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Fixed a bass-related problem in the Helix preset.
Slider controls upgraded — now support high-precision adjustment by holding CTRL, even if you are using it over Remote Desktop or VNC.Please test 🙂. We’re so close to actually being ready to release 1.20.08, I just can’t wait!
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hey bro, is the scope supposed to look like it does w/ my first screen shot post regarding helix and 30 hz? i only ask because its still doing the exact same thing, and i stillhave to have winamps volume around 25% to remove the click-like sounds. It almost makes it sound like the speaker rubbing or distorting. Ive got a decent velodyne sub w/ servo; not the dsp version that velodyne makes. And i know its not physically distorting.
I really appreciate this program you have made, ive been looking for what this program does for many years to no avail. I wish you extreme further success w/ the Breakaway algorithm.So whats the Helix preset all about? Is it the only 7 Band preset at the moment?? It sounds great… Just wondering if there was more of a description too it like the others, and any other further presets to come??
Are there any recommended settings/presets for Dance music? Should this be processed differently from Rock for example, or is it all down to personal taste?
Rich.
Hydro, it was not supposed to look like the first screenshot you posted 🙂. It was clipping the bass excessively.
There is supposed to be a bass clipper though — without that, having as much bass as breakaway does would cause a lot of distortion when playing actual music. I guess the short answer is that it is designed for music, not test tones 🙂. It would be possible to write code especially to handle test tones, but it’s not really worth it — it would only add to CPU usage for no benefit when actually listening to music. I may still revisit it though, see if I there’s an efficient way to improve low frequency tone performance.
Rich, Helix is one of two 7-band presets in Breakaway Personal (Zenith being the other one), both designed by my very good friend Jesse Graffam (mastering engineer). I’m still waiting for a description from him, but it will be in before release. There will definitely be more presets in the future too. For version 1.3 I’m planning to have voice presets, both for listening to talk radio (such as podcasts) and for internet telephony. There will also be saveable mode selection so you can instantly recall settings. But, that’s the NEXT version, not this one. Gotta get 1.2 out at some point, it’s been so long already, I can’t add new features — it’s all about refinement and fixes at this point.
Regarding what preset to use, it’s all down to taste – almost. The main goal of Breakaway is consistency between different songs, so changing the preset for every song is definitely not recommended (or practical). 🙂
If your taste of music is *very* varied, the best preset is Reference Settings. It’s relatively neutral in frequency response, yet provides excellent consistency, while leaving plenty of dynamic punch, and can of course be sweetened with the controls, particularly bass.
For primarily dance and other popular music (including rock), try Reference Heavy and adjust bass boost to taste. It’s not a coincidence that this preset is the default — it really is the most versatile.
The biggest reason why there aren’t more presets in Breakaway, is that you can adjust so much with the (deceptively) simple front panel controls! Each control intelligently modifies several internal parameters, but in a way that anyone can adjust and hear the results, instead of having to learn 100 separate controls. 😉
///Leif
Yeah, I definitely need to finalize a description for Helix. Thanks for your comments. 🙂
Basically, Helix was designed with the idea of DNA in mind. Solid strident sound at the edges with dynamic yet consistent life in the middle, so that the middle pieces never overpower each other, and fit together just inside of the edges.
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