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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Simplified and uniform volume handling - askingSimplified and uniform volume handling - asking
From: Rocker <rocker_at_shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:46:35 -0700 Hi you wrote: Personally I find the whole idea of clipping prevention somewhat odd, very much "protecting the user from himself" which really isn't Rockbox' style. I don't think I've ever seen any audio playback equipment of any kind offer clipping prevention. Can someone give me a few examples of equipment that does this? (My old NAD amplifier has "soft clipping", but that's not the same thing. It doesn't prevent distorsion, just smoothes it a bit.) If there's ONE thing users know about audio equipment it is that if you crank the volume up too loud, the sound will get distorted. Every radio, amplifier, cd-player and walkman since 1930 has worked this way, why are we so keen on "protecting" the user from this now? I think the only thing we'll get is user frustration because Rockbox won't let them crank the volume up as loud as they want to. -- Björn *right on man! Let the good times roll even with a little distortion...rocker ----- Original Message ----- From: <rockbox-dev-request_at_cool.haxx.se> To: <rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:02 AM Subject: rockbox-dev Digest, Vol 3, Issue 8 Send rockbox-dev mailing list submissions to rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox-dev or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to rockbox-dev-request_at_cool.haxx.se You can reach the person managing the list at rockbox-dev-owner_at_cool.haxx.se When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of rockbox-dev digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Simplified and uniform volume handling - asking for opinions (Bj?rn Stenberg) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:55:23 +0100 From: Bj?rn Stenberg <bjorn_at_haxx.se> Subject: Re: Simplified and uniform volume handling - asking for opinions To: Rockbox development <rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se> Message-ID: <20051207105523.GD22606_at_linux3.contactor.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Christi Alice Scarborough wrote: > I do believe that there is value in an option that prevents clipping, > particularly if it can be implemented in a platform independent way. Personally I find the whole idea of clipping prevention somewhat odd, very much "protecting the user from himself" which really isn't Rockbox' style. I don't think I've ever seen any audio playback equipment of any kind offer clipping prevention. Can someone give me a few examples of equipment that does this? (My old NAD amplifier has "soft clipping", but that's not the same thing. It doesn't prevent distorsion, just smoothes it a bit.) If there's ONE thing users know about audio equipment it is that if you crank the volume up too loud, the sound will get distorted. Every radio, amplifier, cd-player and walkman since 1930 has worked this way, why are we so keen on "protecting" the user from this now? I think the only thing we'll get is user frustration because Rockbox won't let them crank the volume up as loud as they want to. -- Björn ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ rockbox-dev mailing list rockbox-dev_at_cool.haxx.se http://cool.haxx.se/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rockbox-dev End of rockbox-dev Digest, Vol 3, Issue 8 *****************************************Received on 2005-12-08 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |