Stereo Tool

When ever I play lossless files (winamp) with my stereo tool running, the song plays for like 1 second then everything stops.
I can still see the stereo tool is moving and stuff but its like no sound come through to winamp.

hi Dmaxon,
I just played some FLAC files thru winamp .. and here all plays good.

For start try:
- Install latest Winamp (if it's alredy not lates)
- Install your favorite latest Codec pack for windows (i recommend k-lite mega codec pack)

If lossless songs still not working, please post one of these songs here so i can try play them.

The problem is that , as soon as I turn stereo tool off it instantly plays as normal (except stereo tool preforming)
I have codecs and latest winamp ;/
this is my setting.

[Common]
Pre amplifier=10
Post amplifier=0.949999988
Extra loudness=1
Extra loudness - Very deep bass relative clipping level=0
Extra loudness - Allow extra lows (advanced)=1250
Extra loudness - Allow extra highs (advanced)=0
Extra loudness - Punchy=0.524999976
Extra loudness - Max Punch peak=0.75
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Enabled=1
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Difference=0
Extra loudness - Deep bass protection - Value=0.861500025
Bass protection - Enabled=1
Bass protection - Two steps=1
Bass protection - Clip level=140
Bass protection - Deep bass boost=75
Bass protection - Raise clip level if highs get above=150
Bass protection - Maximum clip level raise=35
Hard limit output=0
Process for low latency=0
Mode=Advanced
[Noise Gate]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Noise level=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 1=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 2=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 3=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 4=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 5=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 6=1
Relative noise gate level - Band 7=1
[Singleband Compressor]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Maximum volume=1.829999924
Attack speed=0.00002363
Decay speed=0.015131861
Above Top Limiter=1
[Pre Compressor]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Delay enabled=0
Remove remaining loud peaks=1
Maximum volume - Band 1=104240
Maximum volume - Band 2=27970
Attack speed - Band 1=0.000005001
Attack speed - Band 2=0.000005001
Decay speed - Band 1=0.000249943
Decay speed - Band 2=0.000249943
[Multiband Compressor]
Enabled=1
Difference=0
Delay enabled=0
Very high quality enabled=1
Maximum volume - Band -1=10000
Maximum volume - Band 0=10000
Maximum volume - Band 1=10000
Maximum volume - Band 2=8309.999023438
Maximum volume - Band 3=6779.999511719
Maximum volume - Band 4=7460
Maximum volume - Band 5=7460
Maximum volume - Band 6=6270
Maximum volume - Band 7=5250
Maximum volume - Band 8=2710
Attack speeds linked=0
Attack speed - Band -1=0.000026008
Attack speed - Band 0=0.000032212
Attack speed - Band 1=0.000040472
Attack speed - Band 2=0.000051715
Attack speed - Band 3=0.000096324
Attack speed - Band 4=0.000096324
Attack speed - Band 5=0.000096324
Attack speed - Band 6=0.000132422
Attack speed - Band 7=0.000132422
Attack speed - Band 8=0.000189152
Decay speeds linked=0
Decay speed - Band -1=0.001414664
Decay speed - Band 0=0.001414664
Decay speed - Band 1=0.00160793
Decay speed - Band 2=0.00160793
Decay speed - Band 3=0.00160793
Decay speed - Band 4=0.00160793
Decay speed - Band 5=0.00160793
Decay speed - Band 6=0.00160793
Decay speed - Band 7=0.000958171
Decay speed - Band 8=0.0010933
Above Top Limiter=0
Clipping enabled=1
Postprocessing enabled=1
Relative clip position - Band -1=2.278688431
Relative clip position - Band 0=4.128205299
Relative clip position - Band 1=3.545454025
Relative clip position - Band 2=3
Relative clip position - Band 3=3
Relative clip position - Band 4=1.985074282
Relative clip position - Band 5=3
Relative clip position - Band 6=3.545454025
Relative clip position - Band 7=5.060605049
Relative clip position - Band 8=3
Final limiter value=0.5
Final limiter decay speed=0.000700178
Final limiter clipping=2.508771658
Equalizer enabled=1
Equalize before multiband-compression=0
Equalizer position - Band -1=1.409638405
Equalizer position - Band 0=1.409638405
Equalizer position - Band 1=1
Equalizer position - Band 2=1
Equalizer position - Band 3=1
Equalizer position - Band 4=1
Equalizer position - Band 5=1
Equalizer position - Band 6=1
Equalizer position - Band 7=1.127659559
Equalizer position - Band 8=1.127659559
[Stereo]
Enabled=3
Stereo AZIMUTH Enabled=1
Stereo Image Enabled=0
Stereo Boost Enabled=1
Stereo Boost Excessive Reverb Protection Enabled=1
Delay enabled=0
Difference=0
Center bass=1
AZIMUTH limit=59.999996185
AZIMUTH change speed=0.199999988
Image phase amplifier=1
Image phase amplifier maximum angle=180
Image phase amplifier maximum separation strength=100
Image width amplifier=1
Extra phase shift=0
Mono or stereo only=0
Stereo Boost strength=13.329999924
Stereo Boost maximum amplification=6
Stereo Boost multiplier=1
Stereo Boost - Never reduce below original level=1
[Channel Delay]
Enabled=0
Left Delay=0
[Output Filter]
Enabled=0
Lowpass filter=15000
Highpass filter=20
[Final Limiter]
Enabled=0
Difference=0
Pre-amp=0.970000029
Pre-limiter enabled=0
Pre-limiter relative volume=1.75
Reduced CPU processing=1
[FM Transmitter]
Enabled=0
Pre-emphasize=0
Pre-emphasis time=50
Output is pre-emphasized=0
Stereo encoder enabled=0
RDS encoder enabled=0
Pilot signal volume=9
RDS signal volume=4.5
FM overdrive volume=1
RDS PS text=2s:BERGSTEN/2s:RADIO/
RDS RadioText text=60s:Stereo Tool: Professional Audio Processing - http://www.stereotool.com/30s:Stereo Tool by Hans van Zutphen, 1999-2008 - http://www.stereotool.com/30s:\W"%artist% - %title% - %album%"
RDS PTY=9
RDS PI=34931
RDS Alternative frequency 1=106.900001526
RDS Alternative frequency 2=0
RDS Alternative frequency 3=0
RDS Alternative frequency 4=0
RDS Alternative frequency 5=0
RDS Alternative frequency 6=0
RDS Alternative frequency 7=0
RDS Alternative frequency 8=0
RDS Alternative frequency 9=0
RDS Alternative frequency 10=0
RDS Alternative frequency 11=0
RDS Alternative frequency 12=0
RDS Alternative frequency 13=0
RDS Alternative frequency 14=0
RDS Alternative frequency 15=0
RDS Alternative frequency 16=0
RDS Alternative frequency 17=0
RDS Alternative frequency 18=0
RDS Alternative frequency 19=0
RDS Alternative frequency 20=0
RDS Alternative frequency 21=0
RDS Alternative frequency 22=0
RDS Alternative frequency 23=0
RDS Alternative frequency 24=0
RDS Alternative frequency 25=0
RDS TP=1
RDS TA=0
RDS Music=1
RDS Artificial Head=0
RDS Compressed=1
RDS Dynamic PTY=0
RDS RadioText Enabled=1
RDS ClockTime Enabled=1
FM Transmitter Calibration Enabled=0
MPX Oversampling mode=Follow main Quality setting
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 20 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 40 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 80 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 160 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 320 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 640 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 1280 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 2560 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 5120 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 10240 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 19000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 23000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 28000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 33000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 38000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 43000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 48000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 53000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Volume 57000 Hz=1
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 20 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 40 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 80 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 160 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 320 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 640 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 1280 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 2560 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 5120 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 10240 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 19000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 23000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 28000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 33000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 38000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 43000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 48000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 53000 Hz=0
FM Transmitter Calibration - Phase shift 57000 Hz=0
[Direct soundcard access]
Enabled=0
Device ID=Microsoft Sound Mapper
Volume=1
Buffer size=0.98999995
Send to Winamp=Normal
ASIO Override channel 1=4
ASIO Override channel 2=5
[Low latency output]
Enabled=0
Device ID=
Volume=1
Buffer size=0.200000003
ASIO Override channel 1=2
ASIO Override channel 2=3

Still, this is probably a combination of input plugin (your lossless playback plugin and) DSP plugin (Stereo Tool). There was a similar problem in the past with WAV files if you pressed a button (for example STOP) - that would cause Winamp to hangup.

So, can you tell me which lossless input plugin you're using (or what type of file you're playing)?

Ye well im using Nullsoft flac decoder , and im playing .flac files.

I'm having the same problem with FLACs and also AACs. I'm using Nullsoft's decoders for both and the Directsound output:

Nullsoft FLAC Decoder 2.09
Nullsoft MP4 Demuxer v2.0
Nullsof MPEG Audio Decoder 4.9

MP3s work fine. When I try to play MP4s or FLAC files through stereo tool, I get maybe 2.5 seconds of playback and then the audio cuts out. You can still see stereo tool (and winamp) processing the audio (made evident by the visualizers still moving along to the music) but the output won't come back until you stop and restart playback on the file or a different file, and then only for 2~3 seconds.

I can get the audio back by turning on "Low Latency" but then it's choppy and unlistenable

But seriously this is a great plugin and I think it's awesome regardless. Just wishing I didn't have to turn it off when listening to my FLACs and AAC/MP4s!

Hi,
i have sometimes same problem ..but when i swich from DirectSound Output to WaveOut Output i can play Flac fles.

yeah i basically have the same problem too. When i play .m4a file with stereo tool on, it would play for 3 sec. and audio would cut off
i could play it with stereo tool off though...

I *think* I have a fix for this issue. I was having similar issues with .WAV files (if I pressed STOP while playing one, Winamp would hang), and that's no longer the case now.

Download the BETA2 on this page for the update (online since 1 minute, so if you downloaded it before, please do so again):
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