Limit gain reduction of a-expander to 160 dB in order to ...

improve release behavior.

This slows down the release after events like single snare hits as, the gain
reduction only releases to 160 dB rather than to inf.

diff --git a/libs/plugins/a-exp.lv2/a-exp.c b/libs/plugins/a-exp.lv2/a-exp.c
index d3a29a689c4972aba4a6c12260dbbe93fdc77761..0b11f2ae489107e3d07cd6ac86f89677c10cb23c 100644 (file)
--- a/libs/plugins/a-exp.lv2/a-exp.c
+++ b/libs/plugins/a-exp.lv2/a-exp.c
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ run_mono(LV2_Handle instance, uint32_t n_samples)
 
                current_gainr = Lxg - Lyg;
 
+               if (current_gainr > 160.f) {
+                       current_gainr = 160.f;
+               }
+
                if (current_gainr > old_gainr) {
                        current_gainr = release_coeff*old_gainr + (1.f-release_coeff)*current_gainr;
                } else if (current_gainr < old_gainr) {
@@ -541,6 +545,10 @@ run_stereo(LV2_Handle instance, uint32_t n_samples)
 
                current_gainr = Lxg - Lyg;
 
+               if (current_gainr > 160.f) {
+                       current_gainr = 160.f;
+               }
+
                if (current_gainr > old_gainr) {
                        current_gainr = release_coeff*old_gainr + (1.f-release_coeff)*current_gainr;
                } else if (current_gainr < old_gainr) {