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[quote author=”timmywa”]I guess what I’m lamenting here is that Leif has to do what’s right and best for Leif. And we can only assume that Breakaway isn’t. I wish he were more forthcoming and open about it so we can all really decide what to do. If he said it’s due 4th quarter 2013 or 4th quarter 2020, at least it would be something. If he said that he has no further plans at this time for Breakaway, then we’d know something.
I mean nothing against Leif as a person, as mentioned, I think he’s a great guy and very, VERY talented. And we have to respect his need to do what he must for his own well being.[/quote]
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[quote author=”Dj Buik”]This is what he said, and i quote: "I will get back to Breakaway when I can."[/quote]
Right…Thank you.
There is one thing that bothers me the most if Breakaway turns out to be abandonware.
All those critics out there that had serious doubts about using software for a mission-critical part of the chain could have been right…[quote author=”kes11″]I don’t think being unkind is going to cause Leif to run and jump right on it![/quote]
Can you please explain why it is unkind to say there is probably a higher priority than this forum? The new Breakaway was, on several occasions, promised to be released summer 2011… then late 2011. I talked to Leif during IBC 2011 and he, again, promised a new Breakaway. After that it got real quiet.Understand that if Leif is too busy with Omnia I can totally understand. I love Breakaway but business is business and money is money. But be honest about it and tell us you can’t live up to the promise anymore. Or, if that’s not the case, at least feed some information. That would generate more understanding than playing dumb.
So, what I think is really unkind is ignoring the online Breakaway Community whilst being ‘always online’ on FB or whatever.
Sorry…
[quote author=”vpnmaster”]Find him in Facebook. He is always online.[/quote]
Maybe FB has a higher priority than this forum…?My guess: Leif is, among other stuff, busy working on a cheaper version of the O.9 (O.7?)
But if we are lucky Leif will chime in and will let us know just how realistic our hopes are or…
… if we are very very lucky Breakaway wil become the new Omnia AX/E. or…
If we are very, very very lucky Omnia AX/E will include ‘Leifcast’, or…
If we are very extremely, outragiously and unlikely lucky Leif will indeed live up to the promises made: a new Breakaway. But…
… if we are realistic we just cherish what we have right now 🙂[quote author=”phantomfm”]
1. Leif has no obligations to Omnia in terms of software licences.
2. Leif has ideas to update breakaway, but there are some other priorities regarding another hardware omnia box.
3. The future hardware box is an lika an Omnia .9 but less control, and possible somewhat less loudness. (but much cheaper)
4. There is a possibility breakaway will get an update Leif quote "yes, i definitely thinking about an BBP update with more control" unquote
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With the risk of sounding negative…
Except for no.3, I got the same answers during IBC 2011 when I talked to Leif. I really, really hope Breakaway doesn’t take the same route Octimax Streamsolo did.
Leif also needs to keep an eye on Hans van Zutphen’s Stereotool which is developing really fast now.[quote author=”Boki”]However, i still want to hear/see some obvious example where mp2(384) is better then mp3(320).[/quote]
Several reasons are provided… More resistant to cascading and less destructive. But feel free to not agree.
Might I suggest you start googling and reading about datacompression and algorithms?[quote author=”Boki”][quote author=”radio oude stijl”]our brain makes you believe 320 MP3 sounds better, [/quote]
Even if that is true, isn’t that actually important? [/quote]
No it’s not. Because an audioprocessor or other audiodevice doesn’t ‘think’. The whole perceptual part doesn’t work there…
It simply goes for what it is offered, which is audio with something missing. It can cause for example a ‘pumping’ sound of which you just might think is your AGC or multiband when in fact it could be caused by cascading or maybe even a lousy sourcefile.I’m not saying never use MP3, I’m just saying keep in mind MP3 is aimed at consumer-use…
[quote author=”Boki”]I still don’t get it, why mp2?In some quick tests i just done, mp3(lame) at 320kbps is better then mp2 at 384kbps. So, why mp2?[/quote]
Your brain makes you believe 320 MP3 sounds better, after all it is not called a perceptual codec for nothing. But actually 384 MP3 is technically superior because it is less destructive. Therefore MP2 is more resistant to cascading algorithms than MP3. It’s hacking up the audio into 32 filters instead of 512. Going below 256kbps MP2 it will start to sound crappy pretty quick, but at higher bitrates, it can certainly take going through another codec.So: If you are absolutely sure no further transcoding is done and you are using uncompressed files as source, 320 MP3 is fine.
But if you, a cablecompany or some other distributer will throw some compression into the equation, 384 MP2 will provide a (much) better result in the end.[quote author=”Dj Buik”]The edcast client isn’t updated lately, due to some personal issues of the programmer.[/quote]
I’m sorry to hear that, hope it isn’t to serious…[quote author=”didac”]OK, but… Can edcast load a MSACM codec?[/quote]
My question too. Thank you. As far as I know I need a .dllI have a MP2enc.dll available from Db Poweramp. Haven’t got a clue if just adding it to the Edcast directory will work…
[quote author=”fmodyssey”]I record a radio show using Adobe audition. How do I re-record that show, running it through Breakaway Broadcast Processor on the same computer, to give me a broadcast quality version of it?
Fred[/quote]
I would lke to ask a question first: is your show going to be used by a station with it’s own processing?
If it is: don’t process your show. Please don’t…
If it isn’t: maybe you’re better off with the VST plugin version of Stereotool[quote author=”Boki”]well.. one i tested was full DC straight, but, when i attach it to transmitter i needed to readjust tilt, just a bit.
(Input in transmitter was 5kohm).[/quote]Which card was it?[quote author=”wjustinmartin”]i7, 64bit, and 6 gig of RAM is slightly inferior? I thought is was a pretty banging box – at least servicible.[/quote]
Processor and RAM unfortunately only tells you half the story…
The motherboard with all it’s I/O’s and bottlenecks for example is one to take a good look at, so is your power supply. I’ve had good C2D’s running circles around ‘cheap’ i7’s in terms of stability and overall real life performance…
