Re: [Zynaddsubfx-user] system fx: did they ever work correctly?

[Abrolag <ab...@us...>]

On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:29:14 -0400
Mark McCurry <mar...@gm...> wrote:

> Sorry for the reply delay.
> 
> >why not use decibels as units directly in the UI and in the
> >MIDI conversion, making it easier for the user to have precise control
> >over the results?
> This is one of those things that is going to get implemented in
> experimental.
> Ideas have been tossed back and forth about how to do this, but I am fairly
> sure progress has/will be made.
> To be a bit more explicit, in order to give the user more direct access to
> the internal values (rather than the [0,127] values), there needs to be a
> good bit of code renovations.
> This is because the backend of the code and the frontend can only
> communicate with char ([0,127]) values at this time.
> Experimental has been a bit slow at actually getting things done because I
> think it is better to stay in the design phase for a while if it means that
> the resulting system will be better.
> 
> 
> >I find that -30dB isn't enough dynamic range, especially when I'm
> >adding reverb to a part.
> Well, with system effects you do have both the input volume control (ie
> sendTo) and the controls for the individual effect, so the actual range
> should be greater than that.
> 
> --Mark McCurry

I like the idea of this. My only concern here is how it may effect
existing saved voice patches. It doesn't sound like it will - which is
good.

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk