Hm... I'm not sure I understand the danger.
Isn't this: [noise~] | [*~ 999999] | [dac~]
an implicit version of: [noise~] | [*~ 999999] | [clip~ -1 1] | [dac~]
?
Doesn't the signal generated by either of these create the greatest perceived volume-- something approaching a bunch of square waves at maximum amplitude at every frequency? If so you couldn't one just make sure that this output doesn't hurt one's ears with the headphones on?
-Jonathan
To: Stephen Lavelle analytic@gmail.com
Cc: pd-list@iem.at Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [PD] making puredata headphone-safe
That's the danger of low level manipulation :D
[adc~] | [* 1000] | [dac~]
not the best idea :)
Put the volume low always, and be extremely careful. OR: compressor? peak limiter? (after the headphones...) Because if you are suggesting "to be code careful" that might mess up all the fun.
Best, Pedro
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Stephen Lavelle analytic@gmail.com wrote:
I've managed to hurt my ears twice over the past two days when using PD w/ headphones. Even at lowest system volumes, it seems that Terrible Things can happen. Are there any precautions that I can take to make it feel less like I'm taking my life into my hands when I have to use headphones?
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