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Support - (fb2k) / Re: [BUG?] Foobar fails to function with Windows Sonic, why?

Last post by Case - Today at 15:37

@mzso - I created a Spatial Audio output component that Microsoft shouldn't be able to sabotage to stop working: https://foobar.hyv.fi/?view=foo_out_spatial.
Very fresh out of the oven but at least it plays audio.

3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: Cannot install input_sacd component (foobar 1.15.11 - Win XP)

Last post by Brazil2 - Today at 15:29

And this: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,125813.msg1044864.html#msg1044864

General - (fb2k) / Re: Old 1.x versions usage

Last post by Peter - Today at 14:57

New updates have been published.

Highlight of the day is that all of 1.5 stable had unintended SSE2 CPU requirement and we didn't notice until now.
It was inflicted by VS runtime update, introduced shortly after testing late 1.5 beta on a Pentium 2.
This has now been sanitized, foobar2000 1.5.12 has been verified working on Athlon XP machine from 2003.

3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: foo_truepeak True Peak Scanner

Last post by Defender - Today at 14:50

@Case

Because scanning with 0.6.8 seemed a lot slower than scanning with 0.6.7 and I was wondering if that was because of the extra LUFS-M/S scanning, I've done some more testing.

I tested version 0.6.7, 0.6.8 with the same scanning options enabled and 0.6.8 with also LUFS-M/S enabled.
Testset is regular FLAC8 44/16 2ch, SACD DST64 2ch&6ch and DVDA MLP 96/24 2ch&ch.

See the attached image.
Scanning with 0.6.8 is as I already suspected quite a bit slower than 0.6.7 and the extra scanning for LUFS-M/S makes no difference in scanning speed at all.
Scanning of normal files is 2x faster and scanning of DVDA is 3x faster in 0.6.7.

Does this make any sense to you?

News Submissions / [OPEN SOURCE] FrAD: Fourier Analogue-in-Digital (Analogue Audio Archive Codec)

Last post by forart.eu - Today at 14:11

Sounds more like a "wannabe" than a concrete project, but some (Archivist Licensed) source code seems available:

Quote

Fourier Analogue-in-Digital is an uncompressed codec like WAV or AIFF rather than FLAC or ALAC. Unlike WAV or AIFF, which store PCM, FrAD stores energy density per frequency.

FrAD is a codec that nobody owns, nobody patents, and is standardised in so much detail that anyone can easily implement it in any language, even if the original implementation is lost. It also supports tags, cover art, and sequential search, and the original implementation can be supported by any OS on any machine that supports Python.

The main difference between any other formats and FrAD is its resilience to corruption and robustness. For many audio files that are branched fron PCM, even a flip of a bit or two can result in popping noise, failure to play the corrupted frame, or even the loss of all subsequent audio information. FrAD, however, provides robust error recovery such that sporadic flipping of a few bytes is not even a concern.

Goals of FrAD (more)
Preserving analogue waveforms intact in digital file.
Ensuring the analogue waveform remains intact even if the file is corrupted
Making all data frames work independently

Website: https://mikhael-openworkspace.notion.site/Fourier-Analogue-in-Digital-d170c1760cbf4bb4aaea9b1f09b7fead
Format specs: https://mikhael-openworkspace.notion.site/Format-specs-727affae8db043f2b50372d91d534368
EN FAQ: https://mikhael-openworkspace.notion.site/FAQ-EN-51a2c395aafa46bf87febe615bad3a22
Git: https://github.com/h4n-ul/Fourier_Analogue-in-Digital

Dev help request: https://github.com/h4n-ul/Fourier_Analogue-in-Digital/issues/1

3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: help setting up Georgia-ReBORN please

Last post by telboy1812 - Today at 13:37

what I see

3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: Dynamic Range plugin

Last post by foobrik - Today at 13:23

Quote from: darkflame23 on Today at 12:22

Quote from: foobrik on Today at 12:19
Quote from: darkflame23 on Today at 06:19
Does the True Peak Scanner now make this DR component redundant?
No

What are the features of this DR component which are not included in the new True Peak Scanner then?

Someone needs a simples dynamic range meter, with the ability to record a log file. + truepeak does not show rms and peak

General Audio / Re: Test files needed

Last post by omasciarotte - Today at 13:06

Not sure if it’s applicable to your workflows, but I use Katsura Shareware’s AudioTest application to generate the basics. Not good for generating pathological signals like Dirac pulses, but nice for the simple stuff; four spectra of noise, plus sine, triangle, sawtooth, pulse, and variations. The only function I wish it included is warble tones.

3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: Dynamic Range plugin

Last post by darkflame23 - Today at 12:22

Quote from: foobrik on Today at 12:19

Quote from: darkflame23 on Today at 06:19
Does the True Peak Scanner now make this DR component redundant?
No

What are the features of this DR component which are not included in the new True Peak Scanner then?

CUETools / Re: CUERipper terminates after inserting CD

Last post by michael_funk - Today at 12:19

Hi!

When I download the new build, Chrome tells me the download is suspicious. If I download anyway and unzip, Windows blocks the execution of CUERipper.exe. If I even ignore this and start the program, everything seems to be fine.

Now for the results:

Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSD5 LV00
John Patitucci
When the CD is inserted, the app stays open and does not terminate itself. When I start ripping the Cue-File is written and then an error pops up: Exception, Media Error, UNRECOVERED READ ERROR.

West Side Story
Same result.

Drive Plextor PC-891SAF 1JN
John Patitucci
When the CD is inserted, the app stays open and does not terminate itself.
Ripping works without any errors.
AR: Rip acurate. CTDB: Verified OK.

West Side Story
Same result.

Do you need anything more?

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