MQN

[Octagon]

SSE and AVX may be labelled the wrong way around.

Clive, tested your idear but even a renamed avx is not working. With the feedback in between there seems to be an issue with several systems.

[Clive]

Try the AVX of 7.33 as this may be the SSE file.

Just saw the above post. I heard swapping axv to see worked for a friend. Not tried it yet myself.

[Ken Moreland]

Tried portaudio V37 avx2 and mqnplay V7.33 avx2 but got some crackling on one speaker, reverted to V7.24 avx2 but still crackling. When I changed back to portaudio V34 avx2 everything normal again.
KM

[m.massimo]

7.33 sse2 doesn't work here as well. Tested pa 27, 32, 34 and 37. No crash, but no output.

[nige2000]

Tried portaudio V37 avx2 and mqnplay V7.33 avx2 but got some crackling on one speaker, reverted to V7.24 avx2 but still crackling. When I changed back to portaudio V34 avx2 everything normal again.
KM

yes a little bit of a crackle here too at the start

[Clive]

I've just tried 7.33 AVX with PA v37 normal on my i5 Ivy Bridge. It works. Surely must be the SSE version with AVX filename.

Those trying 7.33 AVX with PA AVX I suggest you try 7.33 SSE with PA AVX. Maybe that won't crackle.

[m.massimo]

I've just tried 7.33 AVX with PA v37 normal on my i5 Ivy Bridge. It works. Surely must be the SSE version with AVX filename.

7.33avx2 with pa37normal crashes on my pc, as usually do any avx/avx2 version (on my pc not avx compliant), while previous sse2 work fine with pa37.

[Clive]

I've listened some more. PA v37 gives some low level crackling on the left channel even with 7.18 SSE. Presumably it is PA v37 which is the culprit.

[sima66]

Ever since I tried for the first time to shorten the file-path to the root folder and the file-name, I never listened without it!
I tried with JPLAY one PC, TWO pc's, W8, R2, clean power, etc........ and the difference was always there.

I don't want to raise another "debate" with "non-believers" about this method (like I did a few of months ago in this same forum), but I also feel that whoever is interested in trying this, shouldn't be affected for the same reason!

About two years ago Peter Terpstra (Peter_T) made one script for JPLAY what does automatically the copying and renaming.
At my request, this wonderful man was nice enough to modify the script for MQn!
Thanks Peter_T!
I'm using this script for the last 3-4 months and it's working perfectly with both MQn's (WASAPI & Foobar).

The following are the highlights from PeterT 's emails:
The script that copies every file to .wav in the root directory (without tasker) can be downloaded from my dropbox :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/907 ... c2c_v2.zip

I used that script to incorporate Taggart's tasker commands. You can download it here :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/907 ... tasker.zip
The tasker commands that change the priority of MQNplay from normal to "realtime" are in a separate tasker.bat file, that is called by my MQn_AHK_1by1_tasker.bat file (the one that replaces MQN.bat).

IMPORTANT: current version of AHK can only be installed properly under full GUI W2012R1/R2.

call 448-clockrate.bat
in the .bat file after MQNcontrol is called. You can download that corrected .bat file from my dropbox :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/907 ... tasker.bat


Again, please try it before you comment or just ignore this post!
I hope that you will like it and enjoy as much as I do!

Adam

[jrling]

I've listened some more. PA v37 gives some low level crackling on the left channel even with 7.18 SSE. Presumably it is PA v37 which is the culprit.

Me too with same combo.
I think it's Gordon trying to make MQn sound like a Sondek LP12 - it's like playing vinyl with the very occasional scratch on the LP.

Seriously though, PAv37 (with 7.18 SSE2 in my case) is the real thing. Stunning detail - "sounds I am hearing that I never heard before on 16/44.1" and it is like the whole soundstage has snapped into focus with stunning clarity and separation; especially noticeable on music with a lot going on.

MQn KS has definitely come of age and will leap ahead of WASAPI in leaps & bounds from now on, I am sure.

Jonathan