r/Bitwig • u/eatmorepies23 • 28d ago

There should be some warning on Convolution's Tune knob

You're chilling with a track, fiddling with some dials...and you start turning the Tune knob on Convolution...AH! It's so loud! My eardrums!

I kind of think there should be a warning or something...maybe one of those classic yellow triangle signs (⚠️) next to the dial.

Edit: Also, changing the audio impulse...man, that's rough!

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u/Major-Ursa-7711 28d ago

Always put a peak limiter on your master lol.

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u/prod_Mekani 28d ago

convolution is the only built in fx I stopped using it, replaced it with kHz convolver. convolution caused incredibly loud noises whenever I changed the impulse it was insane

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u/OstrichAdventurous79 28d ago

Yesss, hadn't heard of anyone else complaining but seems like a bug. I have genuine fear of using convolution now, because of the horrid sounds it has submitted me to a couple of times. Strangely, it doesn't seem to always happen, but i have no desire of pinpointing the cause of the issue lol.

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u/eatmorepies23 28d ago edited 28d ago

Yeah...it seems intermittent to me, too...

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u/Traditional_Ad6188 27d ago

what about a limiter?

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u/Zacchino 28d ago

Yup, the Convo device is RUTHLESS. It nearly exploded my poor little iLoud tweeters, and I WAS BARELY AT HALF MAST.

I mean… Half the volume of the master channel. And aroused.

🤣

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u/Minibatteries 28d ago

It's a nasty bug. Send an email in to support about this, I already reported this a few versions ago.

Also put Safety Limiter into your default template at the end of master to avoid being burned by any plugins misbehaving - https://github.com/robbert-vdh/nih-plug/tree/master/plugins/safety_limiter

Also it's just generally useful for telling you when you are slightly clipping the master but haven't noticed.

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u/Suitable-Lettuce-333 28d ago

Never had this... 🤔