[linux-audio-user] Jamin compressor vs LADSPA SC

[Steve Harris]

On Sun, Mar 27, 2005 at 04:05:34 -0800, Iain Duncan wrote:
> >The design should make it pretty easy to add OSC control of all the
> >paramaters, but its not done yet. I think its on the TODO list. I,
> >personally, am not wildly enthusaistic about adding native MIDI control to
> >jamin, but a MIDI->OSC bridge that controls it is OK.
> 
> That sounds good.
> 
> >The compressors are just SC4's, so if that all you need you could use
> >something like AMS + meterbridge (or jack-rack if you dont need the
> >crossover) and use MIDI to control that. AMS makes it easy to bind MIDI
> >CC's to LADSPA controls.
> 
> I am curious as to how to get visual indication of how much gain 
> reduction is going on though. Would AMS + meterbridge suppy that? That 
> does show up in Jamin right? I find it a lot easier to tune a 
> compressors settings if I can see when it's working and by how much. The 
> metering on the waves plugins are very well designed that way. Does the 
> SC4 ladpsa interface allow one access to that data?

Yes, the gain reduction (and metered input level) is exposed via output
control ports. I cant remember if AMS gives you access to them or not,
but it should :)

- Steve