Channel Mixer (foo_channel_mixer)
Reply #173 – 2006-03-30 10:56:51
Hello skipyrich. I sent you an e-mail before I noticed the updates to your thread here.[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=376985"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] I sent you the answer, but the server has reported, that the address is incorrect.I have three requests, but nothing too important in the long run. I mainly use your plugin for channel delay and not much else, so I'll be happy with just that. =) 1) Would you be able to update your plugin to work with the full 18 set of channels (TFL/TFC/TFR/FL/FLC/FC/FCR/FR/TC/SL/LFR/SR/TBL/TBC/TBR/BL/BC/BR)? This would be the most fantastic as you could properly calibrate all possible speakers in room with proper delays. I don't have that many ouputs just yet myself, but in the future, doing so will become much easier. The support is there, and being able to go from 5.1 -> higher configurations would be not only unique, but a highly sought after option, even if you only allow duplicating certain channels onto others or mapping them around.[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=376985"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] I believe, it is idea for the new plugin, that will simply dub the existing channels, since no algorithms that could allow to scatter a stereosignal onto 18 channels.2) Per-channel attenuation/volume reduction, for the situation where you have speakers of differing sensitivity used on an amplifer that does not offer such controls (or when combining different amplifiers). This is all rather unnecessary, but it could save some cheap bastard such as myself some money. ;^)[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=376985"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] That possibility requires new design of plugin, maybe in Channel Mixer 3.0 3) Provide an option to matrix downmix/convert multi-channel audio to 2-channel using DPL/DPLII ... Some DPLII encoding source was recently made available someplace as well. Doom9 forumes possibly? I believe that the AC3Filter code provides such as well. The idea here is that you could use the channel mixer when either burning (outputting to 2-ch WAV or foo_burninat'ing) so the CD would have multichannel data when played back on a DPLII enabled system or player.[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=376985"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] Neither sources, nor algorithms of DPLII is available. AC3Filter: "DPLII support is only experimental because of lack of reliable information." Anyway, I don't like FFT filtering, that required to software DPLII. Try ATSurround instead.