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RE: making a limiter

Date1998-07-31 00:04
FromDavid Boothe
SubjectRE: making a limiter
Try dam. New in v3.47.

David M. Boothe, Audio Director 
Lyrick Studios, Dallas, TX


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Peter.M.Traub@Dartmouth.EDU [SMTP:Peter.M.Traub@Dartmouth.EDU]
> Sent:	July 30, 1998 17:17
> To:	csound@maths.ex.ac.uk
> Subject:	making a limiter
> 
> hi there, 
> 
> the piece i'm composing is based on feedback between the mic and
> Csound. Therefore, the levels get completely blown within a short
> amount of time. How can I write a simple limiter that takes the
> output, checks its amplitude, and if too high, squashes it down to an
> acceptable range. I've tried some stuff with loops and gotos but they
> don't seem to allow one to deal with audio rate vars. Any suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 
>