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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: foo_loudness_peakmeter 2.x.x.x feature requests
Last post by TF3RDL -
A Jones & Torick's CBS loudness meter algorithm (used in Orban loudness meter program) would be nice addition for loudness peakmeter component as an alternative to ITU-R BS.1770 loudness measurement and can be shown alongside existing LUFS measurement

BTW, I've made a mockup image of foo_loudness_peakmeter 2.x.x.x with phase correlation and stereo balance meter as well as Peak/RMS meter and three LUFS bars (which I've liked it more than text readout of loudness values):
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And without the graph (this image is an unedited screenshot of multichannel peakmeter visualization, unlike the first case, which is photoshopped to merge multichannel peakmeter screenshot with foo_loudness_peakmeter for the mockup purposes):
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Convert FLAC to WMA Lossless Foobar2000
Last post by lightfrequency -
Quote from: Case on
Bogozo was faster as I was typing more, but I'll post anyway:

WMAL2WAV is, as the name suggests (WMAL-to-WAV), a decoder that converts WMA Lossless files to wav.
Download lvqcl's WMA Encoder from https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,90519.0.html. You need the first zip, the second attachment contains source code.

You need to extract the zip somewhere, if you create a directory called "encoders" inside foobar2000 installation folder and place it there, the converter will find it without specifying path. But if you don't mind specifying path, the location doesn't matter.
You can follow the rest of the instructions from JunkieXL's post here: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,90519.msg979360.html#msg979360, but use the parameters from the next post, as passing files through pipes is more efficient than creating temp files. The better parameters are:
--silent --codec lossless - %d


Thank you Case! This gives me some good explicit direction to accomplish what I'm attempting. I may circle back with a follow up question and I appreciate the help.
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: foo_vis_vumeter
Last post by oops -
Quote from: boxerfan88 on
May I suggest a "one page" tuning screen enhancement  ( only if there is bandwidth to code it  )...
It wouldn't look nearly as colorful when implemented in native Win32.

Quote from: sveakul on
+1 Excellent idea, even if with just a simple line scale and vertical pointers to drag.  So much easier to see all at a glance vs. click and re-click, and allow adjustments by dragging the pointer (or using wheel).
Do you prefer vertical or horizontal sliders? Horizontal is generally simplest as it seems to scale easier across multiple resolutions and DPIs. But horizontal is less intuitive without labeling.

My biggest reservation on this is dealing with the multiple instance situation, that makes it rather complex. Because of that, it is not as simple as adding a preferences page. It might not work requiring a fully custom dialog like the one in foo_vis_spectrum_analyzer that runs on its own non-blocking thread.
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General - (fb2k) / Feature Request: Switch DSP presets by track playing
Last post by Larryg49 -
Reason:   I'm using DSP presets for Room Correction, and upconverting to DSD with the DSD Processor.  Convolver and DSD proc settings are different for each bitrate being played, so I'm constanty having to change presets.  

Request:   Would it be possible to put a code, in the properties of the track (flac) being played, and have Foobar use that code to switch DSP presets with each track change ??

   Thanks for any and all replies...
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Lossless / Other Codecs / Re: HALAC (High Availability Lossless Audio Compression)
Last post by ktf -
Quote from: Hakan Abbas on
Thank you very much ktf for the good information you have given. I did not think that there could be such exceptional cases in stereo data. If this is the case, it can really be better efficiency in these special cases.  I can come up with a quick solution for this in the next releases.
Well, I don't think it is really exceptional at all. The reason transforming L+R to M+S works very well most of the time is because most music is checked for mono compatibility, this is important for broadcasting to mono radio receivers. Also, excessive phase differences would cause problems with skipping on vinyl records. While vinyl hasn't been dominant for years, old techniques tend to stick around.

Also, you can have quite nice stereo while remaining mono compatible. But truly great stereo usually needs phase differences as well. As you have noticed, one bit of audio HALAC underperformed was Armonia Di Flauti. Guess what: great, true stereo (I really enjoy it) but not achieved by only varying amplitude, but both amplitude and phase. HALAC isn't the only one though, as far as I know, WavPack does this as well: always converting L+R to M+S.
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Convert FLAC to WMA Lossless Foobar2000
Last post by Case -
Bogozo was faster as I was typing more, but I'll post anyway:

WMAL2WAV is, as the name suggests (WMAL-to-WAV), a decoder that converts WMA Lossless files to wav.
Download lvqcl's WMA Encoder from https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,90519.0.html. You need the first zip, the second attachment contains source code.

You need to extract the zip somewhere, if you create a directory called "encoders" inside foobar2000 installation folder and place it there, the converter will find it without specifying path. But if you don't mind specifying path, the location doesn't matter.
You can follow the rest of the instructions from JunkieXL's post here: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,90519.msg979360.html#msg979360, but use the parameters from the next post, as passing files through pipes is more efficient than creating temp files. The better parameters are:
--silent --codec lossless - %d