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3rd Party Plugins - (fb2k) / Re: Dynamic Range plugin
Last post by Case -
I did some improvements to my DR Meter implementation, download updated version from https://foobar.hyv.fi/?view=foo_dr_meter.

I added the extra info the official component displayed to the result dialog too (per-channel DR, RMS and peak).
And I did some improvements / fixes to the DR value calculation. Turns out the official component reverts to using highest peak when the second highest peak they tell you to use is too low. I saw this causing issues with short and very quiet test signals.
The result dialog also has the dark mode improvement marc2k3 mentioned.
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Other Lossy Codecs / Re: TSAC: Very Low Bitrate Audio Compression
Last post by neoOpus -
I had an idea, but I'm unsure if it's a viable solution to improve things further. What if we use a lossy codec with a proven track record to compress audio files, then compare the result with the original and extract the differences? We could then encode these differences using a codec like this to achieve a sort of lossless quality while reducing the required resource requirements and compression time associated with computationally heavy codecs like this one. I'm curious to know if this hybrid approach could lead to a versatile solution that offers the best of both worlds.
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Support - (fb2k) / Re: Foobar seems to ignore LFE channel.
Last post by Case -
The default outputs you have without any components are WASAPI outputs since foobar2000 v1.6. The ones without "[exclusive]" in the name use shared more and they resample/downmix the signal to match Windows mixer, just as the shared mode is designed to work. They won't try to play anything else. If they did, it would only result in an error.
The outputs marked "[exclusive]" send the signal to audio drivers without any alteration. If your hardware doesn't support the format you will get an error like you quoted.

The additional WASAPI component from Peter is old WASAPI exclusive mode component. You don't need it, it's for people using foobar2000 v1.5 or older.

Quote from: mzso on
Edit:
So I do get LFE with your wasapi component. But do I understand that it's outputted as stereo now?  Or was that always the case?
Your output has always been stereo if Windows mixer says you have stereo speakers.
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General - (fb2k) / Re: Win Volume Integration
Last post by Case -
The option you are after is found at Preferences -> Advanced -> Display -> Integrate with Windows Universal Volume Control. It's a built-in feature and audioscrobbler does not affect it.
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Support - (fb2k) / Re: Foobar seems to ignore LFE channel.
Last post by mzso -
Quote from: Case on
My reply from yesterday was incomplete. I was certain foobar2000 loses LFE intentionally in some downmix but was confused yesterday as I tested the bundled "Downmix to stereo" DSP and it retained it. And I have 5.1 speaker setup - without DSPs there is no reason to lose the LFE channel as I have a speaker for it.

The default output will lose LFE if you have configured your speaker setup not to have .1 channel. For example if you have just stereo output or 4 channel surround setup.
XAudio2 output component uses OS channel mixer, it too intentionally removes LFE if you don't have that speaker.
WASAPI exclusive mode can play the LFE even if speakers are set into stereo mode if you actually have a speaker for it.
My 'WASAPI (shared)' component retains the LFE in its internal downmix.

In conclusion, if you have only stereo setup and you want to ensure LFE stays intact, use the downmix DSP.
It seems like most issues I run into is caused by Foobar trying to be smarter than it can be.

Edit:

I don't seem to have wasapi outputs available though. (Oh I see now that it's provided via components) Only "default" whatever that means. And I get "Unrecoverable playback error: Unsupported stream format: 48000 Hz / 24-bit / 6 channels (0x3F)" when I try to use exclusive mode.

Downmixing in foobar would rather defeat the purpose of the surround virtualization that I have.

Edit:
So I do get LFE with your wasapi component. But do I understand that it's outputted as stereo now?  Or was that always the case?