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Re: [LPFM] The best AGC/compressor/limiter out there   Message List  
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Re: [LPFM] The best AGC/compressor/limiter out there

Thanks Ross, I didn't realise it had been discussed here before.

Maybe it's been improved, because it uses less than 1% CPU (I have 99%
system idle process) on my system. The version I'm testing is v1.1.

Edwin.
Mix FM

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:08:41 +1300, Ross Levis wrote:
> This plugin has been discussed here before. It's the big brother
> to the Tomass Limiter. It is very CPU hungry and most people find
> the Tomass Limiter to be very good with the CPU requirements. Some
> documentation is available here:
> http://www.tmsweb.dnsalias.com/downloads/SoundSolution.pdf
>
> Regards,
>
> Ross Levis
> ======================================
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> Low-cost music scheduling, live assist & automation software for
> radio broadcasting, internet streaming, & in-store music systems.
> ======================================
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mix FM
> To: LPFM_Radio@...
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:53 PM
> Subject: [LPFM] The best AGC/compressor/limiter out there
>
>
> I've found what is arguably the best
> AGC/compressor/st-expander/limiter available for Winamp.
>
> It's called Sound Solution (see
> http://www.tmsweb.dnsalias.com/SoundSol.htm) and works with Winamp
> 5.
>
> I don't use Winamp, instead I use a professional radio automation
> software package, but I'm aware that a lot of operators in this
> group
> use Winamp as a playout system so I thought I'd share this with
> you.
>
> It took me well over an hour (almost two hours actually) to tweak
> it
> exactly how I like it and for it to sound good for FM broadcast
> with
> pop music.
>
> It's not easy to use unless you have some knowledge of audio
> compression (I'm talking dynamics processing here, not format
> compression like MP3!) but if you know what you're doing it's an
> extremely powerful tool. It can make any small station sound just
> like the "big guys".
>
> If you try it out but can't get it sounding right, I'm happy to
> share
> with you the settings that I use. Might save you an hour or two of
> work :)
>
> Edwin
> Mix FM
>
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This plugin has been discussed here before. It's the big brother to the Tomass Limiter. It is very CPU hungry and most people find the Tomass Limiter to be...
Ross Levis
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Mar 4, 2004
1:08 am

Thanks Ross, I didn't realise it had been discussed here before. Maybe it's been improved, because it uses less than 1% CPU (I have 99% system idle process) on...
Mix FM
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Mar 4, 2004
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Like you Edwin I use OtsDJ. The thing is that having to have a seperate compressor limiter and playlist creator is all too hard. For $150.00 for the low end...
kixfm2002
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Mar 4, 2004
2:44 am

Whats stopping you using a second PC to run it - and keep your main CPU free for other tasks? Dont get me started on compression. (yuk) R. ... have ... brother...
Richard Phelps
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Mar 4, 2004
4:12 am

Well My compressor/ Limiter is even simpler that that. It uses 0% cpu bogomips. I use an old stereo Sharp VC386 video circa 1984. It is quite effective from ...
Geoff Barkman
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Mar 4, 2004
8:47 am

ahhh analogue... dubber would be proud. ... effective from ... Auxilary input. ... plug on it. ... You'd...
Richard Phelps
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Mar 4, 2004
9:54 am

I am working on aquiring a computer to set up strictly for broadcasting. What would be the min requirements to do this using winamp and a radio programming...
Alison Paulsen
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Mar 5, 2004
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Hi Alison Well naturally the faster the better. A Pentium 166 should be adequate with 64 meg of ram. If you were planning a large library of mp3s for airplay a...
Geoff Barkman
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Mar 5, 2004
12:13 pm

Hi Edwin I'm not sure which version I tried. The current release is 1.2, but I now see an option to download a different DLL for slow CPU's -- Sound Solution...
Ross Levis
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Mar 4, 2004
3:04 am

I must try this one, never heard of it, Sound Solution that is. I've tried Octimax which costs about $20US, very good plug-in to winamp. There are a few...
Gavin Stephens
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Mar 7, 2004
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