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Support - (fb2k) / Resampler dbpoweramp/SSRC and RetroArch do not null, why?
Last post by .halverhahn -When I null the resampled file against the original, dbpoweramp/SSRC and RetroArch do not null.
Why dbpoweramp/SSRC and RetroArch do not null (0-24kHz), but all other resamplers do?
Used Resamplers:
foobar2000 2.1.5 Resampler (dbpoweramp/SSRC, RetroArch)
foo_dsp_resampler 0.8.7+ (SoX)
foo_dsp_src_resampler 1.0.14 (SRC - Secret Rabbit Code)
r8brain 2.10 free
Audition 3.0
ffmpeg 5.1.2
Please see screenshots.
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FLAC / Re: FLAC v1.4.x Performance Tests
Last post by cid42 -https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/advanced-performance-extensions-apx.html
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Listening Tests / Re: Personal blind sound quality comparison of xHE-AAC, Ogg Vorbis, and TSAC
Last post by C.R.Helmrich -- In your earlier (09/2020) tests (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,119861.0.html), exhale 1.0.6 reached a mean score of "only" 4.47 on the same 15 samples. It's nice to have some evidence now that exhale's higher-rate audio quality improved some more during the last 3-4 years.
- Regarding my score estimator (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,118888.msg989150.html#msg989150), your average results from yesterday are now above my estimate, similar to IgorC' 2020 results at 192 kbps. Maybe I can finally update my score estimator at the higher rates
- AFAIR, this is the first blind test in which a machine learned end-to-end codec is compared against high-performance classical audio codecs. This is very valuable information since it puts all these "AI codecs outperform MP3" hyped claims into perspective - machine learned codecs deliver decent audio quality, but they don't scale to transparency... at least not in 2024.
Chris
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Support - (fb2k) / Re: Foobar2000 v2.* playback sound quality lower than v1.X
Last post by fooball -It doesn't mean that my original statement regarding the v1/v2 differences is false! I'm confident since the difference is too big for placebo effect.So you keep saying, but where's the ABX-able proof?
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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: foo_enhanced_spectrum_analyzer
Last post by mycroft -7
Lossless / Other Codecs / Re: HALAC (High Availability Lossless Audio Compression)
Last post by Hakan Abbas -The encode process takes big data and compresses it to make it small. The decode process, on the other hand, takes compressed data and produces a larger data output. This is a disadvantage. The other problem is dependency. There is usually a dependency on the previous data in the decode process. One code cannot be passed to another without being decoded. In other words, some operations cannot be parallelized. Therefore, a bottleneck may occur at this stage.
Some codecs(especially image codecs) try to relieve the decode stage by performing more operations during the encode stage. In other words, they offer most things ready-made to the decoder. Because decode speed is more important for them. This approach also helps to increase the compression ratio, as more operations can be performed at the encode stage. In other words, more possibilities and situations can be evaluated. And some approaches, such as content modeling, can also be exhibited.
This kind of approach can also be exhibited for HALAC. In the "-high" mode, maybe we can see something like this. But I think this time it will be no different from other codecs. My goal is to make as few concessions to speed as possible.
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General Audio / How to use lyrics with foobar2000
Last post by waynereed -I just set up foobar but cannot find any tools/edit links or anything that refers to lyrics. I have zero ideas how to get lyrics to show while playing an MP3.
Any help is much appreciated. Wayne
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FLAC / Re: FLAC v1.4.x Performance Tests
Last post by ktf -10
General - (fb2k) / Re: Any way to retain the duration played as you switch to another track?
Last post by Defender -Happy to hear you approve! I think others may enjoy the component too so I published it on my page: https://foobar.hyv.fi/?view=foo_retain_playtime.
Thx. This is really helpful and very easy to use.