[vlc-devel] Suggestions for audio enhancements to VLC Media Player/Standalone audio processor

[Paul Johnston]

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Best Regards,

Paul Johnston
President and Chief Loudspeaker Biologist
RJM Audio Group, LLC
RJM Audio Lab/The LoudSpeaker Store
206.409.4724
www.theloudspeakerstore.com
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On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM Paul Johnston <loudspeakerguy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello and greetings from a fan -
>
> I am a nearly 45-year veteran of the Audio and HiFi business and a massive
> music fanatic. I've worked in retail, for manufacturers, at Microsoft as an
> Audio Visual Tech and now in semi-retirement doing business as a speaker
> repair and restoration shop. The player is already superb. My suggestion
> pertains to the audio section, mainly the compressor section.
>
> For many years, I have used variants of the dbx 3BX and 4BX dynamic range
> expanders to give older analog recordings and some modern dynamically
> "dead" recordings more dynamic punch and impact. I have also used variants
> of the dbx 120 subharmonic synthesizer and the Waves Maxx Bass 102 to
> recover missing or weak bass. I have used these signal enhancers with vinyl
> records, CDs  and streaming from a variety of sources, mainly Tidal,
> YouTube and Spotify.
>
> It has occurred to me that having these tools either as part of the VLC
> Media Player would be extremely useful when streaming music. Even better
> would be to have a standalone app with a suite of tools that could be
> utilized as a global processor for ALL audio on PC/tablet/iOS devices. The
> fact that VLC already has a compressor and an EQ is a good indicator that
> this would be possible.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Please contact me if you have any questions, and know that I would love to
> be involved in the conceptual part of development (my coding chops are
> non-existent) and perhaps GUI design.
>
> Thanks for your consideration.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Paul Johnston
> President and Chief Loudspeaker Biologist
> RJM Audio Group, LLC
> RJM Audio Lab/The LoudSpeaker Store
> 206.409.4724
> www.theloudspeakerstore.com
> On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/loudspeakerstore
>                          www.facebook.com/rjmaudiogroup
>                          www.facebook.com/genuinespeakerlab
>
>
>
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