MrKlorox

Just about everything offered is fully functional in its demo state. You won't have to buy anything then discover it doesn't work on your system.

I don't exactly have the option to experiment on that operating system. I also don't see alternate audio interfaces in Altacast, such as Wave or ASIO. Perhaps KS is simply non functional in Server 2019? I've never run a Windows Server OS before.

I figure it's worth trying the Breakaway streaming encoder module to see if it does what you need.

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I agree, things could change between now and the final version. But for anyone who relies heavily on virtual cables, it's more or less a notice to just be cautious before you jump to 2004, just in case it's still broken.[/quote]
Thank you for the heads up! I do rely heavily on multiple instances of the Breakaway Pipeline.

Hello! I'm a BAO user, but I'll try my best to help. A while back I was looking into ways to get that dolby driver on standard non-Lenovo PCs, so I have very little experience with it, but I did get it working at one point. But I don't currently have it on this machine and I'm not sure how to go about finding the modified driver and app again. From memory, it seems like a per-application auto-eq and wideband compressor. I believe this was before I found Breakaway Audio Enhancer, so I don't have any experience getting them to work together.

You mention having a Realtek driver installed, but are the traces of the Dolby driver and its effects app completely gone? I'm thinking both BAE and Dolby must be attempting to use the same buffer space or something? @JesseG is likely right though(dude knows the ins and outs of Breakaway). [EDIT: This is not to be confused with Dolby Access]

I'm worried if completely removing the default drivers doesn't help, your friend will need to buy a USB sound card/DAC/interface (this includes USB headphones). You can get a very basic one for like a fifth the price of BAE off Amazon. But like everything, for a better sounding device, you'll end up paying more. Also if the headphones are any good, you'll probably benefit from an external device regardless of whether Breakaway is being used. To do this you would want to look up the Ohm rating (impedance) of the headphones and find a device that can drive them at least that hard.

As far as your music group goes, I've also successfully recommended BAE to about a half dozen friends and none of them have had any issues with BSODs. The most common issue is Windows likes to change devices when they're plugged in; whereas BAE likes to keep its original device until it's changed in the settings. BAOne supports multiple outputs, though, and a different trial mode if you have some friends who are put off by this.

Best of luck!

edit: Or your friend could try BreakawayOne, (and then add ASIO4ALL if BAO doesn't work on its own). Regardless, I gotta go with the USB DAC suggestion, even if it does work.

Thanks Keith and Leif! So how does Processor Latency Mode affect the buffer? [Core> Misc> Processor> Latency Mode] Not talking about the separate LL module.

I notice if I set my new ASIO SPDIF interface to a buffer size of 32 at 48khz, I can only use High Quality in my HD core without noise artifacts. However a size of 64 at 48khz can work fine in Extra Low Latency, but still has audible artifacts when I choose the standard Low Latency mode. I'm guessing it's supposed to be buffer size 1x @ Extra Low Latency, 2x @ Low Latency, and 4x @ High Quality?

Still, it probably shouldn't be making any buffer related noise at standard LL, but not when on Extra LL, right?

Oof, my new ESI U24XL must be defective. It doesn't even go above 48kHz. It straight up refuses to even hold 48 and always downshifts to 44.1 without resampling. It just skips frames and sounds terrible.

I don't know sound cards, but you can get upgraded to the Full FM core for free since you own Breakaway ASIO: https://www.claessonedwards.com/free-upgrade/

However if you're not planning on using the FM features, you might be able to get a fully decked out HD core and the Management Package. It all depends on what you need to do.

Hi. I'm a hobbyist with no analog equipment, rack modules, or even a 'real' sound card. Having said that disclaimer I still think that sub-harmonic enhancement, via a VST plugin on the input, helps fill in the bottom end. I use a Buttkicker for monitoring bass, so the extra low stuff needs to be additionally enhanced or filled in just a little bit for me.

But really I guess it depends on the capabilities processor itself. You don't want to add anything redundant, unless it's just part of the sound you want to have. I'm from the perspective that audio rules are made to be broken… except when it's actually illegal.

In the case of BreakawayOne, there's a lot of 'secret sauce' in the formula. So I don't know how much harmonic excitement, if any, is under the hood. It's been a while since I skimmed through an Omnia 7/9 manual, so I can't remember if BreakawayOne's ultimate versions have harmonic flavor added. I'm also not really sure what the Bass EFX, Clunk, and Slam functions do or if Stereo Enhancement is required to be on/up.

I'm looking at that Behringer you mentioned. I might be interested in having that thing to precondition my Buttkicker and Subwoofer. I'm watching the TWIRT on Texar Audio Prism right now.

edit: Okay after skimming the Omnia 7FM and 9 manuals it doesn't appear that any sub harmonic enhancement is in the O7, which is apparently closest to BAO. It is, however, in the 9 and 11. Telos calls it Solar Plexus, but I'm not certain who designed it; as it seems to have started with the O11 (which is Cornelius Gould's).

I'm not seeing upper harmonic enhancement in the features for O7 except for perhaps Phase Scrambler, which doesn't seem to be in BAO (?). So those effects wouldn't be redundant.