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Few suggestions for some improvements

Due to some recent work with some files I've found that it would be nice if foobar had some small changes introduced.

Most important:
- Undo/Redo for file's Properties window. Sometimes I make several steps to achieve proper tagging and I am doing it on multiple files at once. Then I make just one bad "Ctrl+V"  (erroneously replacing some proper values) and... I had to cancel and start over :(  . If for some reason that would be impossible with  Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Y then just by dedicated "Undo" / "Redo" buttons at the bottom of file's Properties window.
- mass editing of ReplayGain information in similar way as other tags. I mean - OK, let's leave it in separate window named Edit ReplayGain Information (for security reasons), but when there is "<multiple values>" displayed, then I would welcome "Edit" command under right mouse button, as it is available when editing standard tags in Properties window. That would allow a lot easier manual adjusting of RG info for several file at once. Without necessity for clicking each file separately...

Less important:
- channel difference as display option for Spectrogram (for both "Front Only" and "Rear Only" pairs as well as for all active signals downmixed to 2 CH) . I remember that was present in v 0.8 or 0.9.
- if foobar's core allows this: option to display Spectrogram before ReplayGain is applied. If realtime pre-RG signal measurement is not possible, then maybe frequency samples may be "amplified" by number derived from opposite number to actual ReplayGain value used for current processing?

Just repeated:
- number of currently selected tracks in status bar (similarly to "Total time of selection") (I would say that I beg for this)
- adding new variable that would be used for title formatting, related to current ReplayGain mode (something like %replaygain_current_gain_mode%). It is essential especially when ReplayGain's "Source mode" is set to "by playback order". Sometimes volume effects are so strange to me, that I am not sure what RG mode foobar is applying at the moment. It would be also useful for those who intentionally set album/tack or none values, but they tend to change them occasionally or have keyboard shortcuts for various RG modes.

I would be happy to see even clear "no" if something just can not be done due to technical limitations :)

Re: Few suggestions for some improvements

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Quote from: EpicForever on
- if foobar's core allows this: option to display Spectrogram before ReplayGain is applied. If realtime pre-RG signal measurement is not possible, then maybe frequency samples may be "amplified" by number derived from opposite number to actual ReplayGain value used for current processing?
I would love to have this one added in. i'm sure this would be helpful for visualisations like milkdrop etc.
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Re: Few suggestions for some improvements

Reply #2 –
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number of currently selected tracks in status bar (similarly to "Total time of selection") (I would say that I beg for this)

Such a quality of life addition would be most welcome.
 

Re: Few suggestions for some improvements

Reply #3 –
I got one more convenience suggestion, this time for built in VU and Peak Meters.
- configurable value of display's lower limit. Especially fo VU most of the time scale is just filled in 50-60% and nothing spectacular happens. Configurable lower limit would allow to artificially increase resolution of meter.
- optional grid lines with values displayed (resolution: 10dB switchable to 5dB per plot)