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Calf Saturator

by Calf Studio Gear

Isolated

Runs, in a separate process. The deciding reason says why it is not in-process.

Facts

What was tested.

URI
http://calf.sourceforge.net/plugins/Saturator
Vendor
Calf Studio Gear
Format
LV2
Declared class
Distortion Plugin
Package tested
lv2-calf-plugins-0:0.90.9-3.fc44.x86_64
Run
2026-10-26, 96000 Hz, 256-frame quantum
Inputs and outputs
2 in, 2 out, MIDI in
Latency class
zero
Latency added by hosting
1 quantum, 2.7 ms
CPU, 95th percentile
0.25 % of one core

Measurements

Every reason, by dimension.

  • StabilityPassed

    Ran the full lifecycle and the show-length soak (10800 s) without a fault.

    hosting.stability.soaked

  • Real-time safetyPassed

    No allocation, lock or system call in the audio callback over 512 blocks.

    hosting.rt-safety.clean-under-sweep

  • Host featuresCautionDeciding

    Has a MIDI input; the console feeds it no events.

    hosting.features.midi-in-fed-empty

  • CPU costPassed

    CPU cost 0.25 % of a core at the 95th percentile (limit 5 %).

    hosting.cost.within-ceiling

  • LatencyPassed

    Reported latency matches the measured latency.

    hosting.latency.resolved

  • Inputs and outputsPassed

    2 audio input(s), 2 output(s): fits a channel strip.

    hosting.topology.matched

This entry is for lv2-calf-plugins-0:0.90.9-3.fc44, measured on 2026-10-26. If you maintain this plugin and something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.

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