New linear-phase EQ - SplineEQ

[Tui]

Latency helps your CPUs to sound more analogue. Like, with tube gear, you have to give it some time to warm up, and it sounds better.

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by mljung

Just purchased - and got it - via the link on my receipt.
Do I have to register to get updates, and if so how?
Testing in Wavelab, everything runs smooth so far

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Mads

The link is permanent, just bookmark it.

Originally Posted by TNM

in this one the more delay is used, the higher the cpu, to answer oooooh

That's the other way around, the less delay the higher the CPU. And you can't have a delay that's absolutely 0 ms, it's not possible with linear phase EQs, if you turn the Delay all the way down you still get some delay (it shows just how much in the tip text thing). If I made that the default value then people wouldn't praise SplineEQ for its low CPU use . Here it goes from 2.3% (I still use a Core 2... lol) to 3.9% when turning it down to 0.0, and if you crank up the resolution then it's 8.3%.

Originally Posted by Tui

Latency helps your CPUs to sound more analogue. Like, with tube gear, you have to give it some time to warm up, and it sounds better.

haha no, doesn't change how it sounds. However you should be careful when affecting the latency since in a lot of hosts only the latency as it was when the plugin started is compensated for, so if you do something that changes latency you might have a slight shift in time. But that's covered in the manual.

[ooohhh2]

Ah, ok thanks for the explanation.
Still i hope that you will make the default delay to 0. More and more people are using powerful CPUs, even my 2 year old laptop already has a i7. And your SplineEQ's CPU usage is already ridiculously low with 0 delay, when compared to other plugins.

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by ooohhh2

Ah, ok thanks for the explanation.
Still i hope that you will make the default delay to 0. More and more people are using powerful CPUs, even my 2 year old laptop already has a i7. And your SplineEQ's CPU usage is already ridiculously low with 0 delay, when compared to other plugins.

Maybe I should make the Resolution and Delay knobs be sticky across instances so you always get the same values from the start. Same thing when I add the zoom, and I guess the visualisation knobs too.

I just need to figure out where is the proper place to create a preferences file on Windows and Mac to save those preferences.

[Andy_bt]

Originally Posted by ooohhh2

Ah, ok thanks for the explanation.
Still i hope that you will make the default delay to 0. More and more people are using powerful CPUs, even my 2 year old laptop already has a i7. And your SplineEQ's CPU usage is already ridiculously low with 0 delay, when compared to other plugins.

Tweak your own default template, most DAW allow it.
A.

[ooohhh2]

Both ideas are great. Thanks guys!

[Tui]

Originally Posted by A_SN

Maybe I should make the Resolution and Delay knobs be sticky across instances so you always get the same values from the start. Same thing when I add the zoom, and I guess the visualisation knobs too.

That would be cool.

[mljung]

Feature request: Plugin resizing!

It would make adjustments much easier if it was possible to stretch, especially the horizontal view. Yes zoom will help, but resizing the spectral window would make it's usefulness even greater...!

I could also use a little clearer numbers on the knobs.

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Mads

[A_SN]

I've just released v1.0.5

I've changed the way the slopes behave in some cases so that you won't accidentally make the slope go to 100 and blow your ears out. Until now the handle would point toward your cursor no matter what, now if your cursor is between the handle control point and the yellow dot (or beyond) it doesn't try to point toward the cursor as it's too close, instead it sets the handle control point to be at the same vertical level as your cursor. It's pretty neat and avoids problems.

I've also fixed the knob font a bit to make it sharper and thus more readable. That's it.

mljung: what part would you like to resize, I'm not sure? And why?

[hardwinte]

yea i made my own templates when i first got it, though a sticky across instances function for the resolution, delay, visualisation, intensity, and zoom? would make splineeq good for all daws.

a_sn, looks like you got a whole lot more popular with the sale :L

[mljung]

Originally Posted by A_SN

I've just released v1.0.5

mljung: what part would you like to resize, I'm not sure? And why?

The interface or more specifically the spectral window. It would it easier to tune precisely and to add control points if it was possible to stretch the horizontal plane and have more space for editing. Does it make sense..?

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Mads

[DSK]

Originally Posted by mljung

The interface or more specifically the spectral window. It would it easier to tune precisely and to add control points if it was possible to stretch the horizontal plane and have more space for editing. Does it make sense..?

::
Mads

+1 on that

Off to check the update now!

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by hardwinte

yea i made my own templates when i first got it, though a sticky across instances function for the resolution, delay, visualisation, intensity, and zoom? would make splineeq good for all daws.

a_sn, looks like you got a whole lot more popular with the sale :L

Yeah that would be pretty cool if you could find the same setup everywhere on the same machine without having to do anything special.

And yeah the sale is a good way to get the word out, not even just about what's on sale but also the other thing (Photosounder), so making more plugins is starting to look like an interesting business model. And as it turns out it's also a good way to sell a plugin to people who have no idea what a plugin is. I've received probably a dozen mails from people asking me why SplineEQ doesn't appear in their Applications folder

Originally Posted by mljung

The interface or more specifically the spectral window. It would it easier to tune precisely and to add control points if it was possible to stretch the horizontal plane and have more space for editing. Does it make sense..?

::
Mads

I like that idea. So that would be only an horizontal stretching, right? Simple enough, having a vertical stretching would complicate things a bit with the way the knobs are laid out, mostly if you wanted to make it smaller. I'll have to look into how it's done. Don't hold your breath for it though, I didn't exactly design the plugin with that in mind so I'd have to change a whole bunch of things before it would be doable. In fact it would be quite a bit complicated given that the GUI is currently mostly just a static picture and that too would have to change.

[hardwinte]

Originally Posted by A_SN

Yeah that would be pretty cool if you could find the same setup everywhere on the same machine without having to do anything special.

Oh, yea that would be pretty cool. But I wasn't really thinking about that, I was just concerned for those people who's hosts don't have built-in preset systems. I imagine they would be slightly annoyed by having to change those settings every time they open a splineeq instance. I'm fine, btw, but I guess some won't be.

Originally Posted by A_SN

And yeah the sale is a good way to get the word out, not even just about what's on sale but also the other thing (Photosounder), so making more plugins is starting to look like an interesting business model. And as it turns out it's also a good way to sell a plugin to people who have no idea what a plugin is. I've received probably a dozen mails from people asking me why SplineEQ doesn't appear in their Applications folder

don't....k--kknow...what a ... plugin..... is ...? ................ha.......ha...

don't overwork yourself A_SN

[majoraxis]

Hi,

Bought it!

Less than 2 days left on the 25% off promo. Having more than 4 bands is worth the $14.25 (soon to be $19) for this quality Eq... Enjoy!

MacUpdate Promo - SplineEQ 1.0.4 for $14.25 - 25% off

[Machine Head]

Hi A SN,

Where can I get the new update (v1.0.5) from the Spline EQ? I found no link on your Site...:(

cheers!

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by Machine Head

Hi A SN,

Where can I get the new update (v1.0.5) from the Spline EQ? I found no link on your Site...:(

cheers!

Oh yeah lots of people ask me that. All you have to do is click the link in the mail you received, and preferably bookmark that link since it's permanent.

[Machine Head]

Aaahhh, thanks

[Timothy Lawler]

Thanks for this, A_SN. I've been trying out the free version in some VO work and acoustic guitar tracks the last few days and liking it very much.

[A_SN]

I've just released v1.0.6. The only change is that SplineEQ remembers all your settings (visualisation, resolution/delay and limiter settings) even across hosts.

[ooohhh2]

This is what i wished. Thanks a lot!

[hardwinte]

dl link not working - first line on the page says this

Warning: fopen(/f2/photosounder/protected/eq_download_log.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /f2/photosounder/public/splineeq/download-full.php on line 114

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by hardwinte

dl link not working - first line on the page says this

Thanks for the heads up, I think I've fixed it, can you try it again please?

[Andy_bt]

Originally Posted by A_SN

Thanks for the heads up, I think I've fixed it, can you try it again please?

Works fine!
A.

[Roman Rowlands]

Delay set to 3 I am hitting >50% CPU on a Macbook Pro. Delay compensation 61440 Jeez! When plugin window is closed CPU goes down to 10%.

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by Roman Rowlands

Delay set to 3 I am hitting >50% CPU on a Macbook Pro. Delay compensation 61440 Jeez! When plugin window is closed CPU goes down to 10%.

It shouldn't take that much CPU (less than 3% here for the same resolution and delay settings) and I have an old Core 2 CPU) so that doesn't sound right... However yes you've cranked up both the resolution and the delay to the max so the delay is going to be large.

[Roman Rowlands]

Originally Posted by A_SN

It shouldn't take that much CPU (less than 3% here for the same resolution and delay settings) and I have an old Core 2 CPU) so that doesn't sound right... However yes you've cranked up both the resolution and the delay to the max so the delay is going to be large.

CPU doesn't change if I reduce delay. It keeps around 50% with plugin window open & around 10% with window shut.

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by Roman Rowlands

CPU doesn't change if I reduce delay. It keeps around 50% with plugin window open & around 10% with window shut.

You really should rely on what the host reports rather than what the system thingie says, mostly since the plugins graphics and the host's own CPU usage will drown out any difference in CPU usage that the audio processing part of the plugin might have.

[Roman Rowlands]

Originally Posted by A_SN

You really should rely on what the host reports rather than what the system thingie says, mostly since the plugins graphics and the host's own CPU usage will drown out any difference in CPU usage that the audio processing part of the plugin might have.

I am looking at both, system and host monitoring and both are now reporting over 95% with 1 Spline open, nothing else. I closed and re-opened Reaper and CPU pretty much doubled.


Edit: I hope you can get that sorted as I can't work with that amount of CPU hit as audio is degraded, please keep me updated. Thanks.

[A_SN]

Originally Posted by Roman Rowlands

I am looking at both, system and host monitoring and both are now reporting over 95% with 1 Spline open, nothing else. I closed and re-opened Reaper and CPU pretty much doubled.


Edit: I hope you can get that sorted as I can't work with that amount of CPU hit as audio is degraded, please keep me updated. Thanks.

Can't fix what I can't reproduce, with the same settings here Reaper reports between 0.1% and 0.2%, and I think that if anyone else had the same problem I'd have heard of it by now. Something's pretty weird on your side, I hope we can figure out what.

Why do you want to work with resolution and delay all the way up anyway? It doesn't really make sense to do that...