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James
KeymasterOK, so to confirm. If you open VAC, you can see audio moving the “level” bars? In BA1, as input, you have one of the VAC pipelines (the one where you can see audio)? Is there anything unusual about the sample rate or anything else which might cause conflict?
James
KeymasterI wonder if the problem is VAC? As you know, VAC actually captures the audio and hands it on to BA1. You should have the VAC interface program bundled in BA1, so open that ups and see if you can see the levels jumping in there.
James
KeymasterGreat sleuth work, Mwyann! I passed on your previous comments, and will alert Leif to your new findings. I’m guessing that Leif sends parameters to the VAC interface, and may have to tweak those a little to optimise performance.
I am intrested in your comments on latency, where you quote a value of “30-40% latency” as acceptable. Technically, the jitter value represents discarded frames, or “retries” and it should be as low as possible in theory. The BAE wizard simply asks the installer to increase or decrease buffers based on whether “glitches” can be heard. However, if you run the “Test” option after installation, it shows the jitter value and you can fine tune the number and size of buffers to reduce the jitter value.
Now, I get it that small buffers means less latency, but, to reduce the jitter value, you may have to increase the buffer size. The trade off is that, with very small buffers, you may have so many discarded frames that it actually takes longer to process a buffer full, with retries.Out of interest, I achieve 11% jitter both in and out with buffer size which is a multiple of the sample rate.
James
KeymasterThankyou Mwyann for your feedback. As I pointed out, this is a BETA version, and I will ensure that Leif gets these comments so that they can be addressed.
James
KeymasterThere has been a new BETA release of BAE – version 1.42.0, which addresses a couple of minor bugs picked up by the testers. There is also a minor update to VAC 4.31 which is now correctly signed. Here’s the link to a dropbox.
- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lkxar5d2wfcsonk/AAAhHJniGGmNffmzBSNvpXFAa?dl=0
Download ONLY version 1.42.0 and VAC 4.31. If you do not uninstall your previous version of VAC, the BAE installer will place a removal tool on your desktop, and you should run this first. The BAE installer will set up and configure VAC as well.
For those of you also running BA1, I have not received the updated version of it yet, but it appears in my testing that VAC 4.31 works well with it. However, the current production version of the BA1 installer will see VAC 4.31 as “foreign” and try to uninstall it, so you should uninstall VAC and install 4.31 independently of the BA1 installer.
James
KeymasterThere has bee a new BETA release of BAE – version 1.42.0, which addresses a couple of minor bugs picked up by the testers. There is also a minor update to VAC 4.31 which is now correctly signed. Here’s the link to a dropbox.
- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lkxar5d2wfcsonk/AAAhHJniGGmNffmzBSNvpXFAa?dl=0
Download ONLY version 1.42.0 and VAC 4.31. If you do not uninstall your previous version of VAC, the BAE installer will place a removal tool on your desktop, and you should run this first. The BAE installer will set up and configure VAC as well.
FOr those of you also running BA1, I have not received the updated version of it yet, but is appears in my testing that VAC 4.31 works well with it. However, the BA1 installer will see VAC 4.31 as “foreign” and try to uninstall it, so you should uninstall VAC and install 4.31 independent of the BA1 insstaller.
James
KeymasterAm I missing something here? The HTTP server port is :8282 and it is via whatever the IP mask is that your BA1 is running on.
For instance, 127.0.0.1:8282 will get the interface on the PC you are on. If you know the IP of the other PCs, substituting the actual IP will address that version of BA1.To set it up, go into Common/System/HTTP Access
James
KeymasterMaybe you need some mic processing before your mixer. Most serious stations have a mic processor/AGC because no two presenters speak the same way.
Something like this is what I had in mind – probably overkill, but there are simpler mic processors.
James
KeymasterMaybe you need some mic processing before your mixer. Most serious stations have a mic processor/AGC because no two presenters speak the same way.
James
KeymasterI am still trying to find something we can all look to as the definitive guide.
Most manufacturers will produce documentation, but it is always skewed towards their particular product.
I want a instructions which embrace at least most quality sound card providers.James
KeymasterHi Radio Incontro.
Leif is super busy, but I am trying to take over some of the support for this wonderful product. However, as a software developer myself, I know that almost no-one can explain all of the intracies that the actual inventor can.I have a working copy that I use almost daily, so please fire your questions at me and I will try to answer them, or I will seek input from others.
Meanwhile, you might get some inspiration out of an article I wrote on the Breakaway Audio Enhancer thread, most of which applies to BA1 as well.
James
KeymasterPlease follow the link below for further information.
- https://ceaforum.net/?topic=breakaway-audio-enhancer-update-v1-41-0#post-16263
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James.
December 15, 2020 at 9:16 pm in reply to: Fine Tuning Breakaway Audio Enhancer – All about Interfaces, Buffers and Rates #16267James
KeymasterThank you! And pinned.
James
KeymasterHi Mike! You made it!
I have moved your query to the correct thread.You make the coarse adjustments by selecting a preset. You can work your way through the ones provided to see if any approximate what you are trying to achieve.
Then you make adjustments using the sliders provided for Power (Compression Ratio), Compression Range and Compression Speed. If you hover the mouse cursor over each of the sliders, a pop-up will explain what each one does.
James
KeymasterAs Mr K said, I am just waiting final approval to provide a link to the new program. The problem is that Virtual Audio Cables does not play nice in the sandpit, so BAE has been updated with a newer version. Once we get through QC, it will be made available.
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