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X3d sounds better !!
I don't know if it's just me, but when I play my recording test samples they sound much better than X3c for some reason...I noticed a difference right away....anyway X3d looks great. Thanks !!
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:38 PM
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:41 PM
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How can X3d POSSIBLY sound better?
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:43 PM
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I don't know but my recordings just sounded richer, maybe a little louder than before.
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:47 PM
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How can X3d POSSIBLY sound better?
Mine sounds 11% better ;)
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:47 PM
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One thinks one is too excited about the update! 
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:53 PM
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At least a few people say this every time a new version or update comes out. <g>
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:55 PM
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Its the same sound. your ears are playing tricks on you or your settings are different that effect sound quality. Its the same audio engine. An update to 'd' will not improve your sound quality!!!
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:58 PM
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> Mine sounds 11% better ;)
your ears are playing tricks on you
I didn't say 10% or 12% better, I said 11% better....
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:58 PM
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It sounds different to me...I noticed it right away...it sounds great !!, if it sounded worse I'd report that too, but it doesn't. Something changed, I'm not sure what, but it sounds great to me.
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 1:59 PM
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> Something changed, I'm not sure what, but it sounds great to me.
I suspect EQ is broken ;)
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:02 PM
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djwayne
I don't know but my recordings just sounded richer, maybe a little louder than before.
That's a placebo effect. Lots of things will impact your hearing, and unfortunately, a great deal of those things don't involve your ears. This is why audiophiles are a particularly cranky bunch. Null tests, and double-blind listening tests will piss off audiophiles to no end because once they get a "feeling" about how something sounds, it's near-impossible to convince them otherwise. If you really want to be sure that X3D sounds better, roll back to X3C, or open up a mix in X2, then export it. Then export the same exact mix in X3D. Assuming you don't have any randomness going on in your signal path (like random noise in a tape sim for example, or a random modulation plugin), you should end up with identical mixes. To prove it, load both up on separate tracks in Sonar and flip the phase. You should be left with absolute silence. If there's some audio left over, then something is in fact different.
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:05 PM
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:05 PM
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> Something changed, I'm not sure what, but it sounds great to me.
I suspect EQ is broken ;)
Ah ha. The magic eq from Grasshopper LTD :) BTW my vs 100 is reporting that pi R square is really pi R round.
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:24 PM
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No I'm not going to do a null test...I'm just going to enjoy my new X3d.
I did my test with one basic guitar track, and a second recording of midi piano....both sounded better for some reason.
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:30 PM
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☄ Helpfulby lawp December 17, 13 2:31 PM
djwayne
No I'm not going to do a null test...I'm just going to enjoy my new X3d.
I did my test with one basic guitar track, and a second recording of midi piano....both sounded better for some reason.
I called it! We have an audiophile in our midst. 
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:33 PM
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Nah, you just need to turn the volume back down. Regards,
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:39 PM
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I just did a null test with an export of a One Direction song from X3c and X3d. Loaded both into X3, and on hitting the phase button on one track, the song instantly sounded better.. dj is right. 
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 2:55 PM
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I actually look slightly more handsome since the I've updated to X3D. I didn't think that was possible. Thanks bakers!!!
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 3:03 PM
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 3:57 PM
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All I can say is the Borsendofer 290 Grand Piano in my Ivory II program never sounded better.
Maybe the plugins are plugging in a little better ??
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 4:05 PM
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jb101
I just did a null test with an export of a One Direction song from X3c and X3d.
Loaded both into X3, and on hitting the phase button on one track, the song instantly sounded better.. dj is right.
Null Direction...
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 4:07 PM
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I can say without reservation that it sounds 20 to 40% better. I can also say it sounds 50% better. But I prefer to say it sounds 20 to 40% better.
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 4:08 PM
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> Null Direction... Reminds me of something. My local recording studio is Basing Street Studios, just round the corner. Led Zep, Queen, Live Aid, Sabbath, well EVERYBODY has recorded there. This is where Stairway to Heaven was recorded (and there's a spiral staircase). Bob Marleys Bath is at the top (he used to be on the top floor). Oh and One Direction was recording there as well.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNvLrMwQSJU So they have closed it down and are turning into flats. On the plus side One Direction won't be recording there any more..
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 4:44 PM
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Maybe the "Talent" button is implemented but with no UI? ;)
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 4:44 PM
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Definitely 20 - 40% better here and I don't even have X3!!
Well done bakers!
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 4:50 PM
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Definitely 100% louder after I turned my speakers on!
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 5:02 PM
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X3D cured my tinnitus
I wish
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 5:51 PM
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Re: X3d sounds better !!
December 17, 13 6:04 PM
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jb101
I just did a null test with an export of a One Direction song from X3c and X3d.
Loaded both into X3, and on hitting the phase button on one track, the song instantly sounded better.. dj is right.
I think you are in the lead. That was funny!
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