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Old 08-02-2009, 01:00 PM   #1
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Default Cockos can have the ultimate resampling algorithm...for FREE!

The SINC resampler currently used in REAPER is a waste of CPU time - the only setting worth using is the 'extreme' preset that's *extremely* slow, producing rendered files that are of less-than-stellar quality.Using this preset for real-time playback is out of the question. People are begging for a better resampler

Now what if there's a resampling algorithm that's orders of magnitude faster than the current one and at the same time so good that it beats the best resamplers out there?

Imagine the 'perfect' resampler - something that rivals R8brain Pro / iZotope in quality and is so fast that it can be used for real-time playback as well

Sounds too good to be true? Nope,it gets even better:

Meet SoX (Sound Exchange) - a free, open source audio processing toolkit:

http://sox.sourceforge.net/SoX/Resampling

Its resampler is one of the best things ever created in the open source world

Tests at http://src.infinitewave.ca indicate that SoX is the leader in resampling quality,rivaling R8brain Pro and iZotope while being much faster,using orders of magnitude less CPU

Since SoX's code is licensed under LGPL,the resampler can be used in any commercial program,free of charge

EDIT: Some cat dude made a Foobar2000 plugin:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...howtopic=67373
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Old 08-02-2009, 01:06 PM   #2
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be silly not too I guess

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Old 08-02-2009, 01:08 PM   #3
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producing rendered files that are of average quality.
"Average"? That's bullshit. Quality is very good (although not "best"). Only render times are not cool.
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Old 08-02-2009, 01:17 PM   #4
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"Average"? That's bullshit. Quality is very good (although not "best"). Only render times are not cool.
Fixed (I was talking about the SINC resampler in general)
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Old 08-02-2009, 03:48 PM   #5
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Old 08-02-2009, 04:11 PM   #6
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Hey synth,

Good point. Some almost audible shadows cast back into the mix even with the best Reaper conversions. This could up the quality.

Would be nice if there was a Windows interface with Sox or a vegetable level incorporation into Reaper so that command line challenged dimwits like me could more easily navigate.

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Old 08-03-2009, 12:31 AM   #7
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I could use better resampler.
Maybe this is suitable addition to bug/feature tracker section?
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Old 08-08-2009, 07:14 AM   #8
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Yes, but remember to meet the LGPL requirements the code needs to be implemented as a dynamically linked library and the source code of that must be released so it can be modified, and since currently the resampling of REAPER seems to be in the binary, Cockos would need to outfactor that part.

But all difficulties aside a big +1.

or improving what currently is available. but, by looking at the rmaa plot of the band transition, i'm not sure that doubling the n of points to 1024 for example will do much good. edit: can't really say i need such improvements

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"Average"? That's bullshit. Quality is very good (although not "best"). Only render times are not cool.
yes, execution times of sinc filters, which are trying to approximate the perfect lp are really really slow. in fact its more of a modern cpu limitation, over an algorithm issue.

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You have proof of that audibility? Blind testing done?
for a-b comparison of a single unmixed sample (a sine sweep) from two different src sources, differences would be clearly out of the audible range. however, it is arguable that in the case of a 16 tracks - 96khz mix, with 2 down sampling conversations in comparison, would produce audible differences. i cannot say for certain as i haven't done such test.

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for free tools "r8b free" and "sox" should be considered superb and if you like to use them instead of reaper's src, do so.
however i'm not sure who declared "sox" to be the best (if we are talking the best of the best..etc)

window used: blackman, 1024bands, -220dbfs floor *note the lowered floor*, no img post-processing.

r8b free:
[img]http://img17.**************/img17/570/rb8freei.jpg[/img]

sox lin-phase vhq:
[img]http://img17.**************/img17/3075/soxlpq.jpg[/img]

my copy of cooledit from (y2000) :
[img]http://img17.**************/img17/4822/cedit.jpg[/img]

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i've send this one to http://src.infinitewave.ca/ but they did not put it online, as it doesn't look very good or maybe because they are somehow biased :

traktor 2.5:
[img]http://img17.**************/img17/8866/tr261p.jpg[/img]


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edit -> advice: avoid sample rate conversation as much as possible


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Old 08-08-2009, 09:00 AM   #9
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@liteon

- Those images are cool but... what the heck am I looking at?
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I like all those pretty, blinky lights, but what do they sound like?
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Old 08-08-2009, 03:47 PM   #11
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They're all pretty close except for the last one which aliases like a bastard.

Aliasing sounds like weird harmonic distortion, where the distortion frequencies are sorta unrelated to the source frequency. Think something like running your mix through a ring modulator, but turned down a bit.

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Old 08-08-2009, 09:31 PM   #12
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however i'm not sure who declared "sox" to be the best free resampler
Do a phase test and you'll see where r8brain free fails.

But the biggest difference is in the SPEED of execution.
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Old 08-03-2009, 03:35 AM   #13
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Since SoX's code is licensed under LGPL,the resampler can be used in any commercial program,free of charge
Yes, but remember to meet the LGPL requirements the code needs to be implemented as a dynamically linked library and the source code of that must be released so it can be modified, and since currently the resampling of REAPER seems to be in the binary, Cockos would need to outfactor that part.

But all difficulties aside a big +1.
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Old 08-03-2009, 10:26 AM   #14
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producing rendered files that are of less-than-stellar quality.
so you can really hear the difference, can you?

I'm gonna answer that and say NO. This is unperceived sound quality deterioration, that is around -50db above the threshold of human hearing and dips well below -100db in the audible range. You aren't gonna hear this under any practical circumstance.

That being said, if it is easy enough to implement, there is no reason not to get a higher quality algorithm, so folks can have their "peace of mind".
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Old 08-03-2009, 10:42 AM   #15
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StepOne - the problem is that the better algos in REAPER are too slow. the least good algos in REAPER produce degradation that is plenty audible....
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StepOne - the problem is that the better algos in REAPER are too slow. the least good algos in REAPER produce degradation that is plenty audible....
You have proof of that audibility? Blind testing done?
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Old 08-03-2009, 11:24 AM   #17
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+1 for this, much needed an high quality algorithm that is also FAST
Not everyone can use offline rendering so a FAST algorithm that keeps quality is MUCH NEEDED.
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Old 08-04-2009, 04:10 AM   #18
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You have proof of that audibility? Blind testing done?
Come on! Always this real life stuff. Theory is so cool. We're talking about music in the end!



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Old 08-04-2009, 04:18 AM   #19
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Come on! Always this real life stuff. Theory is so cool. We're talking about music in the end!



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Seriously, I am wondering why Cockos should apparently urgently waste effort on adding something of which the majority of users would fail in a blind test to even hear if there is any difference...
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