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General Audio / Transform Your Outreach Strategy with Ready Mailing Team’s Australia Business Em
Last post by australiaemaillists -
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Other Lossy Codecs / Re: ADC (Adaptive Differential Coding) My Experimental Lossy Audio Codec
Last post by Nania Francesco -
I thank everyone for the tests (except for someone who doesn't deserve respect for the ridiculous comments he makes). For the -b26 option it makes no sense as at minimum it is set to 128 kbps but being an 8 khz sound which is already terrible in quality. I respect the choice of tests which is considerably reductive. In my tests on "Sopranino Recorder Concerto, RV 443_ Allegro" by Vivaldi test file for example with EAQUAL - Evaluation of Audio Quality ( https://github.com/spxnn/eaqual - https://www.rarewares.org/files/others/eaqual.zip ),

mp3 192 kbps  results:
Resulting ODG:  -0.16
Resulting DIX:   2.32
BandwidthRef    17511.4298
BandwidthTest   15909.6910
NMR                 -15.6350
WinModDiff1     5.0334
ADB                   -0.8332
EHS                   0.2262
AvgModDiff1     5.1856
AvgModDiff2     9.0777
NoiseLoud         0.0853
MFPD                  1.0000
RDF             0.0041

while with ADC always at 192 kbps I get this:
Resulting ODG:  -3.05
Resulting DIX:  -1.26
BandwidthRef    11930.2636
BandwidthTest   11913.7601
NMR                  -2.9485
WinModDiff1     12.0720
ADB                  1.8283
EHS                    0.2967
AvgModDiff1     10.4023
AvgModDiff2     26.8317
NoiseLoud        0.3622
MFPD               1.0000
RDF                  0.7832

There is certainly a gap with the management of CBR/ABR. But ADC with the options -tx -q12  I get for example:
Resulting ODG:  -0.88
Resulting DIX:   1.03
BandwidthRef    14253.3514
BandwidthTest   14252.6861
NMR             -13.1225
WinModDiff1     4.6411
ADB             1.3101
EHS             0.2593
AvgModDiff1     3.6089
AvgModDiff2     8.0902
NoiseLoud       0.1116
MFPD            1.0000
RDF             0.0512


ODG (Objective Difference Grade): Measures perceived fidelity, where scores range from 0 (perfect fidelity) to lower negative values indicating increased perceptible quality degradation. A higher (closer to zero) ODG indicates better quality.

DIX (Distortion Index): Represents the total distortion level within the processed audio, with lower values indicating better quality. It's a metric that combines several distortion measures to offer an overall indication of the codec's accuracy.

BandwidthRef and BandwidthTest:

BandwidthRef is the reference (original) signal's bandwidth in Hz, indicating the highest frequency component captured in the original audio.
BandwidthTest is the bandwidth after compression and decompression, showing the highest frequency maintained post-processing. Lower values suggest possible loss of high-frequency information.
NMR (Noise-to-Mask Ratio): Reflects the audibility of noise introduced by compression. A more negative NMR value indicates that the added noise is less perceptible because it’s effectively masked by the audio signal, leading to a cleaner, more faithful reproduction.

WinModDiff1: Represents the windowed difference in signal modulation (amplitude/phase distortion) over short windows, where lower values indicate a more faithful signal with minimal short-term distortion.

ADB (Average Distortion per Band): Measures the average distortion within distinct frequency bands. Lower ADB indicates more accurate reproduction across the audio spectrum.

EHS (Error Harmonic Structure): This parameter measures the harmonic structure of the error or distortion introduced, with lower values suggesting that the distortion is less likely to be perceived as unnatural by listeners.

AvgModDiff1 and AvgModDiff2:

AvgModDiff1 is the average modulation difference over short time scales, indicating how closely the processed signal matches the original in terms of amplitude and phase.
AvgModDiff2 is the long-term version of AvgModDiff1, measuring modulation similarity over longer time windows.
NoiseLoud (Noise Loudness): Measures the perceived loudness of noise introduced by the codec. Lower values indicate that the noise is less noticeable to the human ear, leading to a cleaner sound.

MFPD (Mean Frequency Perceptual Deviation): Measures the perceptual accuracy of high frequencies. A perfect score of 1.0 indicates no deviation from the reference signal in high-frequency perception.

RDF (Relative Delay Factor): Indicates any phase or timing discrepancies between the reference and test signals. Lower values suggest minimal delay, which helps maintain a more natural and cohesive audio reproduction.
I don't give up on what you say. I'm not looking for innovation but a different way to compress audio.


thanks for providing link to EAQUAL will closely inspect it. (The project seems last active 7 years ago)

Also you could try other audio evaluation scores like PSNR SDR SISDR MAE NRMSE MDA all available in librempeg.
Thank you very much. I'm glad you explained that ADC currently focuses on a 16-bit stereo format. He also finds it difficult to understand that he is experimental. I'm doing some tests using FFT also just to understand better. Compression is better at low bitrates but worse at high bitrates. If you are interested I can include the possibility of using the frequency domain you do not have levels of other codecs only as a transformation.  


I don't care about QOA which is studied in depth as code. He does a really good job. However, it is limited to 8 maximum values ​​while ADC uses from 3 to 32 values ​​and not bits.
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Support - (fb2k) / Foobar Last.fm Playcounts Stopped Updating
Last post by Dackbuttress -
Hello,
So I've encountered a problem a couple of weeks ago where the playcount that is displayed in foobar from my last.fm has stopped updating and I haven't been able to figure out why. Previously I had never used any of the typical components that gave playback statistics like foo_playcount or foo_enhanced_playcount, I think the playcounts were being updated by foo_customdb based on some of the settings I'm seeing, but I'm still not sure. Since I've started having this problem I have tried installing the previously mentioned components but don't see any kind of statistics in foobar and I'm thinking it might have to do with my skin, which is spoitfoo, because it's very old.

Here's an image of what the library section of my foobar looks like, the blue numbers in the middle are the playcounts.


I am currently using the latest stable version of foobar (2.1.6), but previously I was using a very old version (1.6?). Updating didn't seem to have changed anything. I'm also running the 32 bit version of foobar on windows 10, if that matters at all.

Components installed:
Core (2024-09-19 09:01:40 UTC)
    foobar2000 core 2.1.6
foo_albumlist (2020-09-02 09:58:12 UTC)
    Album List 4.7
foo_audioscrobbler (2022-09-06 23:34:18 UTC)
    Audioscrobbler 1.5.0
foo_cdda (2020-09-02 09:58:14 UTC)
    CD Audio Decoder 1.6
foo_converter (2024-09-19 09:02:10 UTC)
    Converter 2.1.6
foo_customdb (2020-09-17 08:45:32 UTC)
    Custom Database 0.1.0_beta1
foo_dsp_eq (2024-09-19 09:02:14 UTC)
    Equalizer 1.2.3
foo_dsp_std (2024-09-19 09:02:16 UTC)
    Standard DSP Array 2.1.6
foo_enhanced_playcount (2023-03-23 03:56:32 UTC)
    Enhanced Playback Statistics 5.0.0
foo_fileops (2024-09-19 09:02:20 UTC)
    File Operations 2.1.6
foo_freedb2 (2024-09-19 09:02:24 UTC)
    Online Tagger 0.10
foo_input_std (2024-09-19 09:02:04 UTC)
    CD Audio Decoder 2.1.6
    FFmpeg Decoders 6.0
    FLAC Decoder 1.4.3
    Monkey's Audio Decoder 10.30
    Opus Decoder 1.4
    Standard Input Array 2.1.6
foo_out_upnp (2022-08-29 20:32:58 UTC)
    UPnP MediaRenderer Output 1.4
foo_playcount (2023-03-14 19:03:58 UTC)
    Playback Statistics 3.1.5
foo_rgscan (2020-09-02 09:58:16 UTC)
    ReplayGain Scanner 1.6
foo_softplaylists (2020-09-17 08:45:36 UTC)
    Soft Playlists 2011-02-05
foo_ui_columns (2023-09-27 02:19:08 UTC)
    Columns UI 2.1.0
foo_ui_std (2024-09-19 09:01:50 UTC)
    Album List 2.1.6
    Decoding Speed Test 2.1.6
    Default User Interface 2.1.6
    File Integrity Verifier 2.1.6
foo_uie_dragpanel (2020-09-17 08:45:44 UTC)
    Drag Panel 0.0.8
foo_uie_elplaylist (2020-09-17 08:45:48 UTC)
    ELPlaylist 0.6.9.1.1(beta)
foo_uie_esplaylist (2020-09-17 08:45:53 UTC)
    EsPlaylist 0.1.3.6.2
foo_uie_panel_splitter (2020-09-17 08:45:57 UTC)
    Panel Stack Splitter 0.3.8.2(alpha)
foo_uie_vis_channel_spectrum (2020-09-17 08:46:00 UTC)
    Channel Spectrum panel 0.17.2
foo_uie_wsh_panel_mod (2020-09-17 08:46:08 UTC)
    WSH Panel Mod 1.4.2
foo_unpack (2024-09-19 09:02:32 UTC)
    ZIP/GZIP/RAR/7-Zip Reader 2.1.6

Any help would be appreciated, this has been driving me crazy
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: foo_audioscrobbler 1.4.7
Last post by Dackbuttress -
It looks like the plugin sort of broke recently, it still autoscrobbles to last.fm but the playcounts in foobar don't update anymore. Can we get an update to fix this? I would really appreciate it
Are you confusing this with foo_playcount_enhanced?

That's never been a component I've used, I've been trying to figure out the problem for a while now and I think I'm going to make a post in support about it. It's good to know that it doesn't have anything to do with this component though, sorry about that
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MP3 - General / Re: LAME bit-depth and foobar2000 custom mode
Last post by Markuza97 -
Hello Radagast.

You are correct, MP3 has no bit depth.
What you are talking about here is input format - stuff that you are feeding encoder with.
You can use 32-bit float with LAME.

Some encoders like Fraunhofer only accept 16/24-bit and if my memory serves me right some very old version of LAME don't like 32-bit float too.
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: JScript Panel script discussion/help
Last post by ilovefb2k -
@ilovefb2k
Hi.
JSP AIMP analog VU Meter:
context menu > Setting > check setting > FL > FR OK → OK

Is this automatic?
hi @Air KEN,
What i have tried to 'try' there is to mimic something that i do not fully understand at all, in terms of  AIMP_VU_Mete-literate background: Some parameters /MobilityNegative, MobilityPositive/ are ignored or they are not applicable in other audio engine than native AIMP !? If we arbitrarily to replicate some parameter (e.g. ZeroLevel, which i guess is always 0 dB ?), then !? but, i thinks they are there because they are needed. 
we may get back to this later on, if have more information. 
in saying so,
1- that function (context menu > Setting > check setting > FL > FR OK → OK )will retrieve parameters from INI file, which belong to each skin, and calculated based on the  standard formular  found here (by @Black_AVP_Bim // https://www.aimp.ru/forum/index.php?topic=52865.msg325066#msg325066):
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I, then, quickly adapted to JSP3's @marc2003 to render image (DrawImage()): A = Am* (  10^((L - Lm)/20)) - 0.5)
but, it should be: A= Am* (  10^((L - Lm)/20)) - MinAngle/Am)

2- and, let the peak needle on show: cause i do not know the native AIMP VU Meter follows peak or RMS. as my observation, native analog AIMP VU Meter is very sensitive to tempo, or they are quick in terms of decay/attack or fall/rise. 
3- the needle arrow  seems to not follow/point exactly at  the skin curve where the meter signal ( -~ , -20, -10, -5, . . 0, 1,2,3, +~ ). this may be that curve line is calculated by  one  base while the needle cycle by a another (3,14) base !?
   
Having sad that, it is for look & feel only or we have to create skin for ourself. that is , maybe, the most outcome of this script along with the case as @Defeneder pointed out in previous post.
i will have a look at this over the weekend to make the script cover the other skins where the needles are upside down.
wish you al the best, @Air KEN
@ilovefb2k
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General - (fb2k) / Re: UPnP MediaRenderer output | discussion
Last post by sacdman -
Hello everyone.. I currently have the UPnp Media Renderer Output 1.4 installed in foobar and can stream nicely to my OPPO UDP-203 bluray player and in Multichannel as well. Very nice.

But there are only 2 issues I am having.
1. I am only able to send the audio in 16 bit instead of 24 bit. I have attempted to change that in the driver selection, but it will not work. It will say "buffering" for a few seconds and quit.

2. I do have an issue that sometime I do not get audio, only hiss in my speakers. It is not damaging, but it is annoying when there is no music.

UPDATE: You know, I did try to update the Found Devices details before to get it to output 24bit audio and I could only get 16bit. Just now, I selected that Copy Manufactuer+Model and pasted it in and now It is working with 24bit audio to my OPPO, just as I wanted!! This is so weird how this stuff happened.

Now, is anybody here familiar with the no audio bug in this Media Renderer. If so, is there  a fix? Thanking everyone here in advance. Thanks!!
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Opus / Re: Opus bitrates for 2.0CH & 5.1CH & 7.1CH audio
Last post by Markuza97 -
Hello J-Culture.

There is nothing wrong with your bitrates, but I think we should talk about one other thing - compatibility.

I assume you are using H264/H265 in MP4/MKV container.
Opus is mostly used with VP9/AV1 in WebM container.

So if you are using MP4/MKV I think you should switch to AAC-LC for 2.0 and AC-3 for 5.1.

AAC-LC is transparent at 192 kbit/s for music - tested by qualified listeners in controlled environment.
For average person, it will be transparent at even lower bitrate. I bet 99% of people can't tell the difference between 128 kbit/s and lossless.
I personally use Apple (qaac) encoder at 160 kbit/s with --no-delay switch to ensure audio/video synchronization.

When it comes to 5.1, I think you should use AC-3, also known as Dolby Digital.
5.1 became popular when DVDs started coming out, and AC-3 was mandatory format so it will have highest compatibility.
Even my decade old plasma TV will output AC-3 using Toslink and VLC can play it just fine on Android.
You can use 448 kbit/s if you want to save some space or you can use 640 kbit/s if you want to go "all-in".

What about 7.1?
Let's be honest, if somebody has 7.1 audio system, he definitely wants original uncompressed audio.
You can use E-AC-3 (Dolby Digital Plus) if you really want but I just don't see a point in it.

Why I can't use AAC-LC for 5.1?
You can use it, but you can't bitstream it. Audio will always be decompressed to pure PCM and you will need some very expensive equipment to use it.
Most of the time it will output stereo only because of certain limitations. (I won't go into details, too much to write...)