[linux-audio-user] jamin: lookahead_limiter_const_1906.so ?

[Jan Depner]

Hi, Jack.  You still up too?  I wanted to point out that we strongly
advise not whipping that limiter release slider around while you're
doing recording ;-)  It makes for some weird sounds.

Jan


On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 00:31, Jack O'Quin wrote:
> Malcolm Baldridge <linux-audio at paypc.com> writes:
> 
> > Hrm, is this a Jamin-specific plugin, or something that can be wired
> > into ALSA or JACK?  I have an application which could benefit from
> > some AGC-like functionality, and in my case, turn-around latency
> > isn't really a concern.  [I can drive a pipeline as long as I want,
> > so long as I never lose data.]
> 
> The lookahead_limiter_1435 is a standard part of the swh-plugins
> package and works with any LADSPA host.  Its latency varies depending
> on the value of the release parameter.  
> 
> The new lookahead_limiter_const_1906 is basically the same limiter,
> but with constant latency.  I don't think Steve has included this one
> in an swh-plugins release yet.  Hence the message everyone gets when
> starting JAMin.  JAMin wants the constant-latency version so it can
> set JACK output port latencies reliably.  It's messy when the latency
> changes while playing due to GUI changes.
> 
> AFAICT, either of these plugins should work (where available) with
> ardour, jack-rack or any other LADSPA host.
> -- 
>   joq