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Title: SOX plugin interface
Post by: jacobacci on 2015-04-27 09:11:17
Hi all
I am using the SOX plugin to resample. I noticed that the interface to set the parameters for the plugin only has a limited set of parameters

For example:

Interface choices for quality are "normal" or "best"
According to the SOC documentation (http://sox.sourceforge.net/sox.html) SOX has "low" "quick" "medium" "high" "very high"

Phase response in SOX can be configures 0-100%, the interface only gives 0-50%
The "-a" (aliasing) option does not appear in the interface
Dithering is not available in the interface

I am aware that the interface has all the necessary parameters for 99% of the use cases, but it would be nice to have all the possibilities in case they are needed.
Would it be possible to expand the interface panel?
Thanks a lot

Title: SOX plugin interface
Post by: lvqcl on 2015-04-27 17:14:01
Interface choices for quality are "normal" or "best"
According to the SOC documentation (http://sox.sourceforge.net/sox.html) SOX has "low" "quick" "medium" "high" "very high"

"Low" and "quick" are of too low quality; "medium" is also useless IMHO.
"Normal" is roughly equal to "high", "best" to "very high".

Phase response in SOX can be configures 0-100%, the interface only gives 0-50%

There's no reason to maximize pre-ringing, so this plugin doesn't have such option.

The "-a" (aliasing) option does not appear in the interface

"Allow aliasing/imaging" checkbox.

Dithering is not available in the interface

Dithering should be done after all DSP plugins, so there's no point to do it in this plugin.

Would it be possible to expand the interface panel?

Not planned.
Title: SOX plugin interface
Post by: jacobacci on 2015-04-27 19:51:31
Thanks, lvqcl
That clarifies things and I rest my case.