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Originally Posted by owenhan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah I think I'll do that. Do you think you could give me a quick run down of how to set up foobar's output optimally? I've heard people use stuff like ASIO or whatever and I have no idea what any of it means. My foobar atm is just a fresh install with the modifications posted in this thread. I've got my XtremeMusic in audio creation mode with bit perfect output on. Thanks. |
Originally Posted by fenixdown110 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Bit-exact output isn't just limited to ASIO. You can choose between ASIO, Kernel, and Waspai(if you have Windows Vista or 7). I would explain the benefits of bit-exact, but this link will do it for me. These all mute system sounds while foobar is in playback. Therefore no sounds will startle or deafen you due to programs or warnings. |
Originally Posted by fenixdown110 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Different strokes for different folks. |
Originally Posted by razmajazz /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you want this sound on your portable you can have it by using Foobar to create "headphone only portable" audio files using the built in Convert function with DSP processing. Definitely keep these files separate from your normal music library as they don't sound good without headphones. Preferably start with lossless files and select the tracks to be converted. Right click, select convert, click the ... to open up the Converter Setup window. Select the desired output format then click on the Processing tab. Select the ReplayGain processing checkbox (assuming you have already scanned and applied replaygain to those tracks). Click the DSP checkbox and setup the same DSP chain you use for headphone listening with Foobar2000 (or load the preset you saved in the DSP manager). Click OK to start the conversion. Be careful not to put the computer under load during the conversion as the DH wrapper seems to be sensitive to latency. Any disruption in delivering bits results in dropouts in the encoded file. After conversion, transfer to your portable, turn off any signal processing on the portable (BBE, SRS, etc.) and enjoy. . |
Originally Posted by Headdie /img/forum/go_quote.gif Quick comments : 1. There was a thread on head-fi a year ago titled something like : "The holy grail of surround sound with headphones"... The OP did suggest to use a VST wrapper with foobar, so you can use a VST 2ch to 6ch DSP... I didn't try it, but it's an interesting option, since it open up the options to the large VST world. |
Originally Posted by adrift /img/forum/go_quote.gif I guess. Not sure what the naysayers were expecting. I wonder if some folks simply prefer a straight stereo sound over surround sound. |
Originally Posted by fenixdown110 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I can understand why it wouldn't be liked. The Dolby surround presents the music in a way that it wasn't recorded in or in a way that the artist didn't mean for it to be presented. They just want to listen to it natively as it was intended. |