---
title: tanh~

description: signal hyperbolic tangent function

categories:
 - object

pdcategory: cyclone, Signal Math

arguments: (none)

inlets:
  1st:
  - type: signal
    description: input to hyperbolic tangent function

outlets:
  1st:
  - type: signal
    description: output of hyperbolic tangent function

draft: true
---

[tanh~] calculates the hyperbolic tangent function of input sample. It is also useful for waveshaping, where it simulates analog distortion.
