Looking for SoX plug-in

[b8375629]

Any chance the SoX plug-in can be added for dithering and downsampling in future updates?

I already use it in foobar and would love to see it in dBpoweramp.

[b8375629]

Re: Looking for SoX plug-in

Gee, no answer? :blush:

I didn't know this was a taboo subject.

[Spoon]

Re: Looking for SoX plug-in

dBpoweramp has its own dither (Triangular based) and downsampling DSP effects (based on SSRC), I do not see SoX offering any extra quality in this area.

[b8375629]

Re: Looking for SoX plug-in

Well that's too bad. I guess I'll have to continue to use foobar2000 / SoX for downsampling and use dBpoweramp for most everything else.

Google up the discussions about SSRC vs. SoX and you'll see what I mean.

[Spoon]

Re: Looking for SoX plug-in

See:

http://src.infinitewave.ca/

Our SSRC implementation is the higher precision one.

SSRC can hold its own against every resampler.

[cristallo]

Re: Looking for SoX plug-in

SSRC can hold its own against every resampler.

Really? It's a lot slower than the best resamplers: http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/...dpost&p=803756
(and foobar's SoX is even faster as it's SSE optimized).

It's also buggy—evident if the first graph (44100 -> 96000 ssrc) of that post, but if you look deeper, the bug's in the _hp version too.

It lacks a minimum-phase option and the ability to convert between arbitrary rates.

Its "insanely" steep cut-off causes more clipping than other resamplers.

It introduces sample and sub-sample delays: unnecessary and undesirable for audio conversion.

It was good in its day, but there are better, freely available alternatives now.