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  • #463
    DigitalJunky
    Member

    Hi Leif.

    just want to say thank you for the great piece of software you made.
    I just purchase the BBP ASIO version and I’m enjoying the piece of art.

    Greetz From Holland.

    😀

    #8196
    didac
    Participant

    I want to join this message.

    Leif, for me, you’re the best!

    Leif is my god! 😀

    THANKS!

    #8197
    Leif
    Keymaster

    Thanks guys! I’m flattered, and proud 😉.

    ///Leif

    #8198
    TDCat
    Member

    I would like to also say thanks for your support and for a great product. I have now purchased Breakaway Live for use initially on testing.

    Now, if I may, I would like to add a shameless plug 🙂. For the duration of this weekend there will be a 256kbps stream (CruiseOne) running at the following addresses (depending on your player)…

    http://tdcat.com:8000
    http://tdcat.com/cruiseone.asx
    http://tdcat.com/cruiseone.pls

    Hardware Setup: I am currently running the playout system (SAM), Breakaway and the mp3 encoder on a fairly old Intel Centrino 1.8Ghz laptop. The OS is XP and is dedicated to the task with no additional applications installed. CPU usage sits between 40% and 60%. Not exactly idle but the laptop seems happy.

    Audio Setup: Although I tend to go for a cleaner, more ‘virginal’ sound, I have gone against this trend for the purposes of this test. I have gone for a more punchy ‘fm’ type sound with plenty of gain makeup. I’ve done a good amount of listening with this setup and it copes well with a wide variety of music (which is good because, believe me, the playlist currently has a crazy eclectic mix). It’s loud but remains fairly clean on all but the most hypercompressed content (where it’s more a matter of it bringing out the flaws rather than causing them!).

    It is based on the ‘Reference Settings’ preset.

    Range: 70 (plenty of multiband drive for a variety of material and levels)
    Power: 50
    Speed: 50
    Final Drive: 3dB
    NR: Off
    Peak Limit: -1.5dB (kept back to cope with peak uncertainty with lossy codecs)
    Bass Boost: +20 (too much?)
    Bass Shape: Normal
    Frequency Cutoff: 15kHz (may not be needed with 256kbps really)
    Filtering: Phase Linear

    The codec being used is LAME 3.98.2 currently at 256kbps.

    I’d appreciate any thoughts or comments. I’ve looked at a lot of software processing and this is without doubt the best I have come across. In some ways I wish there were more adjustments but, you know what, I think that might just spoil the enjoyment of the music as I’d just end up in a never ending tweak session. It’s great as it is.

    TDCat.

    #8199
    JesseG
    Member

    [quote author=”TDCat”]Frequency Cutoff: 15kHz (may not be needed with 256kbps really)[/quote]
    It should never be needed, or the encoder is a total piece of junk. Encoders have low-pass filtering built into them, which is usually automatically set at the ideal frequency for the rest of the settings you are using.

    I’ll tune in a bit later, glad to see you are re-purposing your old hardware. 8)

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