Ok thank you, and is it the same to add a preamp gain of -6dB when using ReplayGain? And what if I want to rescan all my music and use a gain in which the loudest file has this 1Vrms value? Now ReplayGain is at the default 89dB, should I use a 83dB value (or is this another scale)?If the difference is 2Vrms vs 1Vrms, then keeping foobar's volume control at -6dB should keep the output to not go over 1Vrms.
ReplayGain will further decrease individual files' volume based on the stored metadata.
Yes, universal for now because I am using the Khadas on my Windows PC but I plan to get another (maybe the fixed hump version) for the living room amp.It seems to me that you need a universal solution on this 1Vrms vs 2Vrms issue, not only on foobar, but other apps, games... as you mentioned.
I am going to change the previous suggestion that using -6dB on foobar, instead, use that -6dB on the Khadas's volume control as it is system wide. In this way nothing in your system can go over 1Vrms. In the case of foobar, you can continue to use ReplayGain to make sure the audio data are not internally clipped before leaving foobar.
I already control their volumes cause most games are too loud with my usual analog volume settings and it is very annoying XDGames and generic apps (like browsers) don't use exclusive mode so they are unlikely to clip in this way, the limiter should be able to prevent hard clipping to happen. If the games have option menu to adjust volume of dialogs, sound effects and music then you can try to adjust them as well.
Unfortunately I don't use Khadas so you may ask other members.I will go with the -6 in the MASTER volume then. Little side note, this slider has a 0 (full) to -127 (muted) values (a 7bit int?) and I am not sure if these are really dB (it has the 0dB icon only on the bottom) or if it is something else; any ways to discover it?
I don't like Vinyl rips. It has been validated that from the same master a vinyl rip has a (fake) higher DR than the CD copy and the differebce is mostly becasue of the obvious parts into game to rip it (cartridge, arm, ADC?, block and so on). Unless the material is only available on vinyl then a rip is convinient but in this modern era where all pratically is from digital (and if the two masters for both vinyl and CD producions are the same) then I prefer CD rips.Without wishing to enter into controversy, I tell you:
Test with an excepcional vinyl rip, with a lot of detail, because the cartridge I think.
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Vinyl x2, EMI-Odeon / Zafiro, Spain
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A2 Candle In The Wind
Just now, I have been alternating Kernel Streaming and Wasapi in JRMC v24 64 bits and I notice the difference clearly, especially with the piano when I alternate. With KS the sound is more detailed. Wasapi has more LF.
A3 Bennie And The Jets
The same. It is very evident.
These last days I have an excess of detail, so I have measured and I had 239 Vac. With KS I have audio fatigue with GYBR. With high voltage I prefer Wasapi. I had and have 239 Vac
Ok thank you anyway. I'll find the answer somewhere else I appreciate your time.Unfortunately I don't use Khadas so you may ask other members.
To each his ownSo we understand each other: I look for the best sound and that excites me, I do not care about the format. Almost always on vinyl because I listen to recordings from analog masters before 1980, withacoustic instruments(mostly) electroacoustic transducers. Today technology is much better but it is being used very badly, with exceptions.
Better not deviate more from the thread.
...I will go with the -6 in the MASTER volume then. Little side note, this slider has a 0 (full) to -127 (muted) values (a 7bit int?) and I am not sure if these are really dB (it has the 0dB icon only on the bottom) or if it is something else; any ways to discover it?...
Unfortunately I don't use Khadas so you may ask other members.
ReplayGain is a widely used standard in various audio players (check Wikipedia). It stores Track peak and Album peak as metadata in audio files. Track peak is the peak of individual audio file and album peak is the highest peak of an album. In this way users can maintain the relative loudness of an album during playback.
The "Preamp" section sets a target loudness in terms of LU. By default foobar2000 uses -18LUFS as target but as you can see, there are sliders for you to adjust. With the "prevent clipping according to peak" option selected, even if you set the slider all the way to the right, files with RG info won't clip, but in this way the target loudness cannot be maintained.
Yes, this mode suits your playback habit.So is it better to use ReplayGain with the prevent clipping according to clip option selected? And in this case even if the loudness will be lower (in case of clipping tracks) the DR of the track will be mainteined? Correct?
Just for info since I use random playback I prefer to use the track source in ReplayGain.
I think KS, Wasapi and Asio all sound the sameSince I do not have measurements that show it, you only have to trust my word.