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These are probably questions best aske of John Edwards
I assume you know that the streaming option shares the same preset as the core it is attached to? For instance, if you have an HD core and you run Plutonium preset, then the stream from that core will be Plutonium.
I have found this information in the soon-to-be-released operating manual. I hope this helps explain the various options.
https://ceaforum.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Breakaway-Documentation.pdf
I am seeking the definitive answer, and will get back to you. They are not things that I personally use.
If any other members has some knowledge of these effects, please contribute.
Yes, Breakaway Audio Enhancer is compatible with Windows 11 and the new release dramatically improves the screen readability with hi-res screens. If you need the Breakaway Pipeline program as a bridge between your playout software and BAE, make sure that you download that also from the same link below.
It IS, however, still a 32 bit application, having been developed originally back in the day of Windows XP. It will run perfectly, even on a 64 bit device, but is slated for a significant re-write, where it will be 32/64 bit capable.
You can download and purchase from https://www.claessonedwards.com/download/
@KIX
If it wasn’t in the release notes, it didn’t happen. However, as I said to timmywa, the requests were all passed on and will be considered for subsequent versions.@timmywa
EVERY request that was raised here was passed on and collated into a spreadsheet. Then the gurus went through and filtered/prioritised them all, so they may appear in a subsequent update if they made the cut. Priorities were set based on “urgency”, but also on the complexity of coding to achieve them.This release was from a backlog of earlier requests, but also included some recent requests because they were easy to incorporate along the same development path.
There is an article at this link which discusses BAE setup https://ceaforum.net/?topic=fine-tuning-breakaway-audio-enhancer-all-about-interfaces-buffers-and-rates
Basically, you need to aim for the smallest buffers, so providing for anything larger than a multiple of the sample rate would be useless.
Jitter is only an issue if it produces audible artefacts. If you can’t hear it, it isn’t a problem.
@Mwyann
Sadly, the news isn’t good. Leif has confirmed that the latest development tools and other libraries used to develop the BA1 3.30.93 version increasingly depend on operating system functions that didn’t exist 21 years ago.Your only options are to upgrade your OS, or stay on the version of Breakaway One that you are on. Reference to XP compatibility will be removed from the Website.
The settings in the pipeline only restrict/allow the minimum/maximum range that it will allow through to the input of BAE.
Typically, it should be set to 44100 – 48000 because the BAE config program only allows for those two frequencies in the “Rate” drop-down box.Not sure if this will work the way you want it to. The point was that, originally, the pipeline was part of the installer, but, as many people downloaded and installed later versions of the Virtual Audio Cables program than that which was bundled with BAE, complications arose.
Now, VAC is not automatically installed, but a link is provided pointing to the latest version available from the Breakaway website. You can optionally use the one already on your system, or you can remove that and update to the latest, separate from the BAE install.
Therefore, theoretically, you could use a different device. Provided that BAE sees it as an input/output device, you could use it.
Ah, sorry, your reference to BAE 1.40+ threw me.
I wasn’t even aware that Breakaway One would run on a 32 bit device as I thought that it was developed exclusively for a 64 bit environment. Certainly, since I have been using it, I have always installed on 64 bit machines.
I’ve referred it on to see if it can be downward compatible. It might just be a compiler switch which Leif needs to use when he does a new build.
@Mwyann
Is this a Breakaway Audio Enhancer 1.44 problem? If so, I’ll move it over there. Please provide some additional information. I assume that you are trying to install BAE 1.44 on an XP PC?On the point of this forum layout, I am not the webmaster, but I have brought it to their attention.
@timmywa I have a response which explains why the sample rate “optimised” at 44.1 kHz
From Leif,
“Codecs tend to have more artifacts at 48 than at 44.1, but once the bit rate is high enough, it becomes a non-issue.
For AAC-LC i set that cutoff point at 160kbps. Anything over that, I pass through the audio engine sample rate to the encoder without conversion, meaning 48 kHz in = 48 kHz out.The sample rate converter in BreakawayOne is very, very good — miles ahead of what you find under the hood in Windows. Frequency-sweep artifacts are like 90dB down in the FFT analyzer. So, in short, I wouldn’t worry about it. ”
Is there any way you could up the bit rate past 160 kbps? Alternatively, just select 48 from the selections, rather than leave it at “Optimised”, which will actually down-convert.
Yes, I see your point. I’ll ask the question and get back to you.
My guess is that 48K is probably only possible/allowed at the higher bitrates, so 44.1K is the best you can get i.e. the “Optimum” sample rate. Wiki tells me that AAC can handle sample rates to 96kHz, so I need to research further.
Check this link https://ceaforum.net/?topic=breakaway-one-3-30-93-released
