Anyone ever try http://xover.sourceforge.net/ computer electronic crossover?

[dan4510]

http://xover.sourceforge.net/

Text from the webpage describing this free software. It looks interesting, I am thinking of trying this.

foo_dsp_xover
is a software digital crossover implementation that I have been working
on for a while in my spare time as a hobby. It
is a foobar2000 audio player plugin that implements this digital
crossover to achieve active multi-amplification.

This
software needs to run on a WinXP PC equipped
with a multi-channel sound card (e.g. 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound card)
feeding
the various voices of a multi-amplifier and loudspeaker active
configuration
set-up.

Opinions?

Dan

[wwh]

I have never tried the foo_dsp_ xover tool specifically, but I am currently running my Klipschorns with a similar setup using the BruteFIR filtering software on Linux.

I'm guessing that foo_dsp_xover uses IIR filters. When / if you try this setup, let us know how it works out.

As a general concept, there are many advantages to implementing the crossover in software -- you can do time alignment, per-driver attenuation, EQ (BruteFIR supports up to 128 bands of equalization), ...

What sound card are you planning to use? Amplification and volume control?

- Bill

[dan4510]

Bill,

I honestly don't know about any of your questions. I ran across the source forge crossover when doing another search.

Right now am finishing up a marchand crossover and want to play with that before I go a software route.

But looks very interesting. I would have to build another computer, buy a soundcard, and figure out amp and control.

Dan