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Author:  hvz [ Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

CPU load of just the framework is already close to 30%. Remember the Pi 2 is about 4% of the speed of a recent laptop - so 30% is around 1% on a modern pc. Among others, the framework upsamples the signal for the GUI and collects other GUI info, generates multiple outputs etc. On a normal PC the CPU load of that is very low - but on a Pi it's quickly a lot.

But 50% sounds like something might be going wrong. Does ST work at all?

Author:  peppi001 [ Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

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CPU load of just the framework is already close to 30%. Remember the Pi 2 is about 4% of the speed of a recent laptop - so 30% is around 1% on a modern pc. Among others, the framework upsamples the signal for the GUI and collects other GUI info, generates multiple outputs etc. On a normal PC the CPU load of that is very low - but on a Pi it's quickly a lot.

But 50% sounds like something might be going wrong. Does ST work at all?
You were right. Now stereotool runs fine and generate ST+RDS. I need some test for correct settings.

Author:  DJ-DOGGY [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

Hans,

Remember i told you for the issue with Pre-emphasis - that it`s not disabled and continue to work in Normal output when you disable the "FM Output"
Well, it`s not behavour from the plugin like you said - it`s a bug introdiced in one of the versions after 7.50 , because in 7.50 it work great. I just test it and If i disable the FM output , Normal Output is just Ok (only the gyeyed out menu for choosing type of signal is there)

Author:  RodeoJack [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

Hans, I'm running in AM mode. The "Highs De-Esser" isn't showing any activity, though I think it might be working.

Author:  hvz [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

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Hans, I'm running in AM mode. The "Highs De-Esser" isn't showing any activity, though I think it might be working.
There usually aren't that much highs in AM mode anyway... which might explain why it doesn't do anything. What lowpass freq are you using?

Author:  RodeoJack [ Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

10,000 Hz

Author:  hvz [ Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

BETA774-013

Windows 32 bit:
Windows stand alone: http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... 74-013.exe
Winamp DSP: http://www.stereotool.com/download/dsp_ ... 74-013.exe
Windows VST 32 bit: http://www.stereotool.com/download/vst_ ... 74-013.dll

Raspberry Pi 2:
http://www.stereotool.com/download/ster ... ETA774-008 (008!)

CHANGES:
Added initial version of Bass In Your Face
- Half-way busy with improving the Dequantizer - Done
- DFT pre-allocate memory!
- Fix Thimeo engine busy - some bugs left to fix - still more issues to be fixed. OS_WAITEVENT(hq_continue) might be placed incorrectly (not same for chain and chain_hq) or might not be needed at all. OS_WAITEVENT(hqThreadDescription[number].process_ready_event) to be checked. Why does the CPU meter stay close to 100%? That must be a bug. Move Performance meters to see where this happens. Audio is ok though in both plug-in and stand alone. Still broken but at least kinda usable now. Problems: Optimized code doesn't run (stereo_tool.cpp, warning). Sometimes shift in timing. Hangup when switching to different latency, then switching from Thimeo to old framework. EXACT PROBLEMS: Hangup when switching Thimeo OFF in Latency 256. Sometimes hangups when switching at latencies 2048 and 4096. Sometimes jump-in-time at sound card restart after switching between Thimeo on/off (potentially only after changing size first?). Problem seems to be fixed now (at least on 1 latency setting) except for 1-second WAIT loop sometimes (FIXED), and optimized code isn't used (FIXED). Winamp version also asserts after a while. All versions hang on too high CPU load hangs (FIXED).
- ACR Stereo weird effect at latency 128, test track 'Drank & Drugs". - Was highpass filter, removed (for now!)
- Auto-reduce GUI speed when CPU load is too high.
- Enter license key: Add a 'Get from clipboard' button

OLD CHANGES:
- "Auto" synchronization mode - Stereo Tool attempts to detect if synchronization is needed by comparing sound card names. Might cause problems...
- Added Raspberry Pi 2 version (requires jackd2, uses NEON support so only works on Pi 2).
- New feature: Spectral Balance Compensation
- Bug: Winamp plug-in crash: set 'plug-in host latency' to a high value FIXED, was a threading/timing issue
- Bug: Console version: Error: -k: Key <xyxyxyxyxyxyxyxyx> is invalid. FIXED but I don't understand why!
- Bug: GUI: If I set the quality slider to 50 or lower with Ignore High Frequencies set lower that 19kHz the FM output meter goes blank FIXED (I hope)
- Bug: Plus a new one...If I set the stokemask use area slider to zero multiple parts of the processing chain throw exceptions. --> I don't see this one but value 0 makes no sense anyway, I've changed the slider so it cannot go below 50% anymore.
- Bug: FM doesn't get turned off anymore when selecting a non-FM preset, this means that pre-emphasis stays enabled among others.
- Password login shows what you type - should show ******
- Bug: UECP PS/RT texts are sent through the Stereo Tool RDS parser, shouldn't be. -> Probably fixed, but I cannot test it (no UECP encoder here).
- Stokkemask Strictness was set to 2 by default, must be 3.
- Bug: 64 bit stand alone Windows crash, exception 0xc0000005, address 0x000000000000339b (WINMMBASE.dll) - might be a Windows 10 or driver problem! (see below, might be a Windows 10 bug or a driver issue) -> Confirmed, it cleaned up after some Windows updates.

TO BE DONE:
- Fix Thimeo engine busy - some bugs left to fix. Winamp version also asserts in multiple places a while.
- Show warning when sample rate is too low for stereo/rds
- Add new Bass In Your Face filter.
- Set separate clipping level for normal output.
- Dequantizer: Make the effect configurable for the lib build. And make it more configurable (final filter vs. first filter).
- Server: Protect against memory reallocation fails when zooming out of waveform display (one of the few places where I allocate memory after starting).
- Add AF method B via UECP!
- Nu is er de optie bij UECP “Use internal settings on connection drop”, dit lijkt goed te werken. Echter als de verbinding weer is hersteld, komen niet direct de gegevens ingesteld via UECP terug. Pas alle settings overnieuw worden gestuurd, zijn deze weer aanwezig in de 9SG. Zou dit niet gebufferd kunnen worden en zodra de connectie terug is, dit worden weer gegeven?
- Make it possible to output lower FM output level in plugin when outputting L/R deemphasized.
- Check Delayed Bass Clipping: Relative sensitivity. Doesn't work according to Bojcha.
- Bug: Hans I think that you forgot the unrecoverable NAN error when adjusting the ND frequancies. I got exactly the same behavior in both of the multibands.
- Bug: Stereo Tool together with JACK Audio, for whatever reason as soon as I activate ASIO in 7.7x, it just quits out and doesnt open up anymore. Note that this even happens when the JACK server isnt even started up. Oh and I use the 64bit version because the 32bit version cant connect to JACK at all, it just says it failed, in the 64bit version at least it used to work fine. (I'm guessing that this is a Jack bug though - will test it here).
- Add a big warning when sound card buffers get too full or too empty about enabling Synchronization.

LATER:
- Bug: Mac: After closing About box, main GUI remains unusable. And it's too small. Suggested fix: Disable for now, make a better About box later. Should be part of the planned Mac native GUI design.
- Bug: Mac: If you click the Help Button it will close Reaper. Not sure if this is supposed to happen. Also the Help-URL is not existing. Also part of the planned Mac native GUI design.

Author:  hvz [ Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

I'm mainly interested in feedback about Bass In Your Face! (Which, based on my tests so far, needs some work to avoid a constant rumbling sound in some tracks - although I could kinda imagine that some people might actually like that)

Author:  DJ-DOGGY [ Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

Bass in your face : "level" with a capital letter - better look

Some kind of 1% CPU increase level. Don`t forget i`m now with more powerful (+1GHz more) CPU

Author:  Bojcha [ Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Stereo Tool 7.73

Kinda that bass is "windy" Why is before AGC? I think it should be before MB..
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