Posts by magicsepp

  • Dirac Einmessung - Tipps & Tricks, Fragen, Diskussion

    Dirac Live Beta 3.13.4 // 2025-04-30

    Changes listed are relative to the latest public stable release.

    Features

    • Renamed Volume Calibration page to Measurement Levels and updated guiding text.
    • Renamed Select Arrangement page to Select Sweet Spot and updated guiding text.

    Bug fixes

    • Fixed an issue which blocked filter export for larger systems, for example on NAD multichannel devices.

    Known issues

    • ART filters for systems configured for 2.0.0 channels cannot be exported with this release.
    • Progress tracker can sometimes jump backwards.

    Downloads

    macOS: https://artifacts.connect.dira…ve-v3.13.4-beta-setup.pkg

    Windows: https://artifacts.connect.dira…ve-v3.13.4-beta-setup.exe

  • Welche Musik lief bei dir als Letztes?

    Quote from Karlknurr

    Doch es gab davon auch eine größere Box, wo dann auch die Atmos Tonspur drauf ist.

    3D Katalog besteht aus Dolby Atmos BluRay und Dolby 5.1 DVD 😉 und wie bereits erwähnt sind die Autobahnversionen in der Autobahn 1974 Version zum 50-ten über 22 Minuten lang - während die Katalog Version Remasterd von 2017 nur 14 Minuten lang mit mehr Tiefbass daherkommt.

  • Welche Musik lief bei dir als Letztes?

    Quote from alexjarc

    Mich würde interessieren inwieweit sich der Atmos Stream von 2017 3D "Der Katalog" von der BD Autobahn unterscheidet. Wirst du die BD bestellen und vergleichen?

    das Titelstück "Autobahn" 1974 hat eine Länge von über 22 Minuten... beim Katalog sind es lediglich 14 Miuten (dafür mit mehr Bass - Remastered 2017).

  • Magic Beans Audio - was haltet ihr davon?

    New Build v0.3.0226
    Download the latest version at https://magicbeansaudio.com/pages/download

    Changelog:

    • Added support for A1 - A1 Evo Neuron currently only supports a single global target curve which does not yet correct full range.
    • Fixed issue with 128 channel calibration (Pro license)
    • Started testing Speaker EQ-ability (export option in Alpha stage) - this looks at directivity for each speaker, but we need to change how it grades performance. This will work very differently in future versions.

  • Dirac Einmessung - Tipps & Tricks, Fragen, Diskussion

    Dirac Live 3.13.2 // 2025-02-28

    Features

    • ART support range sliders now take precedence over the detected range of a speaker.
      • In cases where there is no subwoofer used as support speaker, ART filter designs could sometimes result in undesirable magnitude boosts at frequencies between the speaker’s detected low cut-off and the user’s selected low end of the ART support range.
      • The workaround has been to manually adjust the advanced target curve to not “ask for” more bass than the available supporting speakers can provide.
      • The updated functionality will instead use the selected low end of the ART support range to limit, or contain, the magnitude boost applied by the ART filter design. Therefore, it will not longer be necessary to adjust the advanced target curve to achieve a “reasonable” ART filter design.
    • The LFE group in ART now uses a non-subwoofer speaker to define its time target.
      • ART utilizes the measured wavefront propagation of the main speaker in each microphone position to define the time target response for that channel.
      • For the LFE channel, ART utilized the first subwoofer in the LFE group as main speaker for the LFE channel. However, this has two drawbacks:
        • The main peak in a subwoofer’s impulse response can sometimes be difficult to detect. In cases where the detection has failed in one or more microphone positions, the resulting target may not represent a desired wavefront propagation.
        • When multiple subwoofers are used, then ART may “unfairly” assign too much power to the first subwoofer, due to its measured capability to contribute more effectively to attaining the target (which was defined by its measured response) than the other subwoofers.
      • The updated functionality will use a full-range speaker to define the time target for the LFE channel.
        • If there is a Center speaker, ART will try to identify it and use it as target.
        • If a Center speaker cannot be certainly identified, then ART will use either the Front Left or the Front Right speaker as target.
        • The advanced ART settings for the LFE channel group has a drop-down menu to let the user manually override the automatic selection.
    • When Dirac is handling bass management (BM, BC, ART), the LFE channel will always have a low-pass filter applied at 120 Hz. This is to comply with LFE channel handling requirements and be consistent with the Dirac Live Bass Control (DLBC) behaviour.
    • ART now supports the case where some speakers are excluded from supporting other speakers. However, they may still receive support from other speakers when they are enabled.
    • Reduced the time it takes to export a filter to Onkyo/Integra/Pioneer devices.

    Bug fixes

    • Fixing a few issues related to measurements taken while an AVR was on an older firmware and using them for filter design and filter export to the same AVR with an upgraded firmware:
      • Dirac Live could crash when clicking the Bass Management filter design option.
      • Bass Control filter design could fail with a message “Malformed request”.
      • Filter export could fail with an error message “Failed filter export”.
    • Fixed an issue where Dirac Live could crash when calculating a Bass Control filter with a narrowband subwoofer.
    • Fixed an issue where Dirac Live could crash at the end of ART preprocessing for a 2.1 system.
    • Fixed an issue where Dirac Live could silently fail to load an older ART project, showing no measurements in the filter design page.
    • Fixed an issue where loading a stored Dirac Live filter design snapshot would put the filter design in a wrong state - as if it had a completed filter design, which it didn’t. An attempt to export that filter design to the device would fail.
    • Fixed an issue where an offer to upgrade a license to ART wasn’t shown when connected to a device supporting ART.
    • Adjusted the LFE low-pass filter cut-off frequency in Bass Control to be -3dB at 120Hz. It was previously erroneously set to -6dB at 120Hz.
    • Fixed an issue where the Bass Control subwoofer impulse response plots were not properly scaled, almost appearing as having zero amplitude (flat).
    • Fixed an issue in the Filter Export page where the text input box for the filter name would sometimes lose focus while typing.
    • Missing/wrong signing for the previous beta releases has been fixed.
    • Other minor bug fixes and under-the-hood stabilizations.

    Known Issues

    • The animations in the Dirac Live UI during measurements have been temporarily disabled. This is because we have found that the animations cause high CPU load on some computers, both PCs and Macs, resulting in audio buffer loss in the measurements. The measurement progress can be followed in the progress percentage, which is still displayed.
    • Processing progress percentage can in some situations jump backwards. This doesn’t indicate that there is a problem with the processing itself. It is only the calculation of the progress that needs fixing.

    Download

    Windows:

    https://artifacts.connect.dira…raclive-v3.13.2-setup.exe

    macOS:

    https://artifacts.connect.dira…raclive-v3.13.2-setup.zip

  • Neuer Receiver muss her, aber welcher? Ich stehe auf dem Schlauch!

    FaQ Zitat

    "Can I transfer my license to a new device?

    License transfers are possible if you are selling your hardware device and the new owner wants to take ownership of the Dirac Live license, or if you experienced hardware failure and are using a replacement device of the same model. In either case, please create a ticket through our Help Center, and our support staff will initiate the transfer.

    Transferring or using licenses across multiple devices or models is not supported. For example, if you bought a license for an NAD M10 and are now buying a Denon X3800H, you will need to purchase a new license, as your NAD license is not transferable to the Denon."


    Dementsprechend brauchst Du beim Wechsel der Hardwarehersteller eine neue Licenz.

  • Dirac Einmessung - Tipps & Tricks, Fragen, Diskussion

    Dirac Live 3.12.2 // 2025-01-30

    Features

    • None

    Bug fixes

    • Security and stability updates.

    Known Issues

    • Filter export to devices from Onkyo/Integra/Pioneer take longer time than usual, but it eventually completes.
    • Processing progress percentage can in some situations jump backwards. This doesn’t indicate that there is a problem with the processing itself. It is only the calculation of the progress that needs fixing.

    Download

    Windows:

    https://artifacts.connect.dira…raclive-v3.12.2-setup.exe

    macOS:

    https://artifacts.connect.dira…raclive-v3.12.2-setup.zip

  • Dirac Einmessung - Tipps & Tricks, Fragen, Diskussion

    neue Version verfügbar

    Dirac Live 3.12.1 // 2025-01-13


    Features

    • Updated MacOS toolchain and thereby dropping support for MacOS 10.

      -MacOS 11 is now the lowest supported version.

      -Dirac Live version 3.9.7 was our last release to support MacOS 10.14.

    Bug fixes

    • Fixed a problem that caused Dirac Live to crash when entering Filter Design in some situations with some devices.
    • Fixed a problem that caused Dirac Live to “randomly” crash on MacOS in some situations since version 3.10.3.
    • Security and stability updates of internal and 3rd party libraries.

      -Specifically, we expect the UPnP (Universal Plug & Play) update to bring faster and more stable device discovery on the home network.

    Known issues

    • Filter export to devices from Onkyo/Integra/Pioneer take longer time than usual, but it eventually completes.
    • Processing progress percentage can in some situations jump backwards. This doesn’t indicate that there is a problem with the processing itself. It is only the calculation of the progress that needs fixing.


    Download

    Windows: https://artifacts.connect.dira…raclive-v3.12.1-setup.exe

    macOS: https://artifacts.connect.dira…raclive-v3.12.1-setup.zip

  • AWOL LTV-xx00 4k Laser Tipps & Tricks

    die neue Softwareversion 20241224 behebt laut Support drei wichtige Probleme:


    • In alten Version konnte der Turbo-Modus nach einem Update auf die neue Version automatisch aktiviert werden.
    • Es gab in einigen Fällen Probleme mit der kontinuierlichen HDMI-Signaltrennung.
    • Das Atmos-Symbol wurde in der vorherigen Version nicht korrekt angezeigt.

  • Dirac Einmessung - Tipps & Tricks, Fragen, Diskussion

    neue BETA:

    Dirac Live Beta 3.12 // 2024-12-20

    Changes listed are relative to the latest public stable release.

    Features

    • Updated MacOS toolchain and thereby dropping support for MacOS 10.

      -MacOS 11 is now the lowest supported version.

      -Dirac Live version 3.9.7 was our last release to support MacOS 10.14.

    Bug fixes

    • Security and stability updates of internal and 3rd party libraries.

      -Specifically, we expect the UPnP (Universal Plug & Play) update to bring faster and more stable device discovery on the home network.

    Known issues

    • Filter export to devices from Onkyo/Integra/Pioneer take longer time than usual, but it eventually completes.

    Download

    Mac OS: https://artifacts.connect.dira…ve-v3.12.0-beta-setup.zip

    Win OS: https://artifacts.connect.dira…ve-v3.12.0-beta-setup.exe