Re: clipping indicator

Udo van den Heuvel <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.jamin.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Steve Harris wrote:

>>> The internal path is all floating point so it won't clip, clipping only
>>> happens when it leaves jack and goes into the soundcard.
>> So the only meter I have to watch besides the input level is the meters
>> for the limiter (before and after) and I will be OK?
> 
> Yes... sortof. It won't clip, but as Daniel pointed out, if you push too
> hard against the compressors or limiter it will not sound good. Unless
> you like that sort of thing.

About the limiter/compressor: a line that shows the peak
limiting/compression applied with the current settings would be useful
(a visual sign to perhaps back it off a notch)

> Summary: Use your ears :)

Yes, of course, but when I hear something strange I want to know where
it comes from, what part of the setup I did wrong.



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