Hi all,
A few versions ago, I was talking to some people (mainly Wes Keene) about the compressor, and implemented some alternative modes. They never made it into a released version because I'm still not sure if these changes are actually improvements. Multiple people have told me that they are - but I'm not sure how they tested. Anyway, I'm posting this beta with one of those changes built in to get feedback about it. (No pun intended, but it's also a feedback feature!).
Until now, if you enable Feedback mode in my compressors, the ratio isn't properly followed anymore - in fact, at Feedback 100%, you can't get much more than a 2:1 ratio. I have now created a new mode, called FEEDBACK^2 (or short ^2 in the GUI on crowded pages) which does follow the ratio. Which means that it behaves
completely different from the existing Feedback mode, and is actually pretty close - but not identical! - to Feed forward mode.
To use this mode, enable FEEDBACK^2 (or ^2) in the GUI for each compressor where you want to try it. My main question is: Does it sound better than Feed forward mode.
Windows 32 bit:
Windows stand alone:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... 21-005.exe
Winamp DSP:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/dsp_ ... 21-005.exe
VST:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/vst_ ... 21-005.dll
CHANGES:
- Add glowing yellow line around SST tray icon, to make it more visible.
- WatchCat reset, test that output level is 100%
- WatchCat license dingen.
- WatchCat font size
- SST: Reset settings when loading a new preset, now it keeps the current settings - that's bad for new settings!
- Stereo Tool: Add info to .sts files to allow importing them in Omnia SST.
- SST: Improved Stereo Tool settings import
- Make FF and 100% FB^2 behave the same in speeds.
- Perfect Declipper crash
- UECP recv hangs after connection close - web server too??? When do I disconnect? http://tldp.org/HOWTO/TCP-Keepalive-HOWTO/overview.html -> Moved things to a separate thread, and if a new connection comes in the old one gets closed, instead of waiting for it infinitely and ignoring the new one.
- Someone reported that their ASIO card isn't visible in 8.20. It's there in 8.14. Digigram VX222v2. Maybe 32 vs 64 bit issue? -> Looks like it, it works in 32 bit Stereo Tool 8.20.- Build version with only FB^2 mode, without insane CPU load
PARTIALLY DONE:
- Figure out way to show ms values in sliders with negative direction Wait for feedback, maybe in Hz or / in front of it?
- Attack Multiplier: Remove the x values? Maybe 0 in center, -10 to +10? (* and / would make more sense!) Wait for feedback, maybe switch x and /
- SST: Skype call with Jim about names. Processing done (mostly)
- Make Pi image
TODO:
- Time zone set & gmtime() / localtime() issue in Windows. Get it to Leif
- MicroMPX: Improve pilot merge after drop when using slightly wrong frequency. (How important is this?) -> Not a problem
- SST: Disable 'MULTICORE' for latency 128, maybe also 256. What about LQLL -> Also off What about 512?
- SST: More Skype with Jim
- Possibly add code 0 for FM 87.5 in the AF list. Seems to be supported by some receivers.
- 1 channel audio processing was broken in 8.20.
- More-than-2 channel audio processing was broken in 8.20 due to what appears to be a compiler bug.
- Decide FB^2 mode
- SST: Text upside down, direction of some controls flipped. KOEK - OHW
- SST: Multiple MicroMPX output IP addresses and ports in web GUI!!! KOEK - OHW
- NAB whitepaper
- 32 vs 64 bit 'error'?
- SST: Encrypted uMPX license
- SST: Shane manual
- SST: Shane's Lynx card analysis.
- SST: Change something with saving presets/loading presets so you can't accidentally load sound card settings etc. (DANGEROUS, can take you off the air!) "In a processing preset menu, you probably should only load processing files. Other omnia's have separate I/O presets. EVERYTHING is dangerous. HIDE it when in PROCESSING/CLEANUP. Save and recall system stuff separately?"
- SST: Help with ? in top menu which makes things clickable.
- SST: Add built-in help
- SST interface in uMPX command line version
- Spoedcursus audio VANDAAG
- Opdrachtdefinitie - wat precies willen we VANDAAG
- PortAudio MATHIJS
- Framework Radboud MATHIJS
- Entering license in Mac version VST crashes MATHIJS
- WatchCat close issue on Mac MATHIJS
- Add buffer underrun warning - auto detect lowest possible latency??
- Maybe add common logging?
- "Stuck" 1 dB difference multiband compressor mode before AGC
- Thread priority overview
- Continue with AA Ratio, ARS Mode, Max Ratio, check which are needed and adjust GUI to make everything fit again.
- MicroMPX: Check Stokkemask compliance on drops -> Seems ok! Still better to filter! MATHIJS