panaman Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 i wish the s/pdif out could be anywhere in the chain, kind of like the fx send loop, but without taking up any effect slot. any1 else think this could be useful and worth a feature request? seems to me it shouldnt make much of a difference to the dsp where in the chain it is taken from, since it can already be at the beginning or end. i could be wrong though. the benefits are mainly for the reampers, but also for checking out the waveform before and after each stage in the chain, to see where that clipping really occurs. others could probably argue the same should go for the usb audio too, and why not? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I think this would be a good idea, especially for the use you mention about checking clipping. Always good to have more features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulJam Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 If you want to check out the waveform you could just temporarily disable/remove all effects blocks that come after the point you want to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It is a good idea, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinDorr Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 No matter what you use to measure, be aware that you get soft compression and mild, non-digital sounding distortion from all preamps and half a dozen effecst I measured way before you hit clipping levels. My recommendation is to stay away from any peaks exceeding -12dBFs or analog equivalents. Impact at -9dBFS peaks is measurable, but probably not easily detected by ear. Obviously if you want a little soft compression, go for it and push your peaks higher ... Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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