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jupiter8 wrote:Just tried it in Cubase SX 3 and it canceled out completly against the Podium reference track.
Now that I've had a look at the cancelled audio...
Cubase SX3, faders at 0dB, difference from Podium at ~ -156dB. Lowest difference so far iirc.

This was the 0dB faders one, right jupiter8?

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stefancrs wrote:Which indicates that the difference between SX1 and Samplitude7 is bigger than the difference between any of the following:
Podium, EnergyXT, Tracktion 1.6 and Vegas.

Which, imho, in turn indicates that either you are doing something wrong, or Samplitude or SX1 is. Have you tested doing the same but rendering to 32bit float? If not, how do the two hosts do the truncation to 24bit? (I seriously doubt that's the source of the error though, since Vegas output was very close to the other hosts)

It'd be good if someone could do the tests with the same test data as the ones we've used so far. The only significant difference between the two tests is that in "my" test, we're using more tracks.
No I can't be bothered doing your test. I've adequately proven that a difference exists between Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and at least one other host at level of summing alone (the subject of the thread), and that that difference exists in the domain of the hearable (-70dB), and I've presented the evidence and the source of the evidence for other people to try for themselves using Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and any hosts they like.

If you want to fart around with Podium, that's your pleasure. And I'm sure it is too.

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stefancrs wrote:
jupiter8 wrote:Just tried it in Cubase SX 3 and it canceled out completly against the Podium reference track.
This was the 0dB faders one, right jupiter8?
Correctamundo. :D

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HanafiH wrote:
stefancrs wrote:Which indicates that the difference between SX1 and Samplitude7 is bigger than the difference between any of the following:
Podium, EnergyXT, Tracktion 1.6 and Vegas.

Which, imho, in turn indicates that either you are doing something wrong, or Samplitude or SX1 is. Have you tested doing the same but rendering to 32bit float? If not, how do the two hosts do the truncation to 24bit? (I seriously doubt that's the source of the error though, since Vegas output was very close to the other hosts)

It'd be good if someone could do the tests with the same test data as the ones we've used so far. The only significant difference between the two tests is that in "my" test, we're using more tracks.
No I can't be bothered doing your test. I've adequately proven that a difference exists between Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and at least one other host at level of summing alone (the subject of the thread), and that that difference exists in the domain of the hearable (-70dB), and I've presented the evidence and the source of the evidence for other people to try for themselves using Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and any hosts they like.

If you want to fart around with Podium, that's your pleasure. And I'm sure it is too.
so there is hope for me that it is not just imagination, that I think to hear differences between Cubase and Samplitude in complete mixes...

I have to add that Cubase is my prefered sequencers and it is one of the most comfortable in terms of usabilty....

In any other hosts I have tried, I`ve never had the feeling that there is a loss in soundquality or something like that.
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HanafiH wrote:
stefancrs wrote:Which indicates that the difference between SX1 and Samplitude7 is bigger than the difference between any of the following:
Podium, EnergyXT, Tracktion 1.6 and Vegas.

Which, imho, in turn indicates that either you are doing something wrong, or Samplitude or SX1 is. Have you tested doing the same but rendering to 32bit float? If not, how do the two hosts do the truncation to 24bit? (I seriously doubt that's the source of the error though, since Vegas output was very close to the other hosts)

It'd be good if someone could do the tests with the same test data as the ones we've used so far. The only significant difference between the two tests is that in "my" test, we're using more tracks.
No I can't be bothered doing your test. I've adequately proven that a difference exists between Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and at least one other host at level of summing alone (the subject of the thread), and that that difference exists in the domain of the hearable (-70dB), and I've presented the evidence and the source of the evidence for other people to try for themselves using Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and any hosts they like.

If you want to fart around with Podium, that's your pleasure. And I'm sure it is too.
That's all perfectly fine by me. Jens will hopefully come around later on :)

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the member from another forum also did a spectral analysis from the tonal quality of Samplitude and Cubase and finally resulted in this deep spectral graphic
http://www.digitalmusicdoctor.com/Graph ... renced.jpg
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hifiboom wrote:so there is hope for me that it is not just imagination, that I think to hear differences between Cubase and Samplitude in complete mixes...
There sure is. We'll see later on how Samplitude compares to Podium/EnergyXT/SX3/Vegas/Tracktion. If the difference is anywhere near the -70dB mark that Hanafih got, it's quite likely that there's a bug somewhere in the Samplitude signal chain.

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stefancrs wrote:
hifiboom wrote:so there is hope for me that it is not just imagination, that I think to hear differences between Cubase and Samplitude in complete mixes...
There sure is. We'll see later on how Samplitude compares to Podium/EnergyXT/SX3/Vegas/Tracktion. If the difference is anywhere near the -70dB mark that Hanafih got, it's quite likely that there's a bug somewhere in the Samplitude signal chain.
you mean Samplitude alters the sound, but all others not?
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Yes. But we'll have to wait and see.

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HanafiH wrote: I've adequately proven that a difference exists between Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and at least one other host at level of summing alone (the subject of the thread), and that that difference exists in the domain of the hearable (-70dB), and I've presented the evidence and the source of the evidence for other people to try for themselves using Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and any hosts they like.
Not that i give a shit about this conversation, but IMO you really haven't proven anything unless someone can fully inspect the process, settings and configurations involved in your obtaining your result.

And there's quite a difference between you claiming what you did, and it actually being observed and idependently verified that you did as you claimed.

I am sure your results are good enough for you, but thats hardly a position of scientific objectivity.

Just an observation.

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stefancrs wrote:Yes. But we'll have to wait and see.
quite interested in the results...
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stefancrs wrote: That's all perfectly fine by me. Jens will hopefully come around later on :)
I have a concern with your test.

If I understand correctly (and that's not guarranteed), you're summing many samples of uncorrelated white noise.

It follows that truly stocastic white noise will tend to sum at the median of the range - 50% amplitude - and that your test does not adequately and equally test the entire range of summing combinations because incidences of summing at or near zero or at or near unity will be very infrequent. This makes the test easier than a test which assesses all combinations of summing equally.

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Penis Arcade wrote:
HanafiH wrote: I've adequately proven that a difference exists between Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and at least one other host at level of summing alone (the subject of the thread), and that that difference exists in the domain of the hearable (-70dB), and I've presented the evidence and the source of the evidence for other people to try for themselves using Samplitude (the subject of the thread) and any hosts they like.
Not that i give a shit about this conversation, but IMO you really haven't proven anything unless someone can fully inspect the process, settings and configurations involved in your obtaining your result.

And there's quite a difference between you claiming what you did, and it actually being observed and idependently verified that you did as you claimed.

I am sure your results are good enough for you, but thats hardly a position of scientific objectivity.

Just an observation.
Well the original source material I processed is provided in the wav package. If somebody feels my methodology was at fault, and that's a possibilty but I don't think so at this point, they can duplicate my test and proove what that problem was. This is basic experimental method. Sorry if's not good enough for you.

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It would be nice to have Steinberg`s lead programmer for the audio engine in this thread, although it is about Samplitude.... :hihi:
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I tried the Samplitude demo. It can't save wav files.
Hmmmm...what to do? I tried the 16 noise samples from Stefan together with a phase inversed copy of my Cubase mixdown. Did'nt hear anything. Turned up the volume until there was a hurricane of noise in my headphones!
Did'nt hear anything. That's a good start at least.

Then it struck me,i can at least record the output as a 16 bit file thru my Pulsar II card.At least it is something. And........




The file was completley empty.Ziltch,zero,nada. So if there is a difference it is at least below 16 bit.

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