Emc 10.1 Fixes Crossfading

[alburma]

Going into Tools and unchecking "force fade to prevent clipping" now takes effect. However, the code is still not as well written as the crossfading in EMC 7.5, as the two sources are "added" to each other instead of just a mix with no volume increase. This does indeed lead to clipping if you do too large a crossfade between loud sources. Having said that, the crossfade now "works" for the first time, producing good-sounding results on short crossfades.

 

You can still use 7.5. Roll back that Windows Media Player to the previous version, and if you Internet Eplorer 7, roll that back to IE 6. Neither of those new version are needed for anything, except Vista.

 

[chauncey]

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring back the old transition/crossfade code used in EZ CD/DVD 6&7!!! I was a user back in the day that recently switched back to Roxio simply to use the crossfade effect on several CD projects. I purchased EZ Media 10 and was extremely disappointed in the change! The transition resulted in audible clipping of the songs and is not nearly has user friendly or efficient as previous versions.

 

 

I suppose that may be true... but I don't have an iPod. (Or any other digital player of that ilk.)

 

I'll have to check on the 10.1 update and look at how it's handling the unfaded mix since you've pointed out that it's "fixed".

 

[chauncey]

I downloaded and installed the update, but I still get the same audible clipping when I attempt to crossfade tracks! Any suggestions?

[d_deweywright]

Going into Tools and unchecking "force fade to prevent clipping" now takes effect. However, the code is still not as well written as the crossfading in EMC 7.5, as the two sources are "added" to each other instead of just a mix with no volume increase. This does indeed lead to clipping if you do too large a crossfade between loud sources. Having said that, the crossfade now "works" for the first time, producing good-sounding results on short crossfades.

Umm... that's what a mix without fading is, just the addition of the two signals. The same happens in the analog world.

[alburma]

Yes you're right, but the crossfade here is in some weird way actually multiplying the gain in the crossfaded area to create an unexpected clipping. When you have the "force fade" checked it fades the end and the beginning of both songs - which is not the sound you want either. The unchecked crossfade, used in moderation is a big improvement in 10.1.

 

'Course nobody cares about crossfading CD tracks anymore in the IPod era.

 

 

Umm... that's what a mix without fading is, just the addition of the two signals. The same happens in the analog world.

 

[d_deweywright]

Yes you're right, but the crossfade here is in some weird way actually multiplying the gain in the crossfaded area to create an unexpected clipping. When you have the "force fade" checked it fades the end and the beginning of both songs - which is not the sound you want either. The unchecked crossfade, used in moderation is a big improvement in 10.1.

 

'Course nobody cares about crossfading CD tracks anymore in the IPod era.

I suppose that may be true... but I don't have an iPod. (Or any other digital player of that ilk.)

 

I'll have to check on the 10.1 update and look at how it's handling the unfaded mix since you've pointed out that it's "fixed".