Audirvana 1.5 Beta

[mac-mono]

Which IK Multimedia plugin do you use ?

 

Hi Damien,

 

I´m trying to use the Vintage Tube Program Equalizer from IK multimedia (part of the previous T-Rack5 suite).

 

KVR: Vintage Tube Program Equalizer by IK Multimedia - Details

 

Thanks for looking into it.

[alcarp]

I'm having a problem with 1.4.6. Playing in Itunes integrated mode. Plays one track in an album, advances to the next and stops. I have to release Itunes playback and start again.

Sorry, I meant 1.4.6.5. Any suggestions?

[Bob Stern]

If you save them as uniquely-named au files, they will show up...

 

Is it possible to do that with Apple's AU plugins?

[Bob Stern]

My speakers (B&W CDM7SE) have pretty hot tweeters. Perhaps you can suggest a starting point to roll-off some of the hashness and sibilance I hear from cymbals, and from vocals, where a female singer might be too close to the microphone.

I assume that I should use either the high shelf filter, the lowpass filter, the band pass filter, or the graphic equalizer, but which, and what would be an appropriate starting point, without losing the amazing transparency that I otherwise enjoy in my music with Audirvana Plus.

 

I recommend that you experiment with the Parametric EQ filter. Start with a center frequency of 4000 or 4500 Hz, Q=1, and Gain = –3dB.

[damien78]

Is it possible to do that with Apple's AU plugins?

I'll add the presets load/save for the next build.

 

Damien

[Esprit]

[*]DSD128 support for DoP 1.1 4x176.4kHz devices (Mytek)

What means this (I've only DSD64 in green)?

[damien78]

What means this (I've only DSD64 in green)?

You need the latest 1.7.2 beta from Mytek for DSD128.

 

Damien

[Esprit]

Tnx.

Up to now (it will be the usual psychoacoustic... I'll have to compare with some previous version) this (1.4.9.5) seems to me the version with the highest definition & resolution...

[Yucca06]

1.5 crashes as soon as I want to use AU plugins.

 

Doesn't recognize also some of my plugins. Voxengo spectrum analyzer is in my list with the other Apple AU, but not Fabfilter Pro-Q, which works perfectly with PureMusic...

I've verified in my library/audio/plugins, both are there (components for voxengo and fabfilter in the AU folder), but there's only 1 (voxengo) in the list for AU plugins in A+ preferences...

[Rasmussen]

You need the latest 1.7.2 beta from Mytek for DSD128.

 

Damien

 

Is it worth it to get the 1.7.2. beta and the new beta update of audirvana - does the DSD128 work without any hick-ups? Very much looking forward to this!

[Rasmussen]

Is it worth it to get the 1.7.2. beta and the new beta update of audirvana - does the DSD128 work without any hick-ups? Very much looking forward to this!

 

And does it work with firewire??

[Nico]

Thanks a lot, Damien! I was waiting for years for this feature in a good player!

 

Works fine with AU iZotope Ozone5 (i use playlist mode).

Just one issue with AU active: After buttons PAUSE and NEXT Track, there is a short sound of the track playing before.

 

And please, I need an option for the use of a bigger font in playlist!!

[pl_svn]

I've just released the public beta for 1.5 with Multichannel playback, and Audio Units plugins support.

The user manual is up to date.

 

... what can I say, Damien: with this beta my tubes are back :-p and sound is overall... just stunning! :-)

lots of body on June Tabor's voice and lots of fine details in the underlying Huw Warren's piano and Iain Ballamy's sax

 

oh... did I mention *body*? ;-)

 

thank you once more

[pl_svn]

It is very easy to compare two or more versions of A+ and quickly switch.

 

no need to, here: 1.4.9.5 conquered me in, maybe, less than 30 seconds ;-p

 

seems to me too soundstage is less deep, but in exchange... OMG: *focus* is the word here! :-)

 

 

and only change has been A+ version: I opened prefs just to look at the new "filters pane" but haven't changed a thing

[Esprit]

It's very strange: now, in my setup, JRiver is no longer able to reproduce the dsd...

[Superdad]

no need to, here: 1.4.9.5 conquered me in, maybe, less than 30 seconds ;-p

 

seems to me too soundstage is less deep, but in exchange... OMG: *focus* is the word here! :-)

 

Yes, I'm with you on this Paolo. The difference is very easy to hear right away--and is as you describe. My only reason for going back and forth a couple of times (with a range of 4-6 tracks that tell me everything) was to be sure that what we are giving up (from the prior version) is not going to be missed.

As I described in my first impressions on the first page, there was always so much "air" in the recordings, and in hindsight that should have made me suspicious. Whenever there is a common character between different recordings, that is usually a sign that something in the chain is imposing its "fingerprint." Every recording should sound different. But we are talking about unknown software changes in a digital system that was already quite remarkable. It is the old saw of not knowing what more is possible until you hear it!

[pl_svn]

 

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  • Fix last seconds of the last of a playlist being cut off in iTunes integrated mode/QUOTE]
    

 

right: now it plays last track to the last second then... seems to get stuck there: play position's "diamond" stops a couple mm from the end of last track and A+ never releases playback (so if I try to start playing another album nothing happens)

 

aarrrgghhh! ;-p

[wgscott]

aarrrgghhh!

 

[pl_svn]

... you mean I'm alone on this? :-/

[pl_svn]

play position's "diamond" stops a couple mm from the end of last track and A+ never releases playback

 

tried once more: A+ "diamond" stops at 8.00 of an 8.03 track and doesn't release playback :-(

[wgscott]

That is the Castle Aarrrgghhh of Holy Grail fame.

[vk80]

I'll add the presets load/save for the next build.

 

Damien

 

Thanks Damien. Looking forward to it. (Great beta BTW. Sounds wonderful.)

[Densen]

... you mean I'm alone on this? :-/

not sure, if this is of any help, but no you are not alone on this.... ;-(

With 1.4.6 I started to have these issues with stopping early, repeating sequences of the track just been played about 3 weeks ago - before that everything worked just fine (??????). Unchecking "iTunes Position off" significantly reduced the problems, didn't stop them completely though.

Out of desperation I decided to become b-tester. First trial: Schubert Symphony # 5&8 --> failed. Repetition of the first seconds of the last track again....

Last chance: Audirvana Set up and uncheck iTunes position and hope for the best.

Good luck to you

[pl_svn]

That is the Castle Aarrrgghhh of Holy Grail fame.

 

... oooops :-(

[pl_svn]

uncheck iTunes position and hope for the best.

 

ok, thanks: I'll try tomorrow (hoping also a reboot helps: today I only installed the new version and played a couple of albums)