"Contraption input and output level meters in the Patcher."
I've only just turned this on. What a great looking (and useful) feature.
Was just wondering what it means exactly when an input/output turns red - is it when the signal exceeds 0db?
On a related note, I was wondering how AM deals with >0db signals as it never really seems to clip even when the meters are crammed into the red. Does it carry out limiting in it's audio path and if so, does this work between contraptions or just at the 'output' point.
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Was just wondering what it means exactly when an input/output turns red - is it when the signal exceeds 0db?
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Yes, red indicates 0dbfs
AudioMulch uses a floating point representation for samples so there is no clipping for over-loud signals until they are sent to the audio driver, when out of range samples are clipped.
Some elements will clip if you feed them over-range signals -- for example the Shaper contraption, which is a form of distortion, will clip if the input exceeds 0dbfs.
Ross.