shinyc Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 @michael123 Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, I will probably resort to that idea for now but the whole idea behind vst chain measurement is that we can use the very same playback chain to measure the sound characteristics. I find jplay femto sound quite different than my other playback chains and I'd love to be able to use my preferred choice of playback combo to do the measurement. Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 7 minutes ago, shinyc said: @michael123 Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, I will probably resort to that idea for now but the whole idea behind vst chain measurement is that we can use the very same playback chain to measure the sound characteristics. I find jplay femto sound quite different than my other playback chains and I'd love to be able to use my preferred choice of playback combo to do the measurement. But the latency you can and probably should discuss with Marcin IMHO Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 I will give Marcin a try. I hope he is in a good mood Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
Alain13 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, macuniverse said: I'm also having issues with my license. I get the following message when I click the "Dirac Live Processor" icon in the Dirac Live app "You are missing the correct license ..." See below. Actually, I login with the same account that I bought the license. After login I can check the license info and it's there and correct. Looking forward to a solution so that I can try the latest and greatest. Thanks. PS. I already created a ticket last Friday but no reply so far. I'm having the same issue once in a while, here is a temporarily solution to fix it: - When you get the error, press Dismiss (obviously ;)) - Go to the menu and press Logoff and the login back again - Press the Dirac Live Processor again and it should let you in. macuniverse 1 Link to comment
macuniverse Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Thanks @Alain13, I will give it a go Link to comment
macuniverse Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Follow up from my previous post in case it helps someone else in future. After couple of login/logouts (to overcome licensing issues) I finally managed to complete a chair setup measurement; @Alain13, thanks again for the tip. I also successfully created my first two filters. Filters work as intended locally; i.e., PC connected to the audio system directly through USB DAC. I can select, enable/disable filters, change the gain provided I enable "Realtime Control" under "Audio Units" option of Audirvana player. Otherwise DLP2 (Dirac Live Processor 2) gain slider works (attenuate volume by -13dB) but the filter enable/disable switch is greyed out and looks like set to "disable" state (see the picture below). There is no way I can enable/select them. However, the real issue, when I stream audio to a DLNA/UPnP renderer (MicroRendu in this case) from Audirvana over the LAN DLP2 is always greyed out. This defeats the purpose of using this plugin for me as my main audio transport is MicroRendu DLNA renderer over the local network. I did not test this under JRiver as it doesn't support any DSP over DLNA. As it stands, it's unusable for me. Hopefully I get a quick answer from Dirac people as my setup is pretty standard and they should be able to test it easily. Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, macuniverse said: I did not test this under JRiver as it doesn't support any DSP over DLNA. That's not true. You just have to access the DSP differently. Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
macuniverse Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Kal Rubinson said: That's not true. You just have to access the DSP differently. If I remember correctly the official response from JRiver people was "Not supported". I understand you are referring to Options --> Media Network --> ... Advanced --> DSP Studio? I would appreciate if you have any pointers to how this can be setup properly; maybe I'm doing something wrong. When I try to select DL2 filters with DSP Studio while audio playing to a DLNA renderer I get the message below from JRiver. I actually tried it before anyway. Gain slider in the DL2 plugin works (I can turn the volume down to test) but the filters are still greyed out, not selectable. This is before selecting DLNA renderer as the active zone and playing to it. Additionally, DL2 plugin crashes JRiver in the process if I try to change things. My version of JRiver is 24. Not sure if this works differently on v25/26. Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 2:06 AM, whoareyou said: @flak I have same issue as michael123. I'm PM ticket to you The missing Phase Correction license issue was fixed on Dirac's servers, if you saved a measurement project previously, just reload it and try to re-export the filter. For me it worked. I would also logout and re-login before. Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I finally got the production version working and am finding it much more stable. However, I am experiencing image shifting to the left about 20% (if the center-to-left is100%). I recall someone complaining about this phenomenon some time ago and also recall there was a correction made in the code. Anyone else experiencing image shifting? If I bypass the Dirac filter, image returns to the center. I also noticed that degree of shift varies between various measurements. PS. Image becomes vague after applying Dirac. hmmm Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 2 hours ago, shinyc said: I finally got the production version working and am finding it much more stable. However, I am experiencing image shifting to the left about 20% (if the center-to-left is100%). I recall someone complaining about this phenomenon some time ago and also recall there was a correction made in the code. Anyone else experiencing image shifting? If I bypass the Dirac filter, image returns to the center. I also noticed that degree of shift varies between various measurements. PS. Image becomes vague after applying Dirac. hmmm Yes, that was me Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 2:18 AM, michelangelo said: I have the same problem. The error did not occur in the previous version of the DiracLiveProcessor. I have also tested it with several mono recordings and the sound is shifted to the left. Especially there he should come exactly from the middle. Hi @michelangelo, Does the problem still persist or is it gone with the current version? Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michelangelo Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Hi, I don't have this problem with the current version. ♦ iTunes ♦ Audirvana 3.5 ♦ Dirac Live ♦ Dynaudio Connect ♦ Dynaudio Focus 200 XD ♦ Allo Digione Signatur Player ♦ Dynaudio Focus 600 XD ♦ Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 @michelangelo, Thanks for your reply. Flak (Flavio) just informed me of a fix. I turned off both compensation check marks off in the DLP panel and all is well. Does anyone know what these settings do? Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 minute ago, shinyc said: @michelangelo, Thanks for your reply. Flak (Flavio) just informed me of a fix. I turned off both compensation check marks off in the DLP panel and all is well. Does anyone know what these settings do? Which ones? Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Turning off the delay compensation setting fixed the issue. Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, shinyc said: Turning off the delay compensation setting fixed the issue. Indeed, seen these But what then will fix delay / gain? Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I asked the same question to flak and only explanation give to me was that they affect the 1st measurement position (the critical one) only in the set of 9(chair) or 17(sofa). Therefore, make sure the 1st measurement position is exactly in the sweet spot. Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, shinyc said: I asked the same question to flak and only explanation give to me was that they affect the 1st measurement position (the critical one) only in the set of 9(chair) or 17(sofa). Therefore, make sure the 1st measurement position is exactly in the sweet spot. Sweet Spot is sweet spot, we know where we sit. Link to comment
shinyc Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Home Audio Fidelity uses "two microphones in your ears (a.k.a. HRTF)" way to find sweet spot. Different algorithm. But you have to pay per measurement + turnaround time. In those regards, I prefer Dirac. Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 19 hours ago, shinyc said: Home Audio Fidelity uses "two microphones in your ears (a.k.a. HRTF)" way to find sweet spot. Different algorithm. But you have to pay per measurement + turnaround time. In those regards, I prefer Dirac. I have installed Dirac beta previously on two systems. The one in the larger room with ~4.5 meters between the speakers is that one where the left-shift is most exposed. The good part is at least I am not the only one and there is a workaround (question: how much do we lose because of this workaround??). The bad part is that I reported to QA this issue 2 months ago and they did nothing. The issue did not exist in Version 1. And btw we have Bosch laser meter, sweet spot is exactly in the center. But should it be?? It is supposedly to be where we usually sit. And what that compensation is for? Link to comment
flak Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 We got reports (thanks Tom Reich) that there can be issues between Audirvana 3.5 and the Dirac Live Processor while Audirvana 3.2 seems to work as expected. We'll try to know from the developer what has been changed between those two versions and hopefully find a solution together. In the meantime (in case of issues) one can try using Audirvana 3.2 with Dirac to then use the created processor also in Audirvana 3.5 The latest 1.0.2 Dirac Processor is now available here:https://live.dirac.com/download/ On Mac please remove the Dirac Processor files from these locations: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins to then restart the computer itself and install the DLP On Windows I suggest the following: 1) Uninstall all previous versions of Beta Dirac Live processor in Settings > Apps under Apps&features 2) Delete folder C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Dirac\Dirac_Live_Processor If you want to save your filters, please move folder "filters" to a temporary location 3) Restart Windows and download the released Processor version from https://live.dirac.com/download/ If you moved your filter, now move them back to C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Dirac\Dirac_Live_Processor Alain13 1 Warning: My posts may be biased even if in good faith, I work for Dirac Research :-) Link to comment
michael123 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 @flakThank you, Flavio! I installed, reading the changelog The first one below - is that the left-shift? Fixed - Individual speaker volume calibration bugfix Fixed - Will no longer crash when changing filter in JRiver Media Center 25 Link to comment
michael123 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 On 12/22/2019 at 3:44 AM, shinyc said: I finally got the production version working and am finding it much more stable. However, I am experiencing image shifting to the left about 20% (if the center-to-left is100%). I recall someone complaining about this phenomenon some time ago and also recall there was a correction made in the code. Anyone else experiencing image shifting? If I bypass the Dirac filter, image returns to the center. I also noticed that degree of shift varies between various measurements. PS. Image becomes vague after applying Dirac. hmmm Did you try the new processor from Dec 19 (1.0.2)? For me it looks like fixed, I used Sofa/Wide measurements Link to comment
shinyc Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yes, I am on 1.0.2. I still need to turn off the "Delay compensation" setting. Only then, the centering issue is gone. Do you not have that issue even if the "Delay compensation" setting is on? I still do not know what exactly the setting does, though. Music Source: NAS[Synology], Qobuz, Tidal Music Player: Roonserver[Mac mini] Control PC: squeeze2upnp, fb2k, dirac, Jplay Femto, Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 GUI, Mac mini w/HDPlex 200W Audio PC: Jplay Femto(KS/1000hz), Fidelizer, AO(4D), WS2019 core, i7 w/HDPlex 200W DDC: Iso Regen w/LPS1.2, Acousence afi+USB (USB to S/PDIF) w/Li-ion battery PS DAC: Yggdrasil Analog 2 Link to comment
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