Amplifier: "Smooth" controller
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:18 pm
I think it would be really helpful to have an ability for Amplifier modules to have a "smooth volume changes" capability. Kind of like the smooth controller in Sound2Ctl, it would have the effect of smoothing out sudden volume changes such as from 255 to 62 or the like.
I am working on a wavetable-style module that uses MultiCtl value maps to control an Amplifier volume for an array of sound generators as you sweep across a single value.
So far the concept is working, but I'm running into clicks whenever the volume changes rapidly.
The workarounds so far are 1) change values slowly, or 2) use a notch or lowpass filter on the resulting signal.
Neither of these are ideal of course as they limit the expressiveness of this style of synth.
Now that I think about the Sound2ctl, I am going to see if I can use that as a way to smooth out the rapid changes that I'm making. I am still going to propose this to be added to Amplifier directly.
I am working on a wavetable-style module that uses MultiCtl value maps to control an Amplifier volume for an array of sound generators as you sweep across a single value.
So far the concept is working, but I'm running into clicks whenever the volume changes rapidly.
The workarounds so far are 1) change values slowly, or 2) use a notch or lowpass filter on the resulting signal.
Neither of these are ideal of course as they limit the expressiveness of this style of synth.
Now that I think about the Sound2ctl, I am going to see if I can use that as a way to smooth out the rapid changes that I'm making. I am still going to propose this to be added to Amplifier directly.