Stereo Tool :: Stereo Tool 10 preview: New user interface

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I've been using this tool very recently, I'm surprised how it has been improving over the years, the new interface is very awesome and nice, its sound is the best and very powerful.
I am currently using v8.00 because my PC is not that powerful and the latest versions consume a lot of resources, it would not hurt to further optimize resource consumption without affecting sound quality or to have a lite version without so many options .
The only thing I'm using is the AGC, bass boost and multiband compressor with simple clipper for a constant level of volume throughout my PC and it works great for personal use for Youtube, Streaming, Music, Games, etc. Thanks for this tool.

Great! But version 8.00 should actually be consuming more resources than the latest version, not less...

Hello, hvz actually consumes around 230mb, 290mb of ram in v8.00 and about 6-12% of cpu while the latter consumes up to 600mb of ram and between 20 and 40% of cpu I guess on a computer more current would consume less.

My processor is an i3 3120m, 6gb of ram and intel graphics 4000.
The old versions consume less but being very old I don't use them.

"We completely revamped our way of showing settings to users. Each filter has a single page, showing only the most important settings."

Deal breaker for me.

Only the user can decide what "the most important settings" are.

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Then this is your opportunity to share your opinion on the most important settings rather than declaring a deal breaker. That's what this thread is about; conditioning the new GUI to be something people desire more.

The AGC wideband appears indented and seems to have its 0db start at the -1db location.

ah, it looks nice but at first glance I noticed it won't accept input for lic or save a preset (back to entering my lic in the ini file) [using Adobe Audition]

als ik ST afsluit en de pc opnieuw opstart krijg ik steeds het standaard scherm er voor.. het onthoudt niet hoe het stond
Translation: When I close ST and reboot the PC, the home page comes up instead of the last visited page

I don't like tray icon, should be something purple, like GUI.

Hello congratulations for the version 10, a question would not be possible a screen with meters to be as a disassembly in rack? type only the meters of what has been activated and is working...

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Great! But version 8.00 should actually be consuming more resources than the latest version, not less...

But is that with the same settings??? The memory usage did indeed go up, but the CPU usage with the same settings should really be the same or less. Note that loading a preset with the same name doesn't necessarily give you the same settings, but if you open version 8.00, load a preset, then close it and load version 9.92, there should be almost no difference in CPU usage.

I just tested that here (couldn't find version 8.00 quickly, so I tested with version 8.40 vs the latest). I loaded a heavy FM preset with composite clipper and Stokkemask etc in version 8.40, and the CPU usage was 15.8% of one core. Then I opened version 9.92 without changing any settings, and the CPU usage was 14.1% - so an 11% reduction, relatively. I would expect a similar difference on a 3rd gen i3, since we still have optimized code paths for that hardware. The memory usage did indeed go up, from 182 to 452 MB.

The new GUI version uses about 130 MB extra memory, but the CPU usage for the processing is the same.

Nice! Earlier you mentioned considering a Microphone preset section as well. Is that still something you're considering? If not, could we get the Syrtho prest back? It's the default free preset I recommend to people when pointing them to ST for mics, and it's been missing since the updated preset manager premiered.

Author:	hvz [ Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:05 am ]
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Quote: Quote: Quote: I've been using this tool very recently, I'm surprised how it has been improving over the years, the new interface is very awesome and nice, its sound is the best and very powerful. I am currently using v8.00 because my PC is not that powerful and the latest versions consume a lot of resources, it would not hurt to further optimize resource consumption without affecting sound quality or to have a lite version without so many options . The only thing I'm using is the AGC, bass boost and multiband compressor with simple clipper for a constant level of volume throughout my PC and it works great for personal use for Youtube, Streaming, Music, Games, etc. Thanks for this tool. Great! But version 8.00 should actually be consuming more resources than the latest version, not less... Hello, hvz actually consumes around 230mb, 290mb of ram in v8.00 and about 6-12% of cpu while the latter consumes up to 600mb of ram and between 20 and 40% of cpu I guess on a computer more current would consume less. My processor is an i3 3120m, 6gb of ram and intel graphics 4000. The old versions consume less but being very old I don't use them. But is that with the same settings??? The memory usage did indeed go up, but the CPU usage with the same settings should really be the same or less. Note that loading a preset with the same name doesn't necessarily give you the same settings, but if you open version 8.00, load a preset, then close it and load version 9.92, there should be almost no difference in CPU usage. I just tested that here (couldn't find version 8.00 quickly, so I tested with version 8.40 vs the latest). I loaded a heavy FM preset with composite clipper and Stokkemask etc in version 8.40, and the CPU usage was 15.8% of one core. Then I opened version 9.92 without changing any settings, and the CPU usage was 14.1% - so an 11% reduction, relatively. I would expect a similar difference on a 3rd gen i3, since we still have optimized code paths for that hardware. The memory usage did indeed go up, from 182 to 452 MB. The new GUI version uses about 130 MB extra memory, but the CPU usage for the processing is the same.

Author:	MrKlorox [ Sun Oct 23, 2022 1:15 am ]
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Quote: "We completely revamped our way of showing settings to users. Each filter has a single page, showing only the most important settings." Deal breaker for me. Only the user can decide what "the most important settings" are. Then this is your opportunity to share your opinion on the most important settings rather than declaring a deal breaker. That's what this thread is about; conditioning the new GUI to be something people desire more.

Author:	Bojcha [ Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:35 am ]
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I don't like tray icon, should be something purple, like GUI.

Author:	slauf [ Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:38 am ]
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Dear developer and other support team: I have been thinking about all this that you have done on the new web interface and now I will give you my opinion as well as a proposal of what should be done for now in this situation where you have created a new web interface where we have and advantages and disadvantages. In order to make things easier for yourself until everything is sorted out properly, my suggestion is to make it possible to use both the new and the old web interface as the final or two final versions, so that people can choose how and what they want to use. Reading all these posts, some people like one more and some the other. You, who are the creators of a complete application, cannot tell others that this is better, so they will use this until you get used to it. I had the same situation in my former Kalman radio station, which I sold. I had the same situation when we changed the broadcaster software. It was very difficult for people to switch from the then software raduga to radio boss. So keep in mind that if people get used to one thing, it's difficult to switch to another, and my advice to you is to switch everything you do software-wise gradually, leaving the possibility of previous variants. As you improve the new web interface, gradually get people used to the new web interface. That way, to your satisfaction and ours, it will be better for both you and us. Greetings from Sarajevo. Edin Quote: Quote: "We completely revamped our way of showing settings to users. Each filter has a single page, showing only the most important settings." Deal breaker for me. Only the user can decide what "the most important settings" are. Then this is your opportunity to share your opinion on the most important settings rather than declaring a deal breaker. That's what this thread is about; conditioning the new GUI to be something people desire more.

Author:	APS1986 [ Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:03 pm ]
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Hello congratulations for the version 10, a question would not be possible a screen with meters to be as a disassembly in rack? type only the meters of what has been activated and is working...

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Author:	t.j.evers [ Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:50 am ]
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Quote: The AGC wideband appears indented and seems to have its 0db start at the -1db location. Fixed. Turns out the spacer after the meter was too large. Quote: ah, it looks nice but at first glance I noticed it won't accept input for lic or save a preset (back to entering my lic in the ini file) [using Adobe Audition] This has been a problem plaguing VST plugins for some time now... To remedy this, we added context menu items to copy/paste from the clipboard Quote: als ik ST afsluit en de pc opnieuw opstart krijg ik steeds het standaard scherm er voor.. het onthoudt niet hoe het stond Translation: When I close ST and reboot the PC, the home page comes up instead of the last visited page This should just work, since ST saves its last state (including currently visible page) and loads that state at startup. Does it remember all the other settings? Or does everything reset to factory default? (Vertaling: Worden alle andere settings wel onthouden? Of reset alles naar hoe het was bij het nieuw installeren van ST?) If at all possible, please keep feedback and questions here in English. Quote: I don't like tray icon, should be something purple, like GUI. I agree, will try to modernize it a bit. Quote: Hello congratulations for the version 10, a question would not be possible a screen with meters to be as a disassembly in rack? type only the meters of what has been activated and is working... Do you mean you want an overview with meters for all enabled filters? That is a planned feature.

Author:	Alexis0159 [ Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:10 am ]
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Quote: Quote: Quote: Great! But version 8.00 should actually be consuming more resources than the latest version, not less... Hello, hvz actually consumes around 230mb, 290mb of ram in v8.00 and about 6-12% of cpu while the latter consumes up to 600mb of ram and between 20 and 40% of cpu I guess on a computer more current would consume less. My processor is an i3 3120m, 6gb of ram and intel graphics 4000. The old versions consume less but being very old I don't use them. But is that with the same settings??? The memory usage did indeed go up, but the CPU usage with the same settings should really be the same or less. Note that loading a preset with the same name doesn't necessarily give you the same settings, but if you open version 8.00, load a preset, then close it and load version 9.92, there should be almost no difference in CPU usage. I just tested that here (couldn't find version 8.00 quickly, so I tested with version 8.40 vs the latest). I loaded a heavy FM preset with composite clipper and Stokkemask etc in version 8.40, and the CPU usage was 15.8% of one core. Then I opened version 9.92 without changing any settings, and the CPU usage was 14.1% - so an 11% reduction, relatively. I would expect a similar difference on a 3rd gen i3, since we still have optimized code paths for that hardware. The memory usage did indeed go up, from 182 to 452 MB. The new GUI version uses about 130 MB extra memory, but the CPU usage for the processing is the same. Hi again Hans, yes I use the same settings, actually I was using the vst plugin with bc patchwork and savihost, hence the excessive memory consumption, but I downloaded the standalone x64 v8.23 because I see it has AGC improvements. Then versions 8.40 standalone onwards give me problems not only with memory consumption but I hear some clicks in the sound, anyway I will stay with v8.23 standalone with the basic functions for personal use, since it is more stable for my pc, if i had a high end pc i would use the latest one without question.

Author:	t.j.evers [ Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:39 pm ]
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Coming soon-ish:

Author:	MrKlorox [ Thu Nov 03, 2022 1:48 pm ]
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Quote: Coming soon-ish: Nice! Earlier you mentioned considering a Microphone preset section as well. Is that still something you're considering? If not, could we get the Syrtho prest back? It's the default free preset I recommend to people when pointing them to ST for mics, and it's been missing since the updated preset manager premiered.

Author:	t.j.evers [ Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:53 am ]
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Quote: Nice! Earlier you mentioned considering a Microphone preset section as well. Is that still something you're considering? If not, could we get the Syrtho prest back? It's the default free preset I recommend to people when pointing them to ST for mics, and it's been missing since the updated preset manager premiered. Ah yes, we're planning to add Microphone and RDS sections. In the meantime: you can export the syrtho preset as an .sts file from the old interface. Those files can then be imported into the new one.

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