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HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Hello,
I'm thinking about a solution to apply the TB isone effect directly to my encoded files to enjoy this plugin with my portable player.
Do you think it is possible ? pertinent ? is there any limitations ?

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #1 –
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Do you think it is possible ?
Yes.

You'll need an audio editor or DAW to "host" the VST (OR OSX) effect.  Audacity is free (open source) and it supports VST.    However, you'll have to try it...  Not all VSTs work with Audacity and the Toneboosters website doesn't say what hosts their software works with.    (Usually the VST supplier lists the hosts their plug-ins officially support.)

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pertinent ?
What?  Download the trial version and if you like the effect, use it!

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is there any limitations ?
I have no clue.  Except if your files use lossy compression any editing/processing will require decompression.  If you re-save to a lossy format you'll go through another generation of lossy compression with the associated potential quality loss.

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #2 –
Sure it's possible. There is even a foobar2000 vst wrapper that should work. You can put this in a convert preset, then you can convert entire playlists with 2 clicks. I'm not sure how stable the vst wrapper is though.
"I hear it when I see it."

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #3 –
Quote from: DVDdoug on
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Do you think it is possible ?
Yes.

You'll need an audio editor or DAW to "host" the VST (OR OSX) effect.  Audacity is free (open source) and it supports VST.    However, you'll have to try it...  Not all VSTs work with Audacity and the Toneboosters website doesn't say what hosts their software works with.    (Usually the VST supplier lists the hosts their plug-ins officially support.)

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pertinent ?
What?  Download the trial version and if you like the effect, use it!

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is there any limitations ?
I have no clue.  Except if your files use lossy compression any editing/processing will require decompression.  If you re-save to a lossy format you'll go through another generation of lossy compression with the associated potential quality loss.


THX, but real time processing is too slow.

Quote from: xnor on
Sure it's possible. There is even a foobar2000 vst wrapper that should work. You can put this in a convert preset, then you can convert entire playlists with 2 clicks. I'm not sure how stable the vst wrapper is though.


The VST wrapper and TB isone never crashed with my PC, but the VST is bypassed by foobar while converting

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #4 –
Seems to work fine for me.
"I hear it when I see it."

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #5 –
Quote from: xnor on
Seems to work fine for me.


In the context menu Convert>quick convert

Then i compare the two files with "Binary Comparator" and they are identical... they shouldn't 

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #6 –
Not quick convert. You first need to configure your own preset [...] that includes the DSP you want, save that, and then convert - your_preset.
"I hear it when I see it."

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #7 –
Btw, it basically is a crossfeed. It just adds EQ to that using the weird hrtf/ear/head controls and more EQ using the "speaker designer" and reverb using the "room designer" controls.
There appear to be no actual binaural room impulses in that plugin, and also no real hrtfs.
HRTF strength adds a peak at ~3 kHz and a dip at 7 kHz. Bigger ear size lowers the frequency of that dip, smaller ear size raises the frequency (we're talking +/- 1 kHz here).

It sucks that this cannot be disabled, since headphones are usually equalized to already have a big peak and dip in the same area.
"I hear it when I see it."

HRTF (head-related transfer function) and BRIR (binaural room impulse

Reply #8 –
Quote from: xnor on
Btw, it basically is a crossfeed. It just adds EQ to that using the weird hrtf/ear/head controls and more EQ using the "speaker designer" and reverb using the "room designer" controls.
There appear to be no actual binaural room impulses in that plugin, and also no real hrtfs.
HRTF strength adds a peak at ~3 kHz and a dip at 7 kHz. Bigger ear size lowers the frequency of that dip, smaller ear size raises the frequency (we're talking +/- 1 kHz here).

It sucks that this cannot be disabled, since headphones are usually equalized to already have a big peak and dip in the same area.



  Fantastic, thanks for your precious expertise xnor !

60x processing with my coreI5, It work great with cheap earbuds/IEM's !
(I don't want to put my old CIEMS to the trashcan  and i know it is s....d)