# Block overdrive

> An overdrive you can plug in: its state, a panel that draws the band that reaches the clip and an engine that plays it. Play a loop through it, drag the handle and turn the drive

A shadcn/ui block from the [@audio-ui](https://www.audio-ui.dev/?utm_source=shadcn.exchange) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-overdrive).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-overdrive
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/audio-ui/block-overdrive-light-a7ac14f19b4ad33d.png
- Registry item: https://www.audio-ui.dev/r/new-york-v4/block-overdrive.json
- Listed: 2026-10-17, source last changed 2026-10-17

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://shadcn.exchange/r/audio-ui/block-overdrive.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `@audio-ui/react`
- Registry items: `@audio-ui/overdrive-panel`, `@audio-ui/overdrive-device`, `@audio-ui/overdrive-engine`, `@audio-ui/play-toggle`, `@audio-ui/use-device-loop`, `@audio-ui/use-master-bus`

## Files

### `block-overdrive.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";

import { useState } from "react";
import { PlayToggle } from "@/components/audio-ui/play-toggle";
import { OverdrivePanel } from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/overdrive/panel";
import { useDeviceLoop } from "@/hooks/use-device-loop";
import { useMasterBus } from "@/hooks/use-master-bus";
import {
  type OverdriveState,
  overdriveDevice,
} from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/overdrive/device";
import { createOverdriveEngine } from "@/components/audio-ui/devices/overdrive/engine";

const MASTER_VOLUME = 0.7;

/**
 * An overdrive you can plug in: its state, a panel that draws the band that
 * reaches the clip and an engine that plays it, each its own file and none
 * knowing the others. Play the loop, drag the handle and turn the drive.
 */
export function BlockOverdrive() {
  const [state, setState] = useState<OverdriveState>(() =>
    overdriveDevice.defaults()
  );
  const master = useMasterBus(MASTER_VOLUME);
  const { playing, toggle } = useDeviceLoop({
    create: createOverdriveEngine,
    destination: master,
    state,
  });
  return (
    <div className="rounded-xl h-full w-full min-w-0">
      <OverdrivePanel onValueChange={setState} value={state}>
        <PlayToggle
          label="Play a loop through it"
          onToggle={toggle}
          playing={playing}
        />
      </OverdrivePanel>
    </div>
  );
}
```