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[VNandor]

Hi guys,
 
Does  the foobar 2000 has a built in parametric EQ or at least can I download one for it?

 

[PleasantSounds]

  Hi guys,
 
Does  the foobar 2000 has a built in parametric EQ or at least can I download one for it?

 
Only a basic graphic equalizer is built in, but there is no shortage of third party components.
The most popular parametric EQ component seems to be the Electri-Q, but for that to work you will need also a VST wrapper.

 

[VNandor]

Thanks for the help, I managed to install the VST wrapper however the Electri-Q asks to select the VST plugin directory. Is it where I installed the VST wrapper? (Sorry for being dumb btw )

 

[PleasantSounds]

  Thanks for the help, I managed to install the VST wrapper however the Electri-Q asks to select the VST plugin directory. Is it where I installed the VST wrapper? (Sorry for being dumb btw )
 

foobar is incredibly flexible, but the price for that is a fair bit of complexity. I guess you just got a taste of it...
VST is an interface that professional audio plugins commonly use. f2k does not support it out of the box, but the component you installed does just that. 
 
Now if I remember correctly, the installer provides you with a default value - if that's the case then just accept it (but make sure you remember what it is). In my system it is C:\Program Files (x86)\VstPlugins. If you had some other VST plugins then it would matter to show where they are, but I guess this is your first one. The installer will put the core binary files (.dll) into that folder.
 
But that won't be the end of your woes: you will have the Electri-Q installed on your system, but foobar will be still blissfully unaware of that... The reason is that the Electri-Q installer doesn't know which VST-enabled application you are going to use (and if it did, foobar by default is not one of them).
 
What you need to do is open f2k Preferences->Components->VST plug-ins and [Add...] the Electri-Q plugin by navigating to the VST Plugins filder and selecting the right dll.
 
Restart f2k and in Preferences->Playback->DSP Manager you should be able to find Electri-Q among the Available DSPs and move it to the Active DSPs window. You can configure it there and then, but it may be more practical to set your EQ through the View->DSP menu.
Enjoy!

 

[VNandor]

So I installed the Electri-Q and found the Electri-Q (posihfopit edition).dll under Program files x86)\VstPlugins.
 
I installed the VST wrapper and copied the foo_dsp_vstwrap.dll into foobar2000\components.
 
But when i open foobar2000 and go to preferences I don't find anything named VST plug-ins. I see the George Yohng's VST Wrapper  (and a couple of other things of course) but i guess that is not what I'm looking for?
I thought when I go to  preferences it makes a list of my installed stuff but if that's the case. why is there an install button?
Also whenever I open foobar2000 i get this:
Am I supposed to do anything with that?
 
And thanks for your patience I really appreciate it!

 

[castleofargh]

  So I installed the Electri-Q and found the Electri-Q (posihfopit edition).dll under Program files x86)\VstPlugins.
 
I installed the VST wrapper and copied the foo_dsp_vstwrap.dll into foobar2000\components.
 
But when i open foobar2000 and go to preferences I don't find anything named VST plug-ins. I see the George Yohng's VST Wrapper  (and a couple of other things of course) but i guess that is not what I'm looking for?
I thought when I go to  preferences it makes a list of my installed stuff but if that's the case. why is there an install button?
Also whenever I open foobar2000 i get this:
Am I supposed to do anything with that?
 
And thanks for your patience I really appreciate it!

in "preferences" / "components" you must get a sub path called VST(or whatever name you got/gave).
there you have a list of all the VST plug ins you have added, if electriQ isn't in it, you go get it at "C:\Program Files (x86)\vstplugin".
when it now appears in the list of VSTs, you go to "preferences" / "playback" / "DSP manager" and get electriQ moved to the left panel where the "active DSPs" are. 
 
I can't look at your picture so I don't really know what you're showing.  maybe I'm not helping ^_^.
edit: idiot me talking, disregard. I was explaining the wrong vst wrapper.

 

[VNandor]

  in "preferences" / "components" you must get a sub path called VST(or whatever name you got/gave).
there you have a list of all the VST plug ins you have added, if electriQ isn't in it, you go get it at "C:\Program Files (x86)\vstplugin".
when it now appears in the list of VSTs, you go to "preferences" / "playback" / "DSP manager" and get electriQ moved to the left panel where the "active DSPs" are. 
 
I can't look at your picture so I don't really know what you're showing.  maybe I'm not helping ^_^.

Okay, I have sub path called George Yohng's VST Wrapper, under the module coloumn it writes foo_dsp_vstwrap. I hope thit is what you are talking about because it's the only thing that contains "VST". If I select it and click on Install a browser pops up however if I go where the Electri-Q.dll is located, the dll just simply doesn't show up. Actually I don't even know if I have to look for the dll located in the vstplugins, or for something entirely else.
I don't know if that makes sense, I have no clue what I'm talking about. :/

 

[castleofargh]

lol, no I'm the one who doesn't know what he's talking about. I have VST 2.4 adapter right now, I was so very sure I had yohng's one(I know for a fact I started with it but I must have switched at some point and forgot about it).
anyway sorry for misguiding you mate. maybe you can try VST 2.4 and see if you get better luck with it.

 

[PleasantSounds]

  lol, no I'm the one who doesn't know what he's talking about. I have VST 2.4 adapter right now, I was so very sure I had yohng's one(I know for a fact I started with it but I must have switched at some point and forgot about it).
anyway sorry for misguiding you mate. maybe you can try VST 2.4 and see if you get better luck with it.

 
You're not the only one: I have just checked and I'm also using the foo_vst 2.4  

Looks like I have supplied a link to the VST wrapper that has been superseded. Here's the foo_vst 2.4 .
Sorry for the confusion!

 

[VNandor]

Great, I got it working, thanks for the help guys!

 

[Bob A (SD)]

I'm a fairly recent convert to foobar2000.  I've opted to keep things rather basic with very few additional components.   I've been searching for an answer to two related issues without success so I'm posting here for help
 
I've finished ripping the bulk of my CD collection using EAC.  What remains are on hold until I can solve some foobar2000 issues with "collection" CDs.   I'm using the facets plugin for the library viewer with the hierarchy set for artist, albums, tracks.  So collection CDs end up spraying all the various artists all over with many, especially oldies but goodies, having just a track or three nested with the artist name.  I really don't want that.   I have found that if I make the artist column in exact audio copy (EAC) "various" and append the artist to the track title I can stop that.... only trouble is then the album goes under an artist named "various." 
 
The quandry goes another way too.  When you have an album where the artists are a well known group, no sweat e.g. Simon & Garfunkle.  But when some get together for just one album you end up with an artist listing of their collaboration e.g. JJ Cale & Eric Clapton separate from their individual listings.   Haven't broken the code to be able to have the collaboration album nested under both of the artists individually.  I'd like to be able to look under Clapton and find all his indivual works plus the collaborations with Duane Allman and JJ Cale for example.
 
  Anyhow is there a foobar2000 solution for these issues?  Of not?
 
  Thanks!
 
My foobar2000 layout:

 

[canthearyou]

Foobar worked perfect to rip 4 cds. During ripping my last cds it dropped drive speed to 0.00x and just sat there. Tried a different, brand new cd and same thing. It will rip about 75% and just craps out. Tried restarting computer and same thing.

Edit: It was the optical drive in my 1 month old laptop died.

 

[Bob A (SD)]

No one have any input on my post 161?

 

[Bob A (SD)]

Well I've continued to search for an answer and finally found one:  https://www.reddit.com/r/foobar2000/comments/36etnp/is_it_possible_to_have_an_album_displayed_under/
 
 
"Well, there's a few things you need to do to use multivalue tags

• go to Properties -> Advanced -> Display -> Propoerties dialog -> Multivalue fields: and add "ARTIST" to the list if it's not already there (it probably is, but we have to make sure)
• in your config change any places that use %artist% to %<artist>% (the "<>" brackets tell foobar to use multiple values when they are available)
• tag the desired songs with multivalue tags (separated by a semicolon)
• at this point you need to select the multivalue songs -> right click -> properties -> right click Artist Name -> Split Values -> make sure ";" is in the list on it's own line (should be by default) -> OK -> Apply (this step is so foobar will realize the field is now multivalue instead of single value)

some components may be hit or miss with their ability to use multivalue tags, but i know they work just fine with Facets"

 

[Giogio]

Hello guys, I was wondering which resampler do you consider the best.
I still only have the stock one, PPHS, but I had read something about a PRHS? Or something like that. Dunno if it was just a typo of the poster.
Cannot find it anymore.
In Hydrogen I read that many people prefer the SSRC or SoX.
Do you perceive any difference in sound?
I do not perceive any difference, for example, if I use or not use the PPHS.
 
And do you guys have experience with the Bauer Binaural plugin? I use headphones a lot and it is tiring. Does this plugin help?