From d72bd56fe77ae7ba8284eb19a0a3f0f7e282872c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbert van der Helm Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 18:21:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Change the limiter recommendation on Diopser And explain what can happen and why when you start sweeping parameters around. --- plugins/diopser/README.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/plugins/diopser/README.md b/plugins/diopser/README.md index ac139b30..e106b773 100644 --- a/plugins/diopser/README.md +++ b/plugins/diopser/README.md @@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ without affecting its spectral content. This effect can be used to emphasize transients and other parts of a sound that in a way that isn't possible with regular equalizers or dynamics processors, especially when applied to low pitched or wide band sounds. More extreme settings will make everything sound -like a cartoon laser beam, or a psytrance kickdrum. If you are experimenting -with those kinds of settings, then you may want to consider temporarily placing -a peak limiter after the plugin in case loud resonances start building up. Or -maybe you'll want to check out [Safety Limiter](../safety_limiter), which is -made for this exact purpose. +like a cartoon laser beam, or a psytrance kickdrum. + +Because this plugin lets you crank every parameter up to 11, you may want to +avoid rapidly sweeping the frequency parameter down all the way to 5 Hertz when +you have many filter stages enabled. Because of the way these filters work, this +may cause comparatively loud resonances in the 0-15 Hertz range. In that case +you may want to use a peak limiter after this plugin until you understand how it +reacts to different changes, or maybe you'll want to check out [Safety +Limiter](../safety_limiter), which is made for this exact purpose. This is a port from https://github.com/robbert-vdh/diopser with more features and much better performance.