Here's a list of issues I found while checking the units of values in device controls. Most issues are equivalent values whose units are expressed as a percentage in some devices but as time/frequency/volume in others:
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Time values that could be expressed in milliseconds or seconds as appropiate, currently as percentages: Chorus "Delay", Flanger "Delay", Helmholtz "Decay". Example: Stereo Delay "Delay" is currently shown in milliseconds.
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Frequency values that could be expressed in Hz, currently as percentages: Chorus "Speed", Flanger "Speed", Stereo Detune "Tune", Phaser "Speed", "Min Frequency" and "Max Frequency", Reverb "Damp", Rasselbock "Scratch: Tone". Example: Pulsar Delay "LFO Speed" is currently shown in Hz.
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Pitch values that could be expressed in cents, currently as percentages: Pitch Delay "Pitch", Rasselbock "Stutter: Pitch". Example: Helmholtz "Pitch" is currently shown in cents.
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Volume values that could be expressed in dB, currently as percentages: Pulsar Delay "Dry" and "Wet". Example: Rasselbock "Level" is currently shown in dB.
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Tooltips that could read "Wet/Dry", currently reading "Mix": Pitch Delay "Level", Reverb "Level", Slope "Mix", Exciter "Dry/Wet", Helmholtz "Dry/Wet", Autofilter "Dry/Wet". Example: Delay "Level" or Bitcrusher "Level" tooltips currently read "Dry/Wet".
*Note: In my opinion, all controls that express a ratio of dry to wet signal should be labelled "Dry/Wet". Some are labelled "Mix", some "Dry/Wet" and some are labelled "Level", which is confusing.
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Note: Helmholtz "Dry/Wet" value is a number between 0.00 and 1.00. Should be a percentage.
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Suggestion to show Note values on the Helmholtz by note name (as notes on a note region or piano roll are), not by note MIDI number.
Comments (6)
Damn! That's some massive work right there.
Thank you and sorry about the mistakes. I don't know enough about the details of the implementation. For example, I thought that "Damp" on the Reverb was implemented as a filter (at least it sounds like a low-pass filter), therefore having a cut-off frequency that could be shown in Hz.
ha, next NEXT update
One small comment on this: On the Pitch Delay pedal, the Pitch parameter is expressed as an unipolar percentage (0% at minimum, 100% at maximum). But it actually is a bipolar parameter, with original pitch at centre (marked as 50%).
And, while you are at it, it would be great if this value would be changed to cents, just like the pitch knob of the Machiniste. I don't know why this one was left out of the update.
Normalization of all value ranges will be covered by the upcoming audio engine.
All existing ranges will be revisited.