Stereo Tool

Warning: When using compressors in Traditional Peak mode, this version has a much higher CPU load, because I've added some extra features for testing. If they are useful I'll optimize them.
Windows stand alone: http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... 32-015.exe
Winamp DSP: http://www.stereotool.com/download/dsp_ ... 32-015.exe
Windows VST: http://www.stereotool.com/download/vst_ ... 32-015.dll

- Optimized waveform display, scrolling is now much smoother and CPU load lower
- When you zoom in a lot, waveform is switched off

Coming in next version:
- CPU load for Traditional Peak optimized - now similar to before I made the new parameters configurable
- CPU load for moving mouse over Bands or Equalizer displays greatly reduced
- Compressor: Peak mode replaced by Traditional Peak, RMS by Traditional RMS; RMS compatiblity mode available for old presets (only thing it does is raise the thresholds by 1.75 dB). Code is further optimized.

Has anyone else compared RMS vs. Traditional RMS? I've done a few tests today and I think that - at least in multiband mode - I really prefer Traditional, because it handles sudden spikes much better and - except for that - is very similar.

The only problem is that the differences are very similar but still enough different to make it a bit difficult to completely remove the current RMS mode (which is what I want to do - I want to replace Peak and RMS by Traditional Peak and Traditional RMS, which are much simpler and require far less processing power).

Peak -> Traditional Peak seems fine, no changes to presets needed.
RMS -> Traditional RMS needs a bit of a volume boost, and it doesn't behave exactly the same. Now, if it's BETTER that's no problem... But I'm curious what other people hear.

Now when lower than 0.025 sec it switches off. Before it went lower.

Yes.. one step skipped.

O I forgot a 0. It should turn off below 0.0025, not 0.025. Fixed in next build.

If anything other than spec compliance could you please explain?

Bojcha - King's Fire 2 + Advanced Bass Distortion Protection settings back to default now.

Windows stand alone: http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... 32-016.exe
Winamp DSP: http://www.stereotool.com/download/dsp_ ... 32-016.exe
Windows VST: http://www.stereotool.com/download/vst_ ... 32-016.dll

- CPU load for Traditional Peak optimized - now similar to before I made the new parameters configurable
- CPU load for moving mouse over Bands or Equalizer displays greatly reduced
- Compressor: Peak mode replaced by Traditional Peak, RMS by Traditional RMS; RMS compatiblity mode available for old presets (only thing it does is raise the thresholds by 1.75 dB). Code is further optimized.

I'm measuring a 13% performance improvement vs. version 7.31 for streaming presets. (That's how much data I can push through, and since the compressors work on 2 cores the effect on the CPU load must be even bigger). The effect on only the compressors and Natural Dynamics is over 30%.

Moving on bands and equalizer is load extra 15% of CPU power
I don`t know before what it was but now is 15% more . Is it normal ?
Or i don`t know why only on these areas the load is so much ? Any explanation of this ?

It looks like there is some lowering of CPU load at all , yeah

It redraws that section. Before, it would redraw the whole display so that was a lot more expensive that this!

Ok , understand now . Thank you