Enhancing Audio Playback
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 11:28 am
These are the best things since sliced bread!
First up is DFX Audio Enhancer. This is designed for music where the low and high frequencies are thrown away resulting in a lossy compressed file, i.e. MP3, MP4, AAC. What it does is synthesize back the missing harmonics in real time so it makes compressed music sound less muddled and flat. In other words, it decompresses the compressed dynamic range (of compressed music files which has further compressed an already compressed 16-bit/44KHz source!). Perfect for streaming audio and compressed music files. Available for Windows or Android (built into a player): https://www.fxsound.com/
Next up is dealing with the highly annoying problem of different music sources being mastered at different volume levels. Encoding ReplayGain leveling data into extracted music files (it works on non-compressed .WAV's too) is one attempt resolve the issue, but it can't do anything about clipping and maintaining spectral balance when amplifying or de-amplifying. Enter Breakaway Audio Enhancer which will digitally remaster all music to a consistent volume level in real time: http://claessonedwards.com/index.php?op ... temid=1089
When you install DFX it will become the default playback device for the entire Windows system. Then in the DFX settings you just select Breakaway as the output source (turn Dynamic Boost off in DFX as that is inferior to Breakaway) and both will then be daisy chained. DFX is easily toggled on and off (no point using it for non-compressed music).
First up is DFX Audio Enhancer. This is designed for music where the low and high frequencies are thrown away resulting in a lossy compressed file, i.e. MP3, MP4, AAC. What it does is synthesize back the missing harmonics in real time so it makes compressed music sound less muddled and flat. In other words, it decompresses the compressed dynamic range (of compressed music files which has further compressed an already compressed 16-bit/44KHz source!). Perfect for streaming audio and compressed music files. Available for Windows or Android (built into a player): https://www.fxsound.com/
Next up is dealing with the highly annoying problem of different music sources being mastered at different volume levels. Encoding ReplayGain leveling data into extracted music files (it works on non-compressed .WAV's too) is one attempt resolve the issue, but it can't do anything about clipping and maintaining spectral balance when amplifying or de-amplifying. Enter Breakaway Audio Enhancer which will digitally remaster all music to a consistent volume level in real time: http://claessonedwards.com/index.php?op ... temid=1089
When you install DFX it will become the default playback device for the entire Windows system. Then in the DFX settings you just select Breakaway as the output source (turn Dynamic Boost off in DFX as that is inferior to Breakaway) and both will then be daisy chained. DFX is easily toggled on and off (no point using it for non-compressed music).
