dsp::IIR::Filter::processSample() - stereo problem

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Hello,
I have problem with dsp::IIR::Filter::processSample() depend on channel change order in processBlock(). When I iterate through channels for each sample it’s OK. But when I iterate through all samples for each channel then I get unpleasent sound for right channel. Please see my code below.

I mean that, when I have code like that:

for (int channel = 0; channel < numOfMainInputChannels; ++channel)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < buffer.getNumSamples(); ++i)
    {
        float sample = getBusBuffer(buffer, true, _busIndex).getSample(channel, i);
        filteredSample = myLowCutFilter.processSample(sample);

        buffer.getWritePointer(channel)[i] =  filteredSample;
    }
}
lowCutFilter.snapToZero();

It generates some artefacted, unpleasent sound on right channel. But left channel sounds OK.

But when I change my code like that:

for (int i = 0; i < buffer.getNumSamples(); ++i)
{
    for (int channel = 0; channel < numOfMainInputChannels; ++channel)
    {
        float sample = getBusBuffer(buffer, true, _busIndex).getSample(channel, i);
        filteredSample = myLowCutFilter.processSample(sample);

        buffer.getWritePointer(channel)[i] =  filteredSample;
    }
}
lowCutFilter.snapToZero();

Then everything works great for both channels.
Why is that? Is it regular behaviour? Or I do something wrong?

For any help thanks in advance.
Best regards

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You need separate filter instances for each channel. (So, for stereo you need 2 filter objects and so on.)

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