The idea is that a normal control knob (Using Vector, SVG or a regular image) can be connected up to the standard Level Adj module, but the control will behave like a regular dB volume control, and will show the equivalent dB gain in a text entry module.
The GUI value conversion.
The neatest and simplest way to do this uses third party modules. Elena Novaretti has a dB to Volts converter in her module pack, which do the job very nicely.
All we need to do is set the Patch Memory Float3’s Min and Max values to some useful levels such as -40 to + 3, which then gives you a gain range between -40 and +3 dB. I have also used the Name plug set to “dB Gain” to use for the control’s title display module
The only GUI conversion needed is the float to text module for the readout. This is already scaled for our needs.
