Sunday, April 21, 2013

sound stuff ..

During the last 4 weeks I turned my attention to iOS 6 sound processing. As far as I know, there isn't really an app that adds a REAL equalizer to iOS' native music player, yet.

Yesterday I finished a real working BiQuad - EQ addon with an extra BassBoost plugin for Music.app (screenshot below).

Video Demo:




Update (June 9th):

 It's been a while since the last news update. I'm sorry, but I couldn't go on working on ipEQ because we had a school trip to Rome. Nice city btw.

Ok, I made some progress with the bugs and the Save/Load feature is (almost) perfectly working. (See screenshots).























Update (May 18th): Crashing bugs

 (old message deleted)

I just realized that it was not my fault causing ipEQ to fail on some devices.
See this question on SO (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15351507/issue-with-mtaudioprocessingtap-on-device) and have a look at the first answer.

There is a bug in the MTAudioProcessingTap class (which is also used in ipEQ) causing instant abortion of playback on iOS 6.0 - iOS 6.1.

If you aren't on iOS 6.1 - iOS 6.1.3 then I'm sorry for you.


IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING IPAD VERSION:

 Unfortunately, there won't be an iPad version unless an iOS 6.1.3 JB is available for iPad mini (as I crashed the whole OS today and had to restore to v 6.1.3). I'll focus on the iPhone version instead to improve crash prevention and preset management.

~chef

 Update (May 10th): 

Three things:

 1.) AirPlay Fix Button Overlay fix:

 I moved the button next to the shuffle button. Will be included in the upcoming 1.0.1 update.
EQ button is now next to the shuffle button

2.) iPad version almost finished:

Look at this (captured on an iPad mini):



3.) More filters:

 You may have noticed, that there are four more filters (on the 2nd picture).
Explanation:

LPF - Low Pass Filter
HPF - High Pass Filter
BPF - Band Pass Filter
NTC - Notch Filter
PEQ - Peaking Band Filter
LSH - Low Shelf Filter
HSH - High Shelf Filter

They'll be available in a later update, because they're not working properly (yet) !
Update (May 7th): I'm sorry about the AirPlay bug! I'll try to solve this problem as soon as possible (within this week) !

 Update (May 4th): It will be live tomorrow or on Monday!

 Update (May 2nd): Alright, today I submitted the iPhone version to BigBoss Repo, just waiting for a response!

Here's how it looks like:


appearance of the eq controls
integrates directly into Music.app

SO YEAH. 


It will be $ 2.00, please be an honest customer to support future development. :-)

An iPad version is almost finished, coming soon!


Cheers!





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27 comments:

  1. asuLMay 7, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    finally a real equalizer for ios. you are the best ;)

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  2. maxMay 8, 2013 at 12:30 AM

    Wow! I need a peak/notch filter also.. Pack up a sbsettings toggle and some simple preset manager too and we'll have a killer app!

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    1. chefvonaustralienMay 10, 2013 at 1:46 PM

      Peak & Notch filters are finished. They're coming with the v 1.1 update!
      Preset management isn't ready yet ;-)

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    2. maxMay 11, 2013 at 6:08 AM

      awesome! one thing I don't understand: do these filters work one a time, or can they work simultaneously?
      I just need two of them at the same time. And a simple toggle
      not nested in damned submenus, like the original ios eq. (I don't really mind a preset manager...). thanks :)

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  3. UnknownMay 10, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    finally! I have been looking for something like this a long time! Thank you!
    Will there be forward work?

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    1. chefvonaustralienMay 10, 2013 at 1:47 PM

      There will definitely be forward development. :-)

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  4. mnmt25May 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    Please fix the problem much use after the equalizer stops working. Also to close the music app settings made are lost.

    And thanks for this great tweak!!

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    1. chefvonaustralienMay 14, 2013 at 11:02 AM

      Hi

      There seems to be an issue with unusual mp3/aac format properties. I'm already trying to figure it out.

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    2. mnmt25May 15, 2013 at 8:42 PM

      and a way to save the settings?

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    3. chefvonaustralienMay 16, 2013 at 6:37 AM

      as I already mentioned in previous comments, preset management and save/load feature are in development..

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    4. mnmt25May 16, 2013 at 5:53 PM

      Ok, sorry, thanks again!!

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  5. UnknownMay 14, 2013 at 2:44 AM

    i just purchased our ipEQ app, but it doesn`t work. when i hit the play-button, the music won`t start.

    i`m using an iphone 4s. IOS 6.0.1

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    1. chefvonaustralienMay 14, 2013 at 11:03 AM

      Yes, this is an aac/mp3 format issue. I'm already working on that. :-P

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    2. chefvonaustralienMay 14, 2013 at 11:04 AM

      One question. Does this happen with every song in your Music library or is it just always the same one?

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    3. UnknownMay 14, 2013 at 12:23 PM

      it happens with every song. before i payed for the app i downloaded it from another source to try it out, could that be the cause?

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    4. chefvonaustralienMay 16, 2013 at 6:34 AM

      unfortunately this isn't the cause, this app hasn't DRM implemented yet.
      I'll try to fix this bug and (thank your for reminding me) I'm going to implement a DRM too ;-)

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  6. UnknownMay 27, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    Love the bass boost option, hate the fact that it doesn't save my settings so I have to set it every time. I hope in your next update, you'll allow it.

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  7. UnknownJune 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Crap. I just purchased, app not working. iOS 6.0.1, iPhone 5. POO!!!

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    1. chefvonaustralienJune 12, 2013 at 11:09 AM

      Well, posting bad comment instead of contacting me directly might not be the best idea. However, you can (and SHOULD) contact me via e-mail explaining what problem you are exactly facing.

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    2. deaconbluesJuly 20, 2013 at 1:11 PM

      Fantastic work Chef! Thanks for the app, it's changed how I listen to music!!

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    3. UnknownSeptember 4, 2013 at 11:57 PM

      I want to know why it messed up my music and sound threw my headphones after I deleted amplifier??? Help

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    4. chefvonaustralienSeptember 6, 2013 at 3:18 AM

      I responded to your e-mail.
      As already said, once ipEQ has been deleted, it WILL NOT affect the sound output anymore.

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  8. UnknownOctober 15, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Hey chef when i use ipeq the music app when i press play automatically it stops it

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  9. chefvonaustralienOctober 16, 2013 at 6:27 AM

    Have a look on the updated post.
    I assume your device is on iOS 6.0.x ?

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  10. UnknownOctober 16, 2013 at 9:18 PM

    Yes im on ios 6 but i want to use ipeq soooo bad

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