Re: [linux-audio-dev] metering, patent avoidance: please disseminate this

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] metering, patent avoidance: please disseminate this
From: Paul Barton-Davis (pbd_AT_Op.Net)
Date: Sun Mar 12 2000 - 21:54:05 EST


>I think you should mention what are those out-of-range values.
>I prefer user defined values, not 32767 and -32768 (say).

They are intended to indicate digitally induced clipping, and as such,
are determined by the bit size of the sample value. yes, I suppose in
theory one could make them configurable but i feel that they would get
confusing: "is that real clipping, or did we just set it to increment
at -2db ?" ...

>Also, one could use an approach which shows the levels the same way
>than xload shows the cpu load meter. That gives plenty of time to
>see what happened at coffee break.

This seems to have the problems of the meter resampling that you
mentioned, but would be even prettier. Ultimately though, this is just
a waveform display, right ?

--p


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