level & clip question

[Nubeat7]

do i need a level clip only on an output of a fx plugin or should i put a clip after the input and after every fx as well?

i mean, does the internal stream manipulating also works correct when the values are more then 1/-1?

[tester]

Generally - you need only normalized input/output. Inside your project - many stock elements (as long as you don't reach infinities like 1/0) and all basic prims - will pass through whatever ranges you have. But keep in mind, that many custom code elements are optimized or designed to work in normalized ranges only.

When selecting streamy element, just check what values it will handle and in what way. I like stock oscillators for example, because I don't need to care about phase format; whatever value I give - it circulates always inside (0-1) range (also negative freqs are accepted; as far I remember you just get inverted phase). Plus - if using mono4 elements - sometimes you need to feed all 4 inputs, to get any output (if one input receives error value, then whole element will stop; can happen with filters).

[Nubeat7]

thanks for the detailed answer tester!

[tester]

...just remember to have sound prim (ds/asio) "on" when testing blue modules.
Yes - I know, silly reminder, but sometimes I forget too.