DeFX Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)
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Please read this. If you have a question, may be you can find the answer here.
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| 1. Your voice removal doesn't remove the voice, what am I doing wrong? |
| 2. Can I distribute/promote/copy/pirate DeFX? |
| 3. I've downloaded DeFX, what must I do now? |
| 4. Can the "voice removal" feature be improved? |
| 5. Why DeFX doesn't work with my CD's? |
| 6. How can I save the output from Winamp/DeFX? |
| 7. I've downloaded your plug-in but the zip contains only a text file. Where the f**k is the plug-in? |
| 8. What about GPL? |
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| 1. Your voice removal doesn't remove the voice, what am I doing wrong? |
As the documentation says, my "voice removal" or "karaoke" will remove the center channel (the signal that is equal in left and right channels, aka mono). Most voices are recorded in the center channel, but some are recorded in stereo or with stereo effects, that can''t be removed.
Notice that most home audio systems do the same
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| 2. Can I distribute/promote/copy/pirate DeFX? |
DeFX is FREEWARE. So you can distribute it freely, but you must leave it intact, exactly as it was downloaded. If you include it in a popular medium (like a magazine) please let me know.
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| 3. I've downloaded DeFX, what must I do now? |
Well, decompress the ZIP file into the plugins folder under the winamp folder,then launch Winamp and press Ctrl-K. Select Plugins->DSP/Effect and DeFX will appear in the right panel. Select it and press "Configure", finally press Apply and you have it!
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| 4. Can the "voice removal" feature be improved? |
Yes, but not a lot. As Claudio Nicora suggested, you can add a filter so the center channel is not removed at all. We can save the bass and some drums with a good filter.
This function is IMPLEMENTED since version 0.97!!!
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| 5. Why DeFX doesn't work with my CD's? |
DeFX will affect any signal that is processed by Winamp/XMMS. In the case of CD-Audio, the signal goes directly from your CD-Rom drive to your soundcard without passing through Winamp. (See that the Equalizer will not work too).
One solution may be installing an "Input plugin" that reads CD-Audio data and feed it into Winamp, I suppose DeFX will work with that.
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| 6. How can I save the output from Winamp/DeFX? |
There is an output plug-in included with Winamp and XMMS called "Disk Writer Plug-in", it will save all Winamp output to a .WAV file
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| 7. I've downloaded your plug-in but the zip contains only a text file. Where the f**k is the plug-in? |
The plug-in is a .DLL file, windows explorer will hide it because it's a system file.
If you want to turn off this option, check your Explorer configuration in Explorer->View->Options.
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| 8. What about GPL? |
May be DeFX will be under GPL soon. But only the Linux source will be released. Windows crap will not.
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