[PD] fader gain

[Tim Blechmann]

hi derek,

On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 23:51 +0100, Derek Holzer wrote:
> I've been using the following to control the output volume of a channel 
> from my MIDI faders:
> 
> [ctlin 7 1]   (in from faderbox)
> |
> [* 0.787402]   (scale 0-127 to 0-100)
> |
> [dbtorms]
> |
> [pack 0 50]
> |
> [*~]   (multiplied by sound from channel)
> 
> 
> I know that this is the "mathematically" correct way to do decibels to 
> RMS, but it doesn't sound right. The bottom 2/3rds of the slider are 
> almost silent, then the sound comes in very loud at the top. What other 
> kind of setup are people using to control gain?

well, i guess, this is mathematically correct, if complete silence would
start at db ;)
i usually scale the midi range 1 to 127 from the lowest audible sound to
the loudest i want to produce, which works pretty good for my ears,
except the fact, that 7 bit are just too little for an accurate volume
control (at least for my ears).

cheers .. tim

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