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

[Hirnaymay Bhaskar]

Yes sir

On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 5:03 PM, Paul Johnston <loudspeakerguy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Best Regards,
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> Paul Johnston
> President and Chief Loudspeaker Biologist
> RJM Audio Group, LLC
> RJM Audio Lab/The LoudSpeaker Store
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> On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM Paul Johnston <loudspeakerguy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Hello and greetings from a fan -
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Thoughts?
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>> 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.
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>> Thanks for your consideration.
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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
>> On Facebook:  www.facebook.com/loudspeakerstore
>>                          www.facebook.com/rjmaudiogroup
>>                          www.facebook.com/genuinespeakerlab
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