I'm trying to make a patch that alters an input signal based on dynamics. Trouble is, I'm having trouble with the most basic bit: finding the dynamics.

Is there any simple way to find out the current amplitude of a signal? I'm assuming plugging it straight into an atodb~ is not the way to go, since trying that with a sine wave just gave me readings of -999 and 1 over and over.

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depending on what you are looking for, you might want to use either avg~ or average~ in absolute mode:

measuring the power of a pure sine wave is problematic, even if you know how

instead of measuring it, it will be easier to just calculate the power of a pure

measuring the power of a pure sine wave is problematic, even if you know how
to do it (=like ben told you)

instead of measuring it, it will be easier to just calculate the power of a pure
sinewave.

Thanks a lot Ben! And Roman, the sine wave was actually just an example. Ideally the patch will manipulate more complex signals, but I was trying to test things out with a sine wave.

How to get a volume reading