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Question: I have this JSFX plugin i coded, whenever I'm bypass and enable while audio is playing, it sometimes spikes the output that I have to stop playback and play again for it to get to normal level because Im doing some reset @block with playstae. and i also have ext_noinit set to 1. how do i fix this bypass/enable spike while audio is playing?
Asked by spiking (197.251.240.x) on December 9 2025, 9:50pm
Reply on December 10 2025, 2:10am:

hmm the spikes are probably from the discontinuity in signal? what's the plug-in doing that causes that?

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Posted by Spiking (197.251.240.x) on December 10 2025, 8:16am:
It's an upward expander, so it increases gain to make track more dynamic. That variable that tracks how much gain to add spike up during bypass/enable but because I'm resetting it at the @block with playstate, stopping playback and playing again eliminate the spike, but I wish it never happens in the first place. Is there not a builtin variable that can know when a plugin is coming from bypass so I can use it to track and clear that variable and buffers?
Posted by Justin on December 10 2025, 2:32pm:
not really, but it sounds like the spike is due to the quickly going from a quiet signal (pre-bypass) to a loud signal, and the attack time of the processor is still expanding? maybe need a limiter on the output of it?
Posted by Spiking (197.251.240.x) on December 10 2025, 3:33pm:
Okay. Then it's either I leave it as it is, or add a brickwall limiter to the output. Thanks.

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