As tittle said I'm looking for an online calculator or program to convert APO or Peace .txt files to IR files for HQPlayer?
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Most basic way is to use Benchmark utility bundled in EqualizerAPO installation.
Hmm... you can use the Benchmark tool to process audio files using the Equalizer APO configuration:
Navigate (command prompt) to C:\Program Files\EqualizerAPO -folder and then write Benchmark
When no input file (-i parameter) is given to Benchmark.exe, it generates a linear sine sweep that normally ranges from 0.1 to 20000 Hz and is 200 seconds long. So, you might want to change range (parameters -f and -t ) and length (parameter -l (one second would be enough)). You can load this file to a convolver. All available parameters can be found listed in Benchmark source code - https://sourceforge.net/p/equalizerapo/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/Benchmark/Benchmark.cpp
Examples:
- apply effects to an audio file: Benchmark -i <input file> -o <output file>
- make an two channel IR file: Benchmark -r 44100 -f 0.1 -t 22050 -l 1 -c 2
Normally, it will apply the configuration of a virtual device called "Benchmark", so you can use the Device command to specify a separate section of the config file that you want to use. Instead, you can use the options --devicename, --connectionname and --guid to specify another device, even a real device. Note that only the file formats supported by libsndfile can be used. Therefore, you might need to convert your audio files before and after running the Benchmark tool.
Thanks for support, when I execute benchmark.exe does the sine sweep directly, how can insert the .txt files?
Hmm... just keep them active for EqualizerAPO ... Benchmark kind of adds those active filters defined in config.txt (all included files as well (pace.txt is included)) to the output audio file.
config.txt file (and all other included .txt files) holds filter configurations in text format. EqualizerAPO reads these commands in, build real filters and processes them before final output. Benchmark uses same routine so if you have EqualizerAPO active then you get all those enabled filters added to the sweep signal and stored to its named output audio file. So, basically
- load your filter configs (config.txt, peace.txt, etc.) to EqualizerAPO (test if it is working correctly)
- run Benchmark to get your IR file (remember set command line parameters if needed as I suggested already)
Sorry but I have not been Windows user for few years... .
I suggest you to go to EqualizerAPO support discussion pages to get this solved.
Would it help to type in the particular EQApo file between EqApo and and Benchmark? You get the message "no input file given. so sweep........"
No, Benchmark reads the config.txt file just as EqualizerAPO does.
I think OP has not installed EqualizerAPO or does not understand the mechanism.
- install EqualizerAPo
- make a config (Configuration Editor, Peace or by editing manually config.txt (ASCII editor))
---- saved file holds the same EQ you have there in Configuration Editor and can be used as an IR file
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Thanx. creating the .txt file in EqAPO is not the problem, but -for me at least- then the question remains: how does Benchmark read the .txt file generated by EqApo? I mean: some file must be fed to Benchmark to convert into an IR file.....
Screen shoots of APO, I guess APO is working OK because the files are saved?
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If you look the Benchmark source code, it includes FilterEngine.h ... .
https://sourceforge.net/p/equalizerapo/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/Benchmark/Benchmark.cpp (starting from line 161... line 169: engine.initalize ... )
https://sourceforge.net/p/equalizerapo/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/FilterEngine.cpp
---- line 210: void FilterEngine::loadConfig(const wstring& customPath)
If that's your EQ and it is working correctly (when you listen audio) then you have to be sure your HD600 file(s) is/are included in config.txt because this is the default file EqualizerAPO reads in ... and when it's OK then just do what said in post #4 above to execute Benchmark.
config.txt
Code:
Include: HD600 peq Q 1.txt
# other filters
# device, preamp etc. commands and
# and channel commandsEqualizerAPO commands can be found from support page: https://sourceforge.net/p/equalizerapo/wiki/Configuration reference/
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Looked the source more closely and it seems you probably don't need to include the file(s) in config.txt (including them was how I used to do long time ago).
You attached couple images earlier showing Configuration Editor GUI ... does Analyzer panel show any response other than straight line?