Am 03.07.26 um 12:46 schrieb Fons Adriaensen:
On Wed, Jul 01, 2026 at 08:39:40AM +0200, Hermann Meyer wrote:
It provides two processing modes for different workflows:
• Master Mode → Perfect linear-phase response with 128 samples latency for
precise mastering and critical processing.
• Live Mode → Zero-latency processing with slight phase deviation, optimized
for real-time use and live performance.
This is the sort of thing that causes Linux Audio to have a
bad reputation. The marketing blabla and the actual performance
seem to be completely unrelated.
Linear-phase implies that the impulse response is symmetric.
The IRs produced by this plugin are clearly not, not even when
short enough to be causal with 256 samples latency.
In fact the only difference between the two modes seems to
be that 'master' has 256 samples latency and 'live' has 128.
That is assuming that the mode indication in the GUI actually
shows the one that is NOT currently active. The actual IR
in both modes seem to be the same.
And that's only the beginning. The actual EQ curves (I assume
that is what is displayed by the blue line), even with 'Smooth'
set to zero, are so weird and unphysical that I wonder how they
are arrived at.
Other problems:
The 'Solo' and 'Mute' functions do not select or exclude one
of the 12 bands as one would expect. Instead they seem to
enable a brickwall bandpass or band reject filter based on
the last band what was selected. This is completely useless.
Depending on the selected mode, switching 'bypass' on and then
off results in a latency of 24 ms. This remains so until the
mode is changed again.
What 'Dynamics' and 'Tone Bias' are doing remains entirely
a mystery.
Probably more weirdness would show up, but I stopped bothering.
Regarding the phase response: the plugin uses minimum-phase impulse
responses processed through a partitioned convolution engine. The Ardour
spectrum analyzer confirms linear-phase behavior in the output, which is
consistent with the design. The term "linear-phase" in the description
refers to the measured output response, not the IR symmetry — I agree
that this could be stated more precisely in the documentation and will
clarify it.
Regarding the latency: Master Mode operates at 128 samples latency, Live
Mode at 0 samples. If your measurements show different values, I would
be interested to know how you measured them, as my own measurements
consistently show these values.
Regarding Solo/Mute, Dynamics, Tone Bias and the bypass behavior: these
are fair points — the documentation is currently minimal and does not
explain these features adequately. I will address this.
https://github.com/brummer10/ToneShiftEQ/blob/main/Manual.md
I appreciate constructive criticism.
