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Soulhunter
12th August 2004, 18:07
The Problem:

The Audigy2 ZS resamples everything to 96kHz, and this in a very bad way!

Fortunately there are some ways to improve this... ^_^


Solution for music:

Use Foobar2000 with this settings...

- DSP: Resample (SSRC) -> 96kHz (slow mode)

- Playback -> Output -> 24bit (fixed point) / or padded to 32bit

- Dither -> Triangular noise shaping (optional)

- Output -> DirectSound -> Disable "Allow hardware mixing"


Solution for movies:

Use FFDShow's audio filter with this settings...

- Codecs -> Enable "Uncompressed" processing

- Resample -> 96000 Hz (libsamplerate sinc hq)


Hear the difference:

To test it, play this (http://sjeng.org/ftp/work/udial.wav) file with and without resampling

With resampling you should hear a "dial-up" sound, without a additional "weewoo" sound

Note: Please play this sample only at low volume, otherwise it could destroy your speakers or even ya hearing!


Bye
Sirber
14th August 2004, 02:01
How can I with winamp? :confused:
Soulhunter
14th August 2004, 19:58
You could use this (http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=141806) plugin... :rolleyes:

But dont expect real good results !!!

Winamps internal processing is much worse than foobars... :(


Bye
Leiw
17th August 2004, 19:26
what is foobars?
Sirber
17th August 2004, 21:02
Originally posted by Soulhunter
You could use this (http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=141806) plugin... :rolleyes:

But dont expect real good results !!!

Winamps internal processing is much worse than foobars... :(


Bye This use too much CPU with no quality gain :(
Soulhunter
17th August 2004, 21:23
Originally posted by Leiw
what is foobars?
Its foobar2000 (http://www.foobar2000.org/) !!!

Or do you mean -> Whats foobars internal processing...


Bye
Soulhunter
17th August 2004, 21:28
Originally posted by Sirber
This use too much CPU with no quality gain :(
Assume coz Winamps internal processing is limited to 16bit depth... :(

Have you done your tests with this udial.wav from above ???

Gah, with foobar everything works perfectly... :D

Btw, a Winamp -vs- Foobar (http://www.fuckingbrit.com/article.php?story=20031022202626287) link !!!


Bye