Re: [Qtractor-devel] Inserts and synth plugins

[Holger M. <ho...@ma...>]

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

> On Thu, 2014-08-14 at 21:39 +0200, Holger Marzen wrote:
> > I use the limiter as the first plugin as a "gain knob". It never has
> > something to limit. It's there "just to be sure".
> 
> Many people unfortunately use limiters and all kinds of dynamic effects
> in combination with automation, so IMO a lot of fineness gets lost.
> 
> Gain indeed could be an issue. Since I want an EQ for each channel and
> fil-plugins, Fons' parametric EQ is ok, I use it, not only for filtering
> frequencies, but also to control gain. The EQ does provide gain control,
> even when the filters are bypassed.

I ended up with Calf Limiter as a gain tool because it offers a VU
meter, too. So it's easy to see if linuxsampler is too loud and would
cause some distortion in the following plugins. Setting linuxsampler's
volume wasn't reliable in my setup. Sometimes it forgot its settings. So
I keep linuxsampler at 100% and damp it with Calf Limiter.

A simple amp with a VU-meter or an overdrive indicator would do the job
as well but I haven't found one yet.