StuartsYoga Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Hi all, I have a matter of months experience with Audirvana previously using a network audio player via hardware eq to dac and amp. What I am struggling with, I believe, is assessing accurately replay gain for each album I want to listen to. I know replay gain can be tagged in Audirvana but to my ears gives a poor sound. Also I am using the eq plugin and have bluecat gain plugin for some adjustments. What the software does not offer ( I believe) is any visual metering plugin to accurately render gain. I have had a bit of a search on our site and see software eq such as Fabfilter pro q 2, Izotope Ozone 8 amongst others. Is that the way to go? Any further suggestions/advice welcomed. Link to comment
buonassi Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 FFPQ2 is an excellent TOTL eq solution. Sonically bests other EQ software (Nova and Voxengo) to my ears. There is meter that can be set to auto gain, or used in a more traditional user defined environment. It allows you to meter both L+R or M+S in real time. It's a bit expensive, but very worth it IMO for what you get. then again, if all you want is metering, you can do that with any number of free plugins. Check the Melda Production free bundle and see if there's an AU there that suits your needs. You can always use the MEqualizer plugin for metering only. Keep in mind that just because you see your meter clip, doesn't mean it is. Many AU plugins will not produce internal clipping in the digital realm, but when it hits your DAC, that's a whole other story. Link to comment
buonassi Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 https://www.meldaproduction.com/MFreeFXBundle MAnalyzer looks like it'll do some decent metering. Link to comment
StuartsYoga Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 That's great! Thank you so much. It's really helpful to be able to draw on the experiences of others. buonassi 1 Link to comment
skatbelt Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Try FabFilter Pro-Q 2. They offer a free trail. Best in the market. Absolutely transparent with their natural phase option! buonassi 1 Streamer dCS Network Bridge DAC Chord DAVE Amplifier / DRC Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 Speakers Lindemann BL-10 | JL audio E-sub e110 Head-fi and reference Bakoon HPA-21 | Audeze LCD-3 (f) Power and isolation Dedicated power line | Xentek extreme isolation transformer (1KVA, balanced) | Uptone Audio EtherREGEN + Ferrum Hypsos | Sonore OpticalModule + Uptone Audio UltraCap LPS-1.2 | Jensen CI-1RR Cables Jorma Digital XLR (digital), Grimm Audio SQM RCA (analog), Kimber 8TC + WBT (speakers), custom star-quad with Oyaide connectors (AC), Ferrum (DC) and Ghent (ethernet) Software dCS Mosaic | Tidal | Qobuz Link to comment
lamode Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I've been using Audirvana and FF Pro-Q 3 together for years and am very happy with the result. Only slight gripe is that when I want to switch between EQ presets for headphones and speakers the process is a bit cumbersome. Wish there was an easy switch option in the audio settings pop-up Volumio (with PEQ) on RPi4, Khadas Tone Board DAC, Luxman L-230 amp, Rega RS5 speakers Link to comment
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