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[PleasantSounds]

 

 

I have a minor problem with volume to my Hugo.  Sometimes, I hear some distortion in tracks that are, admittedly, overcooked in treble.  Is there a master volume in Foobar that I can try to reduce?  I can't use wasapi as I'm still on XP.

Uh, yea, the big volume slider?

With all due respect, and not meaning to whine:  I'm a blind dude.  What slider.  If my JAWS (Job Access With Speech) program can't recognize the slider on the screen, I'm not going to see it either.  Thanks for the help, but if your answer was supposed to imply "Duh,"  it was misplaced, sir.
Is there a way I can access the 'slider'  through the menu choices?

 
Whether you see the volume slider on screen or not will dpend on the actual GUI configuration you are using. For the standard GUI the way to bring the volume slider on screen is to right click on the main menu bar and put a tick next to Volume Control.
 
If you want to lower the volume permanently, then probably a better way is to do it through Preferences->Playback. On that screen you have the Preamp section where volume can be adjusted. If you're using the ReplayGain, then use the upper slider, otherwise the lower one. Or just change both.

 

[514077]

 

 

 

I have a minor problem with volume to my Hugo.  Sometimes, I hear some distortion in tracks that are, admittedly, overcooked in treble.  Is there a master volume in Foobar that I can try to reduce?  I can't use wasapi as I'm still on XP.

Uh, yea, the big volume slider?

With all due respect, and not meaning to whine:  I'm a blind dude.  What slider.  If my JAWS (Job Access With Speech) program can't recognize the slider on the screen, I'm not going to see it either.  Thanks for the help, but if your answer was supposed to imply "Duh,"  it was misplaced, sir.
Is there a way I can access the 'slider'  through the menu choices?

 
Whether you see the volume slider on screen or not will dpend on the actual GUI configuration you are using. For the standard GUI the way to bring the volume slider on screen is to right click on the main menu bar and put a tick next to Volume Control.
 
If you want to lower the volume permanently, then probably a better way is to do it through Preferences->Playback. On that screen you have the Preamp section where volume can be adjusted. If you're using the ReplayGain, then use the upper slider, otherwise the lower one. Or just change both.

Thanks @pleasant sounds.  I think that's what I was looking for.  

 

[Joe Bloggs]

 

I have a minor problem with volume to my Hugo.  Sometimes, I hear some distortion in tracks that are, admittedly, overcooked in treble.  Is there a master volume in Foobar that I can try to reduce?  I can't use wasapi as I'm still on XP.

Uh, yea, the big volume slider?

With all due respect, and not meaning to whine:  I'm a blind dude.  What slider.  If my JAWS (Job Access With Speech) program can't recognize the slider on the screen, I'm not going to see it either.  Thanks for the help, but if your answer was supposed to imply "Duh,"  it was misplaced, sir.
Is there a way I can access the 'slider'  through the menu choices?

Sorry, I do remember your disability but did not think the volume slider would be inaccessible (or any more inaccessible than the other elements) because of this. Rather I thought you might be pegging the volume slider on purpose because of a desire for bit-perfect output (a typical audiophile obsession).

You can assign a keyboard shortcut to volume up and down if that helps. Go to File->Preferences->Keyboard Shortcuts and select Add New. The Action for volume is called Playback / Volume / Up and Playback / Volume / Down.

 

[514077]

Excellent!  Thanks Joe.  I'll give that a go.  It's true that some controls i.e. the position slider at the top right is not useable by a totally blind guy.  I only know it's there because one time, I could see it.
Just the way it is.
Thanks again.

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Excellent!  Thanks Joe.  I'll give that a go.  It's true that some controls i.e. the position slider at the top right is not useable by a totally blind guy.  I only know it's there because one time, I could see it.
Just the way it is.
Thanks again.

Hey--you can assign buttons to seek forward and backward within a track too from the same menu. It's called Playback / Seek / Back by ? seconds and Playback / Seek / Ahead by ? seconds

 

[Book]

I have just got a fresh install of windows 10 and had to reinstall foobar and equilibrium. I am getting the following error when installing the vst: 
Could not load VST DLL. You may have tried to use x64 DLL or there is an internal error in the plug-in.
D:\Programs\foobar2000\components\EQuilibrium.dll
I have no clue how to fix this as the only thing i found so far is "Put all files from the convolver into your foobar folder and then try again installing the vst. Sometimes this helps." to help someone else with a similar problem, and i think i did that with equilibrium (Installed it straight to the foobar folder) but i still keep getting an error when i try to add the VST.

 

[castleofargh]

  I have just got a fresh install of windows 10 and had to reinstall foobar and equilibrium. I am getting the following error when installing the vst: 
Could not load VST DLL. You may have tried to use x64 DLL or there is an internal error in the plug-in.
D:\Programs\foobar2000\components\EQuilibrium.dll
I have no clue how to fix this as the only thing i found so far is "Put all files from the convolver into your foobar folder and then try again installing the vst. Sometimes this helps." to help someone else with a similar problem, and i think i did that with equilibrium (Installed it straight to the foobar folder) but i still keep getting an error when i try to add the VST.

first, the obvious, you added a VST wrapper?
past that, foobar won't work with the 64bit version of the vst. same thing for VST3 version, I don't know if there is a vst wrapper for foobar that is vst3 compatible.

 

[Book]

Yeah this is the wrapper that i got: https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?PHPSESSID=3bfan5v3cicpjgchpkf56dovd6&topic=84947.0 , and it cant be incomparable because before i installed a new version of windows it was working fine. That's why i am complacently lost for what to do. 

 

[Book]

Yeah i got Foobar2000 VST 2.4 adapter, and equilibrium should not be incomparable with foobar as i have run it before i got a fresh copy of windows with this problem cropping up but i managed to resolve it (though i dont know what i did). I have tried resolving it myself for a few hours and failed (guess i am not as lucky as before), and right now i have no clue what to do

 

[castleofargh]

sure equilibrium works in foobar, I use it.
did you get another VST to work? to be sure it's equilibrium and not the wrapper installation that's a problem?

 

[Book]

It happened when i tried to install s(M)exoscope. But as far as i know all i need to do with the wrapper is placing it in the components folder.

 

[Book]

It happened when i tried to install another VST, so does that mean i installed the wrapper wrong, as far as i know all you need to do is place it in components folder right? I tried installing smexoscope. To install VST both times i followed this guide:
 
"Download the file "foo_vst_0903.zip" and place the unpacked file in the Foobar2000 components directory. Restart Foobar and open up the Foobar Preferences window. At the top of the list on the left under Components you should now have something called "VST plug-ins". Done for now.
 
Both EQ-ing plug-ins will install roughly the same, during installation they will place themselves in a directory on your computer. I believe the default is "C:\Program Files (x86)\VstPlugIns". Once that is done go back to Foobar2000 and look under [Preferences --> Components --> VST plug-ins] which we set up before. Click "Add" at the bottom and navigate to where the vst plug-ins were installed. Select the plug-in you want and restart Foobar.

Once Foobar is restarted you should be able to select either Electri-Q or EQuilibrium in [Preferences --> Playback --> DSP Manager]. Move the plug-in across to the left and click apply to activate. Once you've activated either plug-in close the Preferences window and go to [view --> DSP]. Start the EQ program of your choice."
 
But stuck on part 2

 

[Joe Bloggs]

The VST plugin should install with 32 and 64 bit editions. Run the equilibrium installer again and note where it asks you to install the 32 bit version dll, whether you agreed to install it and which directory you set it to install to. Then point foobar to that 32 bit version of the plugin dll.

 

[GumbyDammit223]

Greetings All:
 
Not really knowing what's what, I've installed a bunch of plugins and now I have a plethora of output options that have the following abbreviations:
DS: audio driver
DSD : WASAPI (push) audio driver
DSD : WASAPI (event) audio driver
DSD : KS audio driver
KS : audio driver
WASAPI (push) audio driver
WASAPI (event) audio driver
 
where audio driver can be "speakers (Sound Blaster Audigy 5/Rx)" or "Bifrost (Schiit USB Audio Gen 2)" for example.
 
99.95% of the time my FLACs go from Foobar2k via USB to my Schiit Bifrost/Valhalla 2 combo to my HD700's.  The other 0.05% of the time it's split between my computer speakers or my PXC 550's via Bluetooth.  The Direct Sound selections seem to work, but I'm wondering if any of the other options will give better results/performance.
 
Can anyone point this idiot in the right direction?

Thanks!

 

[castleofargh]

  Greetings All:
 
Not really knowing what's what, I've installed a bunch of plugins and now I have a plethora of output options that have the following abbreviations:
DS: audio driver
DSD : WASAPI (push) audio driver
DSD : WASAPI (event) audio driver
DSD : KS audio driver
KS : audio driver
WASAPI (push) audio driver
WASAPI (event) audio driver
 
where audio driver can be "speakers (Sound Blaster Audigy 5/Rx)" or "Bifrost (Schiit USB Audio Gen 2)" for example.
 
99.95% of the time my FLACs go from Foobar2k via USB to my Schiit Bifrost/Valhalla 2 combo to my HD700's.  The other 0.05% of the time it's split between my computer speakers or my PXC 550's via Bluetooth.  The Direct Sound selections seem to work, but I'm wondering if any of the other options will give better results/performance.
 
Can anyone point this idiot in the right direction?

Thanks!

wasapi push or event depends on the DAC but if both work, chances are they will give the same result. and if one creates problems or doesn't work at all, then you've got your answer ^_^ .
KS is kernel streaming, another "bit perfect" solution like wasapi. again if it works without trouble, then it probably also gives the same kind of quality, usually people pick one at random or because the rest doesn't work on their specific system.
direct sound while still usually audibly fine, will often measure a little below bit perfect solutions in exclusive mode. but depending on your usage, having a mixer can really simplify things(fidelity vs convenience).
now to know for sure, I would very very strongly advise against believing posts like mine about what is the best ^_^. to check measurements, just get yourself a cable to go from your DAC to your soundcard's input (if it's not too crappy), and use the free RMAA to check the different solutions. it will take you an evening to test plenty of settings and know for good if something goes wrong. I've done that myself not too long ago when I was testing the recording side of my loop with various settings and usb configurations. but the idea is the same as long as the input isn't too bad to measure anything but itself.
 
or if you go all subjective about this, just try and pick whatever feels right to you for whatever reason you have. your system, your sound.