On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Mario Mey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Now, I am checking volumes of my looper patch. I had to raise [*~ 4] the > volume of the mic, to get a razonable volume, compared to a song file, for > example. But, using this looper patch, I make beatbox. So, kicks and snares > from my mouth get in the mic. And, using a visual array to test it, I > realize that the kicks and snares are so much higher volume than the vocals. > > The patch has FXs with feedbacks, so, they can make signal > 1. So, at the > end of the patch, there's [expr tanh($v1)] to to avoid that... tanh() is > simpler than a a compressor, but it loose some sounds (I think). Or I > should trust in tanh()? > > Multiple choice: > 1- Use tanh() in the input, after adc~ and before dac~. > This will cause distortion and change the shapes of your waveforms, and introduce extra harmonics. It may be an interesting effect, but it will change the sound of your beatboxing. > 2- Use a compressor patch in the input, after adc~ (and tanh() before dac~) > This would be the preferred method. > 3- Use a compressor at the end of the patch, before dac~ > If you have multiple instruments or voices in the output, you'll be decreasing the volume globally and throwing off your mix. > 4- Stay as it is now... > > Also, I can't spend more CPU process... > Then, you haven't picked the right computer for your composition :) Really, I don't think compression should be a cpu-expensive process. Plus, you have only one mic, right? > > What do you recommend me to use? > > Thanks. > >
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