limit()
limit(input, threshold)
Category
Envelope / Control
Description
Hard limiter. It clamps a signal to a positive and negative threshold; useful as a safety stage or crude waveshaper.
Transfer curve
Example: limit(sin(x*2*pi()*440/44100),0.85)
Arguments
- input: audio/control signal to process
- threshold: positive clipping or limiting level
Typical Values
Use moderate values first, then increase modulation depth while listening for clipping, aliasing, or excessive filter resonance.
Example
limit(1.4*sin(X), 0.8)
Notes
For pitched oscillator functions, X already contains the current MIDI note pitch and transpose information. Prefer saw(X), sin(X), or pwm(X, 0.4) unless you intentionally want an octave or ratio shift such as 0.5*X or 2*X.