Hajo Headphone
Creative
audio processing
SHOW HN2014
48points
57comments
#671of 2,272 in 2014
Top 30%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 13 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Execution: 0 for, 8 againstPerformance: 1 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Noticeable and convincing headphone effect
From 2 comments
I was skeptical but this is actually really noticeable - great work! :)
fredkelly on HNI've been looking for something like this for so long. And now it's here, and it is gnarly good. Thankyou.
Sone7 on HN
Sounds great, good enhancement of music
From 2 comments
I've been looking for something like this for so long. And now it's here, and it is gnarly good. Thankyou.
Sone7 on HNit seems to work great :D At the same time, this doesn't seem to work with Hackintosh Mac, since they may use different driver, headphone not detected. But it works great with my…
nXqd on HN
Objections
Loud noise and buffer glitches on startup
From 3 comments
I got an extremely loud noise when I used it for the first time, so be careful after installing it.
not_a_test_user on HNYosemite, Macbook Retina 13". I hope it doesn't trigger again as I still can hear my ears ringing.
not_a_test_user on HNI'm still getting a non-cleared buffer played a bit louder/incorrectly/not-in-sequence when I start playing a AC3 music in .m4a files using the latest Hajo's 1.6.7 in Mac 10.10.1…
vsilves on HN
Installer fails on macOS 10.10
From 2 comments
The installation failed. The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
neardark on HNI am having the same issue, on OSX 10.10 A quick look would appear that the is_new_os script is not behaving correctly, OS_Version=$(sw_vers -productVersion) = 10 not 10.10
phelm on HN
Only works with built-in audio device on Mac
From 2 comments
Yes, at the moment it only works with the Built-in Audio Device. The reason is that I'd like to use the private DSP API inside Apple's HDA Driver in the future, which would…
fxtentacle on HNI guess it is not detecting my USB turtle beach headset. It says 'off' in the icon.
dyscrete on HN
Latency and distortion at loud parts
From 2 comments
The latency kills the videos.
dodysw on HNThere's lots of distortion (like digital clipping but low-passed, if that makes sense) at the louder parts of the song. It also seems that the processed sample has its dynamic…
ferongr on HN
Requests
Adjustable bass
From 1 comment
Would be great if I could adjust the bass myself a bit. Some songs are now just a bit too much. Furthermore vocals are missing that spark and sound quite dull. I have the idea…
mva on HN
Windows version
From 1 comment
Are there any Windows versions of this?
benbristow on HN
iOS version
From 1 comment
Does something like this exist for iOS, iPhone?
aa_memon on HN
Head tracking support
From 1 comment
I want to see someone implement surround sound with head tracking. Some Googling turns up some research projects that have done this with either face tracking or accelerometers.…
bburky on HN
Questions
Is this crossfeed or something more magical?
From 1 comment
So, is this crossfeed, or something more magical? Forgive my ignorance. PS. This thread led me down a rabbit hole for simulated surround sound and other tech (I'm on linux, so I…
acrefoot on HN
Does it run on Windows or Linux?
From 2 comments
Are there any Windows versions of this?
benbristow on HNSo, is this crossfeed, or something more magical? Forgive my ignorance. PS. This thread led me down a rabbit hole for simulated surround sound and other tech (I'm on linux, so I…
acrefoot on HN
Alternatives named
Creative X-Fi and Z series surround processing
From 1 comment
Worth noting that this kind of processing has been present on some PC soundcards for a while. Creative has its 'surround' processing for the Z series and a similar feature whose…
super_tycoon on HN
Dolby Headphone and Asus Xonar virtual surround
From 2 comments
Worth noting that this kind of processing has been present on some PC soundcards for a while. Creative has its 'surround' processing for the Z series and a similar feature whose…
super_tycoon on HNYeah, I agree the Dolby headphone tech isn't quite right. But the Creative one has really impressed me over the years. I've even panic muted my speakers before when I was wearing…
super_tycoon on HN