KarmaFX Forum

I realise that modular synths have the potential to create feedback - so i wanted to test it out.

I wired a simple synth into an svf filter, then wired that into a distortion unit - then i wired the distortion back into the svf filter....finally i wired the distortion to the output....

SSCKKKKERREEEKKKSKASADSKASKDKASK!!!!!*pc dies*

yea so there was a brief period of screaming (about half a second) and then my pc just shut down....

so the moral is - dont make feedback loops, specially not with distortion.

Also maybe a warning dialogue might be good (but with an option to turn the dialogues off if you want).

I'm planning to catch infinite loops and warn about them before hooking up the wiring...but of course it shouldn't crash !.

- KarmaFX

I use feedback loops quite a lot in my patches, actually. You've just got to be careful with the volume faders (or use a compressor). I've nearly blown my ears to hell, but it's never crashed because feedback, I must say.

Warnings wouldn't be a bad idea though, as long as you could disable them.

yea i think it was just a random anomaly, i doubt if i did it again it would do the same - but introducing distortion inside a feedback loop is probably the worst module to add..... it was fun tho and it hurt ears like hell