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General - (fb2k) / Re: Post exit crash message--possible to disable?
Last post by Defender -
Quote from: regor on
Because people should check the official biography thread, where the package is attached. It's also the place to report problems.

Otherwise there is zero control about which version people have or where they should be looking for (not saying you would edit the package on purpose though). Best option would be to simply link to the thread where the package resides, I was lazy and expected people would use the search function (since I explicitly said "download from this forum")

https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,112914.msg1052015.html#msg1052015
Imo searching is one of the worst implemented functions in this forum.

But you are right, I should have linked the post with the original attachment. I am a bit scared of searching in this forum though ;-)
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Post exit crash message--possible to disable?
Last post by regor -
Because people should check the official biography thread, where the package is attached. It's also the place to report problems.

Otherwise there is zero control about which version people have or where they should be looking for (not saying you would edit the package on purpose though). Whenever I update the package, I can delete the old one and upload a new version.

Best option would be to simply link to the thread where the package resides, I was lazy and expected people would use the search function (since I explicitly said "download from this forum")

This is the link to the latest package (at bio thread)
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,112914.msg1052015.html#msg1052015
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Post exit crash message--possible to disable?
Last post by jakobjkraft -
Quote from: regor on
Quote from: jakobjkraft on
Let me start by saying foobar has never crashed on me, not once. And by crash, I mean just exit completely on its own.

I was using JScript Panel for artist bio info, but I noticed that newer tracks were not pulling info. Then I learned that it was abandoned recently, so I switched to Spider Monkey panel and its artist bio package, which has been working perfectly.

However, since making the switch, every other time I close foobar, I get a crash message and an option to send report.

Since these are not actually crashes, just something about the exit process that foobar doesn't like, can I just stop these messages entirely? I don't care if it's an 'unclean' exit, it's not a crash, therefore these messages should really be optional.

I already know about the option to suppress bad shutdown dialogue at startup, but is there a similar option to suppress post-exit crash message? Any help would be deeply appreciated--thanks in advance!


You are using an outdated BIO package, which produces these errors. Download the latest version from this forum.


According to what I found, I'm using the latest 1.42 version--is this not the most recent one?

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AAC - Tech / Re: Highest Possible AAC Quality
Last post by includemeout -
Quote from: Rick Roberts on
My suspicion is the responses will tend to be:
(1) Relax, stop worrying, and enjoy the music (I agree this is the correct answer, but some of us do enjoy the music, but are still curious and enjoy optimizing audio quality.)
(2) Use LAME mp3 VBR V0 (or lower).
(3) Use WMA 9.2 VBR 192 kbps (since it fit the most songs on it, and you couldn’t tell the difference  ;) .)
Or:
(4) Conduct an ABX test using a small, representative selection from your music library, not specialized "killer samples", which are best for tuning/finding flaws in lossy formats.
Start with the lowest quality setting and work upward until you can no longer hear any issues. This is your optimal compression level - where file size and sound quality are perfectly balanced for your ears, equipment and use case.

Edit: Like our own ability to follow furniture assembly instructions, we are usually not quite prepared to admit it, but unless you have above-the-average hearing like our resident expert Guruboolez, you'll likely be surprised by how much our cognitive bias affect our perception of audio quality.
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AAC - Tech / Re: Highest Possible AAC Quality
Last post by Rick Roberts -
So I actually have an even older vehicle (true story) that does not have USB, however can play CD-Rs burned with either WMA 9 or mp3 files (not AAC).  So similar to before, and again fully appreciating that differences may not be audible, what is the highest quality format, encoder, and settings?

I believe WMA 9 is a newer format than mp3, however mp3 encoders have continued to evolve after WMA 9 development stopped.  I haven’t seen much comparing them at their best settings, except for this article which suggests mp3 is better at the highest bitrates. 
https://ceciliadigiarty.medium.com/mp3-vs-wma-which-one-should-you-use-682e432ffb66

Regarding mp3, it seems like LAME has long been regarded as the best encoder.  Comparing variable bitrate (VBR) versus constant bitrate (CBR), the following blog has a graph that suggests 320 kbps CBR may be slightly better than V0 VBR.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/320kbps-vbr-vs-320kbps-cbr-mp3s.462383/

Based on this, I decided to burn 4 CD-Rs of different artists with the following settings, which seem like the best competing options:
1.   WMA 9.2, 2-pass, CBR, 320 kbps
2.   LAME mp3, CBR, 320 kbps
3.   LAME mp3, VBR, V0
4.   WMA 9.2, 2-pass, VBR 192 kbps

I was able to fit about 60 to 140 songs on each 650 MB CD-R, depending on the file sizes of these formats.  All sound great, and not surprisingly, I can’t tell the audible difference between any so far. 

Again, holding audio quality above all else, which may have the best theoretical fidelity?

My suspicion is the responses will tend to be:
(1)   Relax, stop worrying, and enjoy the music (I agree this is the correct answer, but some of us do enjoy the music, but are still curious and enjoy optimizing audio quality.)
(2)   Use LAME mp3 VBR V0 (or lower).
(3)   Use WMA 9.2 VBR 192 kbps (since it fit the most songs on it, and you couldn’t tell the difference  ;) .)
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Listening Tests / Re: A killer sample for Opus 256 VBR
Last post by .halverhahn -
It was quite hard for me, but I've managed to differentiate originals from the lowpassed FLAC version.

So, the difference is not the Opus encoding, its the lowpass. As it seems the lowpass smooths out square-wave-character samples, so the click sound that accentuate the drumbeat is gone.

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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: foo_discogs
Last post by AxelR8 -
How can I download track artists' art with filenames matching the artist names, such as 'Carl Cox.jpg', 'DJ Cam.jpg', and 'Daphreephunkateerz.jpg'?
Thanks!