanl.lib");
 import("maths.lib");
 import("basics.lib");
 
-process = driver : wrapper : aa.hardclip2 : trimmer;
+process = driver : wrapper : softclip : aa.hardclip2 : trimmer;
 
 driver(x) = x * drive * squeeze;
 trimmer(x) = x * (1 / squeeze);
@@ -17,4 +17,14 @@ squeeze = db2linear(nentry("squeeze", 0, 0, 1, 0.01) * 20) : si.smoo;
 slider_raw = nentry("clipping", 0, 0, 1, 0.01);
 slider = (.85*slider_raw)+0.15;
 fadeamt = min(20*slider_raw, 1);
-clipamt = max(ma.EPSILON, (slider^2)*20);
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+clipamt = max(ma.EPSILON, (slider^2)*20);
+
+softclip = softclipamt, _ : softclip_maths ; 
+softclip_maths( a1, x ) = min( a0 , atan((a0 - a1)/a2 ) * a2 + a1 ) * a3
+  with{
+    a0 = abs(x);
+    a2 = (1-a1) * 2/ma.PI ;
+    a3 = ma.signum(x) ;
+  };
+
+softclipamt = db2linear(nentry("softclip", 0, 0, 1, 0.01) * -3) : si.smoo;
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