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The problem is, the way that BAE is currently written, you must run the TEST option to firm up the buffer and sample rate options. The inputs and outputs are only scanned in the configuration process and only “live” options at that time are listed.
Breakaway Audio Enhancer is slated for a complete re-write as it was first coded when Windows XP was the OS of choice, so these types of suggestions will be considered for version 2.
I am seeking absolute clarification, but I believe that in FM mode, BAE limits the top end frequencies to less that 15kHz, to allow for the 4 kHz guard band either side of the 19 kHz pilot tone used to produce a stereo FM signal.
An FM stereo signal is broadcast as a mono signal 53 kHz wide, with the Right channel (23 – 53 kHz) “stacked” on top of the Left channel (50 Hz to 15 kHz). A pilot tone at 19 kHz separates the two channels, with a guard band of 4 kHz either side of that to allow for deviation. This means that the useable music frequencies cannot go above 15 kHz without encroaching on the guard band.
That looks OK, but it really depends on your particular hardware. If you find the jitter figure (when you turn on the “test” light) is higher than (say) 15%, try a different combination of buffers and buffer size until you get the lowest numbers. However, the larger the buffers, the more latency becomes noticeable, because it takes BAE some time to fill the buffers.
So, ultimately, it is a juggling act between minimal jitter and minimal latency. For instance, you might get lower jitter numbers with a buffer size of 882, but it may introduce a degree of latency. At the end of the day, if you can’t hear the dropped frames (jitter), it may not be a problem, but you should aim for less than 5% if you can achieve it.
If all of your material is at 44.1 why are you upscaling to 48K on output? There is no audible advantage, in fact there may be some audible artefacts as a result.
As the preceding article says, it’s all about getting the lowest possible jitter rate. You might find that 882/2 might yield a better result, but it might not.
I’m not aware of an import option (others correct me if I’m wrong), but, if you export a configuration zip file of your working version of BA1, you have a copy of all the settings of the working program. This is basically everything in the folder {Systemdrive}/users/{username}/AppData/Local/BreakawayOne.
If you do a fresh install, close BreakawayOne, then rename the BreakawayOne folder above to BreakawayOne_old. Now unzip the backup to the same folder name. Restart BreakawayOne and the setup should now be the same as the old.
I am unsure of the definitive answer to this without setting up some scenarios and viewing the results on an oscilloscope. However, I always align windows, Pipeline and BAE settings to the same value. I have heard some systems where music recorded at 48k played slower when down-converted to 44.1k
Having said that, I believe that the Windows settings are ignored if you select “KS”, because that is a lower level layer than the Windows options.
There is a neutral preset in ‘Reference Settings’. It just provides a constant output level, with very little colouration of the source material.
When using your USB device, you probably need to change the input of BAE to pipeline 1,and the output as the USB device.
Good research!
When you say that it uses twice the CPU and RAM, what does that take it to? My experience is that CPU and RAM usage that is around 50% and occasionally transients to 75% still leaves enough headroom provided that the PC is adequately cooled.As you probably know, the whole point of the LL path was intended for radio presenters to be able to hear their own foldback, without there being a delay. It is very confusing if you are hearing your voice 1 second delayed because of processing delays.
I think that you just have to let your ears decide if it works for you or not. Obviously, it won’t work with all types of music, but may bring out some percussion characteristics in some genres.
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.
