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Hi Kevin!
Thanks for the MF Freq suggestion.
[quote author=”kevinutz”]Question: If you click on the Bypass button, is the FM Mode still functioning like the Volume slider is? (I’m hoping it does)[/quote]
Yes! FM Mode is still active even in bypass, to prevent overmodulation and prevent distortion.
[quote author=”kevinutz”]Request: I don’t want Breakaway to change my default audio device when I run the program. I want to keep my original audio device. I would love to see a button that allows the user the option to turn that on/off. I’d still like an on/off button for running the program at startup too. Even if they were on by default, I’d love the ability to turn them off. Would save me the hassle of resetting the default audio device every time I run Breakaway.[/quote]
Easy, open the Settings and uncheck the "Manage" button. 🙂
///Leif
It’s such a shame there’s no "Pointer with sideways arrows" default cursor. I suppose I could just use the regular pointer and forget the custom one.
///Leif
Hi Michi!
The files started out as .wav, and then I encoded as .mp3, yielding filename.wav.mp3. If you look in Explorer, which hides extensions by default (BROKEN!), it will say Filename.wav. This is an age-old problem, and I cannot take responsibility — Microsoft has pulled this crap since Windows 95. If I had removed the .wav filename ending (before the extension), it would have shown up in explorer as no extension at all.
I used Breakaway Broadcast Processor. So, the files were processed for FM, at 75us (north america / asia). Bandwidth is limited to 16.0 kHz for pilot protection. This is absolutely applied out of the box — in fact there is no way to turn it off in BBP. Noise reduction was on — this is switchable.
If you say there is lost definition, I can’t argue — there’s always compromises to be made when processing aggressively, but I wonder, what processor are you comparing to? Or, are you comparing to the original? Because, the original cannot be put on the airwaves unless you make it exceptionally quiet. If you want it the output of BBP to sound more like the original, I recommend Reference Settings, and feel free to turn Final Drive down a bit!
In fact, for the most transparent sound of all, you could even use the Bypass button, because pre-emphasis, low-pass filtering and distortion-cancelled clipping are still active even in bypass. The reason for this is that de-emphasis is always on in receivers, thus pre-emphasis must be on at the transmitter, and the maximum +/- 75 kHz peak deviation is not a recommendation. So, bypass is basically the same as the Protection Clip preset except you get no final drive control in bypass. 🙂
///Leif
1.20.23 -> 1.20.25:
Workaround for a Windows XP clock resolution bug implemented. Result: No more stuttering audio after resuming from standby on some systems! Resume from standby now works fine with audio playing.
FM Mode tilt correction clip bug fixed! Protection clipping is now done after the output volume control, not before.
///Leif
Yes — that’s what the MF EQ is for!
Indeed I should cover that.
Start by setting MF EQ Width to around 0.25 oct
If the shape is convex () then set MF EQ gain to -10dB or so.
If the shape is concave )( then set MF EQ gain to +10dB or so.This makes the EQ very visible.
Then, adjust MF EQ Freq until the peak (or dip) ends up in the middle of the peak or dip. (There’s a typo in the program — it says MF Freq. I’ll fix this in a later version.)
Finally, adjust the gain to a more reasonable value (probably closer to the middle of the slider), and increase MF EQ Width until you find the value that makes the response the flattest. You probably need to fine-tune both, to get closer and closer to ideal flat shape.
Kevin, could you help me my following these instructions, and revising them according to your own findings, and posting them back here?
Since I do this stuff all the time, it’s very hard to write understandable instructions for someone who has never done it before, so I would really appreciate your help 🙂.
Reference Heavy is cleaner, more open, more dynamic, easier to listen to. Plutonium is big, bold, fat, and loud. It depends on your taste! I personally use Reference Settings, which is lighter than Reference Heavy.
There’s no user interface option to disable running on startup, but you can use a 3rd party tool to disable it. Please note that if you’re using Vista or Windows 7, you’ll have to manually change your default sound playback device in windows, so that it doesn’t reach a dead end when going to the Breakaway Pipeline, as that would mean no sound.
I personally like this free tool: http://codestuff.tripod.com/products_starter.html
Best regards,
///LeifOK, I listened to the Genesis cut, and you know, I didn’t think Plutonium did badly at all!
I mean really, when I hear the term bass kick distortion, this is what I think about:
Example above is Sash – La Primavera. 8200 setting is Rock-Dense 9.0.
With regards to Genesis, I do see what you mean about the kick not being as punchy as it could be. Indeed, plutonium is a compromise to avoid bass/mid intermodulation in extremely bass heavy content, so that it can also handle Urban as well as Electronic music. It uses the Adaptive Bass Clipper which dynamically varies the bass clip threshold to prevent bass from interfering with the high-end.
There are presets that do not use this feature though, and Twente is one of them! Twente is in fact based on Plutonium, and the biggest change is that this feature is turned off. Here’s a couple of clips to compare:
genesis-bbp-plutonium
genesis-bbp-twenteIs this what you had in mind?
Twente is also slightly less aggressive than Plutonium at stock settings, which helps greatly to maintain punch. Remember, once you’re at 100% modulation, there’s nowhere else to go. Pay attention to the oscilloscope! If you’re lacking punch, ask yourself — where would you like the processor to put it?
Best,
///Leif[quote author=”michi95″]Album:
Genesis – Invisible Touch
The original audio CD version (from 1986 – I bought this CD in 1991 ?)
Not the remastered version (2007) !
Ripped from CD with Exact Audio Copy (EAC) to WAV.Song:
Tonight Tonight Tonight
Just listen the first 10 seconds using Plutonium preset (default settings).[/quote]SEE ABOVE
This is exactly what I need! Good one.
I do have the original version, check this out:
Music to my eyes! 🙂
///Leif
I added the 400hz test tone, which I realized was necessary while writing the calibration instructions 🙂.
///Leif
Very nice! Thank you, Ferry.
Do you have a web stream? I couldn’t find one on your web site.
Best regards,
///Leif[quote author=”yorkie98″][quote author=”yorkie98″]
Also, download Leif’s Torture test files, these are all songs picked to present problems to processors and to show that breakaway handles this (With the exception of "Thank U" by Alanis Morrisette 😉)[/quote]I’m so Dumb, I just worked out that the OP was Leif!!… 😳[/quote]
LOL!
Priceless 🙂.
///Leif
Cyborg, with that transmitter, you could actually use Breakaway Personal.
Breakaway Personal now has a low latency FM processor, so if you’re only playing music from your computer, you could actually get by with that one. 🙂
///Leif
Guys, I really need more specific information. For example, exact song (including what version) and a timestamp, along with a description of exactly what happens at that timestamp.
I know the processor isn’t going to cause the issue throughout the whole song, or I would probably have noticed it already 🙂.
Best,
///Leif
