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anthonyalfimov / Stable-Delay

AU, VST3. A WIP delay/chorus/flanger plugin
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Consider: Add delay line saturation indication #35

Open anthonyalfimov opened 3 years ago

anthonyalfimov commented 3 years ago

It would be handy to have some visual indication of how much the delay line saturation stage is being driven. E.g., an "LED" UI element that lights up more as you drive the delay line harder.

Perhaps, the FX Type label itself could light up?

anthonyalfimov commented 3 years ago

With #39, FX Type label shouldn't be used for delay line drive as well. Perhaps, the text "Delay Line Drive" could be placed at the bottom of the FX Panel (where the build date currently is). The text itself could light up (+glow?) proportionally to the amount of drive - using same colours as the saturation indication on the meters #37.

anthonyalfimov commented 3 years ago

If output soft clipping is placed before the output gain stage (#28), the input meter can display the saturation amount due to driving the signal into the delay line saturator and the output soft clipper.

The only case of saturation not covered by the input meter in this case is runaway feedback. This might not justify an extra saturation indicator.