UPDATE AUGUST 3. See the new post (viewtopic.php?f=14&t=59) for details.
I have redesigned the final limiter and loudness filters. This gives a better, more consistent, less jumpy sound. Also, the loudness filter has been smoothened a bit to remove some "edgy" sounds that could occur in some circumstances.
Unfortunately, in High quality mode, the new version consumes a lot more (+30%) CPU than the previous versions (Low and Normal quality mode are not affected). I don't know what's causing this - I cannot really explain it.
Because of this I won't officially release this version yet. But because the sound quality has clearly improved, I'm posting it here anyway. You will probably need to run it in Normal quality mode (but the difference between Normal and High quality is very small anyway - Normal Quality in 3.23 should give a better sound than previous versions in High Quality mode).
Version 3.23 can be found at:
Winamp plugin:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/dsp_ ... r_BETA.exe
Stand alone version:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... r_BETA.exe
Command line version:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... d_BETA.exe (not an installer)
HINT: In this version, you can set the Final Limiter time to 0.01 seconds. In previous versions that caused "cracking" sounds, but that's no longer the case. Higher values now cause more pumping than before. So 0.01 usually gives the best result.
Because the Final Limiter (not the final pre-limiter by the way) and Loudness filters are redesigned, comments on the changes are very welcome. Especially if you find sounds that sound worse with this new version (which is always possible), or if the output volume is lower than before.