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 Post subject: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:48 am 
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Stereo Tool 8.50 has been released!

The new Auto EQ and dynamic ratio's are a paid option, they require a license that contains "Advanced Dyamics" license. Go to https://www.stereotool.com/products/ if you want to add it to your license!

Changes:
- Added new Auto EQ.
- Added new Low Level Boost filter, intended for classical music.
- Added final limiter with bass clipper.
- Redesigned AGC, new AGC is simpler and more consistent.
- Compressors: In Analog mode, added dynamic ratio's, for getting more compression at higher input levels.
- Compressors: Attack/release behavior in the new RMS mode was wrong, now fixed. Result is more consistent and movements are less sudden.
- Phase repair (part of Stereo Image): Improved pure anti-phase handling, now it can make pure anti-phase perfect again too.
- Added option to move equalizer between MB's.
- Added option to move Bass Boost (Bass Harmonics) before last MB.
- Updated to a new compiler, 3% performance gain. Several compiler bugs found and workarounds added.
- AGC: Side chain now has a parametric eq (both old and new AGC).
- RDS encoder: The end of long words was cut off, now those words are split.
- RDS encoder: Filtering out empty fields when including an empty file.
- RDS encoder: Added automatic splitting of long words in PS text.
- RDS encoder: Skipping empty fields (for example when an imported file is empty or does not exist).
- GUI: Changed width of sections in small windows to make room for Auto EQ on the bottom of the window.
- GUI: If backup input is active, the input volume meters change color to blue.
- GUI: Multiband Compressor ratio's moved to a separate page because 2 extra settings were needed.
- AM clipper is now always oversampled, small overshoots were possible before (especially in US/10 kHz mode).
- Stereo Tool/SST web interface: Added session ID's.
- Stereo Tool web interface: Fixed continuous reloads of preset menu.
- Stereo Tool web interface: Display of meters improved (colors were bad).
- Stereo Tool web interface: Since the first page loaded could be messy, now opening with Stereo Tool logo.
- Bug fix: Fixed 2 possible causes or NAN's.
- Bug fix/workaround: Improved NAN recovery handling.
- Bug fix: AGC: Window did not work properly with smaller AGC block sizes. Caused clicks and volume jumps.
- Bug fix: Clipper was recalculating certain tables on every call if both FM and non-FM processing were enabled (performance issue).
- Workaround: Some Linux versions sometimes fail to open the GUI. Using the same workaround that Chromium uses: Retry for a few seconds.
- SST: Added preset upload / download / delete.
- SST: Changed meter colors to visualize differences between types of meters.
- SST: Coupled Hard Limit to clipper on/off
- SST: GUI: Bass Boost: Relax limits on frequencies
- SST: Bug fix: Disabling FM output could make Normal output pre-emphasized (in very specific situations).
- SST: Updated help.
- SST: Ohio Valley and Blue Steel presets were using Pre Amp, which shouldn't be used in SST.
- SST / MicroMPX: Network: Added "Interface" (network port) selection.
- MicroMPX: Added web interface
- MicroMPX: Created display for packet reception, reset packets, timing, current playing position.
- MicroMPX: Network Quality of Service settings for low latency audio added.
- Allowing having a separate Normal Output separate processing clipping level if pre-emphasis for FM is disabled.
- Code change: Added templates to Parameter and HTTP Server classes to use them in MicroMPX as well.
- Reduced memory usage.
- Added ARM/Pi3 64 bit version, around 18% more efficient!
- Updated Omnia.9 and Omnia.9sg to the latest version of the code.
- Added, removed and updated presets.


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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:00 pm 

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First of all congratulations on the release of the new version.

But I have another question:
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- Added new Low Level Boost filter, intended for classical music.
How to use this feature? What was it designed for? During the beta phase it was a little bit lost with me, and unfortunately I don't find out when this feature was added. It would be great, therefore, if you could take a look at it and explain the settings you can set. Thank you very much!


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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:27 pm 
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The intention is to boost low level sound if you play classical music. That can sometimes contain long extremely low level parts, and Low Level Boost pulls them up by a few dB.


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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:55 pm 
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Thanks Hans,
I'm going to buy a RPI3 just to play with this as my "streaming audio box"

But before I do - do you think the delossifier will work, or will it crank too much CPU from the poor little thing?

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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:21 am 
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Thanks Hans,
I'm going to buy a RPI3 just to play with this as my "streaming audio box"

But before I do - do you think the delossifier will work, or will it crank too much CPU from the poor little thing?
If you don't use it for FM it might be ok. I'm not sure though, the new Auto EQ is kinda heavy, so if you're using that as well it might be too much. We have also found out that running the Pi in 64 bit mode, with a 64 bit build, results in much better performance (18% better!), so try to use a 64 bit OS (this might make it harder to find sound card drivers).


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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:25 am 
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Thanks Hans,
I'm going to buy a RPI3 just to play with this as my "streaming audio box"

But before I do - do you think the delossifier will work, or will it crank too much CPU from the poor little thing?
If you don't use it for FM it might be ok. I'm not sure though, the new Auto EQ is kinda heavy, so if you're using that as well it might be too much. We have also found out that running the Pi in 64 bit mode, with a 64 bit build, results in much better performance (18% better!), so try to use a 64 bit OS (this might make it harder to find sound card drivers).
Yes I don't do any FM. I basically tune into a streaming audio station that broadcasts at 64kb/s AAC so I like to add the delossifier to clean up some of the rough noises a bit. I'll give it a go and see what happens, thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:27 am 
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One more question, just out of interest "Auto EQ and dynamic ratio's are paid options"

Is Dynamic Ratios part of the Auto EQ? Or something else? i.e. I can find the Auto EQ option to play with (I've been testing it in the Beta) but unsure what Dynamic Ratios are part of.

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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:33 am 
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Dynamic ratio's are available in all the compressors (in analog mode). You basically get 2 ratio sliders instead of just 1, and a 3rd slider that controls where you fully get the higher ratio.


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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:18 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Stereo Tool 8.50
PostPosted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:07 pm 
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Is this in XP?
If so, I have a fix ready. If not, I need more data
- Which plugin (VST?)
- 32 or 64 bits?
- Did you do anything special when this happened?
- Is there an entry in the Windows event logs (probably not since WaveLab handled it).


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