This is my first time posting to any QQ thread since I joined the group a few years ago. Thank you so much for the wonderful work you have done on your multi matrix decoder. Give it a try and let me know if it helps. The resulting file should then be pretty well balanced and phase aligned (at least in time, not phase angles of each channel - that's a different problem). Note these settings and use as a good starting point for your next SQ rip. Take a good mono record, play it while monitoring the rear channels and carefully adjust for no output from the rears. If you make your own rips of SQ material here's what I would suggest. Pay more attention to to the lower frequencies (eliminating a center bass or vocal from the rear) first then fine tune for higher (snare or cymbal). Obviously unless the file is REALLY messed up a very slight change would be necessary. Be aware that when adjusting the timing between the channels the measurements are in milliseconds and at 10,000 Hz a change of 0.1 mS will change it a full cycle and the adjustable range is + or - 0.4mS. Used carefully it is possible to improve the performance of any decoder, SM included. It also added the ability to synch and balance the 2 channels for a file which you didn't create that may have been improperly recorded or aligned in time. Before pre-processing the separation was terrible. Using it I have been able to achieve around 20dB separation using a noisy, popping, and poorly recorded short channel ID "Test Record" file circulating around the internet. The pre-processor of my layout is an attempt to add that function. I don't know what the German answer was, but.The inventor of "Shadow Vector" SQ, Lynn Olson, said that he created a pre-processor to inject a controlled amount of positive or negative feedback to cancel crosstalk between channels and found it "necessary" to achieve good separation results even when using CBS's own SQ test records. I've just recently investigated this and found not one but two (2!) ways to alter Traktor audio using plugins. It took some fiddling around and perseverance, but I got it to work in the end - and it turns out that it's not even that complicated. This program is mainly intended to capture the audio feed of apps or the system to sound files. but the recording part is not required by any means. In other words, you can simply "hijack" the audio of one app without having to output to a file. The nifty thing about Audio Hijack Pro (the normal version doesn't do this) - and what interests us here - is that it supports VST and AU plugins. You can put plugins in a "matrix", change the In and Out gain, set the global Dry/Wet level, etc. One annoying thing is that, in my testing, this solution wasn't completely stable - I had Audio Hijack quit unexpectedly a couple of times. However, this doesn't seem to affect Traktor playback, you just lose the "treated" sound. The Dry/Wet and gain controls are handy (again - this thing is easy to use). It isn't possible to automate plugin controls through MIDI (I think). Get audio server/routing software (on the Mac, you can use Soundflower or Jack I guess there must be some kind of equivalent on the Windows side). I'm using Jack as this is the first solution I got working.įirst, you install Jack. #AUDIO PLUGINS IN PRO TOOLS FIRST WITH PLOGUE BIDULE INSTALL# If you're using an Intel mac, you need to set up an aggregated device. Read the Jack docs, they explain how to do it. #AUDIO PLUGINS IN PRO TOOLS FIRST WITH PLOGUE BIDULE HOW TO# One you've done this, you need to start the audio server - just click "Start" in the JackPilot app. Then, you can start Traktor and the app you'll use to manipulate audio - most likely an app that can host VST/AU plugins. I'm using Plogue Bidule, a terrific modular app somewhat in the vein of Max/MSP and Reaktor. Using this app, not only will you be able to treat your Traktor audio using VST/AU plugins as well as Bidule's own widgets, but you'll be able to control your patch (or "bidule") using MIDI messages or other means (I haven't tried this last part yet as I'm only beginning to explore Plogue Bidule. All sorts of exciting possibilities open up, really. Once the apps are running, you'll need to configure them so that they use Jack as their audio interface. In Traktor, you'll set "Audio device" (in "Audio Setup"->"Soundcard") to "Jack Router". In Plogue, you'll make sure that your audio device object is a Duplex Jack Router one (not the system ones). #AUDIO PLUGINS IN PRO TOOLS FIRST WITH PLOGUE BIDULE INSTALL#ĭuplex is needed to have both the input (from Traktor) and output (to speakers) in the same bidule. #AUDIO PLUGINS IN PRO TOOLS FIRST WITH PLOGUE BIDULE HOW TO#.
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