Topic: Faulkner Downsample(new Decimation/Downsampling method.)

[RebelRebel]

If I had to list one engineer who is the embodiment of the type of Recording Engineer I would like to become, I would say Tony Faulkner without hesitation. Every single recording ive ever heard of his(I own probably 50 or 60 with him at the helm) has been unreal...BUT Not only is he an amazing engineer,  he is a genuinely good, noble Human Being. I often email him to ask him *annoying questions*, and he always responds within an hour with thoughtful, full length emails no matter what time of day it is. Now that I have taken up too much space doting, I will get to the point..in one of those emails I asked Mr. Faulkner what algorithms he uses to downconvert/dither. (I use POW-R 3 type 3 and R8 Brain Pro SRC) He responded and made me aware of his "Faulkner Downsample" method , which I of course rushed to try out. I havent listened to it enough to compare(my PC crashed/died the day after I installed it..I just finished building my new Intel Machine(bye AMD!)) but learning new things is always a draw to me...maybe someone else will find it interesting.

In depth info on the method can be found Here and the application along with  technical Documentation can be found HERE

More audio-related applications can be found Right Here

[boojum]

Interesting.  I have downloaded the file and will check it out soon.  Thanks.

[JasonSobel]

thanks Teddy, this does seem very interesting.  maybe I'll record my next show at 24/88.2 (instead of 24/96) so I can give this a whirl...

[RebelRebel]

no problem Jason. Let me(and us) know how it works for you

thanks Teddy, this does seem very interesting.  maybe I'll record my next show at 24/88.2 (instead of 24/96) so I can give this a whirl...

[it-goes-to-eleven]

Interesting...   Though I think the stereophile article oversimplified the other resamplers currently in use.   And this final comment in the article is a little troubling:

It will never work with source material having energetic high-frequency content, rock cymbals, foe example—the aliasing would be unacceptable—but for a range of other musical forms, it could be just the ticket. I wonder if anyone else has the guts to do as Tony Faulkner has done: stand digital etiquette on its ear in the cause of improved sound.