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Windows Media Player signal compressed?

post #1 of 2
9/1/10 at 9:18pm
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Hey guys, I used both Windows Media Player and foobar2000 to play my audio files. There is a great sonic difference between the audio signals that come out from each program, WMP producing a compressed-sounding signal compared to that of FB2k.

 

Is there a built-in compressor in WMP?

 

underdogg

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post #2 of 2
9/1/10 at 10:59pm

Yes. WMP has optional audio enhancements available like auto volume leveling and other DSP effects.  Make sure they are all disabled.

 

Go to View >> Enhancements

Make sure anything that affects audio is disabled.  Especially the auto volume leveling

 

Also go to Tools >> Options... >> Plug-ins tab

Disable any Audio DSP plug-ins that may be there

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