Reading the following news:
gave me the incentive to resurrect the current thread!admin wrote: ↑24 Sep 2019 09:25 […] at CEDEC 2019 they discovered some interesting XYplorer features for audio file management: https://gamebiz.jp/?p=248769
BTW, it was great to see XYplorer and Reaper in the same sentence! They share a lot (but that’s another topic entirely)…
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So, back to the topic: XYplorer is indeed extremely useful and powerful as an audio/musical file manager, thanks in part to its audio previewing functionality, and especially via left and right-click MDBU (or Quick Audio Preview as you called it here).
Yet, using this function a lot (also for midi "scores"), I keep experiencing some quibbles, which I post here since they’re all preview-related.
System: Win10, K-Lite codec pack.
1. Musical files are not QAPed (in statusbar) the same way as they are in the preview pane, not a problem per se, but:
— 1A. Midi files are not QAPed at all, statusbar displays "playing failed:" —whereas they work when pane-previewed
— 1B. some* QAPed MP3 files display wrong duration —but correct duration is displayed when pane-previewed
* all joint-stereo files output by lame encoder, at least.
Notes: The wrong durations (~1.8 the right durations) don’t seem to match any property whatsoever. This occurs with or without a codec pack. This can be avoided with K-Lite by forcing the use of LAV splitter (regardless of LAV decoder) and some force-resetting (took me a lot of trial and error to figure this out, I can detail if needs be).
2. Midi Type 1 files previewing is very long to start (perceivably): more than 2 sec (whereas Midi Type 0 files start previewing very quickly). By comparison on the same system, both types are previewed nearly instantly by MPC-HC, and less than 1 sec by WMP (both exhibit no difference between Midi Types).
3 (opt). MP3 files can manifest glitches ("knacksers"!) on start when using sound enhancers, but especially when LAV decoder is used (and those glitches do not occur with other players). Well, this point is definitely not a priority, since it doesn’t occur without sound enhancers.
4. Strong wish: Instant Right-Click MDBU preview whatever the pane (active or inactive).
Currently, a simple (fast) Right-Click to MDBU an item in the inactive pane is "eaten" to activate the pane, whereas the same RC-MDBU works consistently in the active pane. (Although I’m aware that MDBU preview works in the inactive pane if the RC is held).
Well, those were not-so-glamorous matters, so thanks —a lot— for your attention!
Flux