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4Front 3D Surround

This technology expands audio environment out of actual speaker positions. Normally, the sound only in between of the speakers can be heard, but with use of 3D Surround it is possible to widen perceived sound image without changing physical speaker positions. Technology has 3 modes of operation: Normal, Extended, Overdrive, and allows to control smoothly distribution of stereo image and bass presence.

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front extSpace

This type of processing creates a virtual re-sounding speaker frame behind the listener position and bounces the sound as if it was coming from rear speakers. While the effect utilizes only two speakers, the resounding frame is emulated in 3D space. The width of the resounding frame gives the spatialization effect.

extSpace operates in two modes: Active and Wide. It gives maximum impression, when used together with 4Front 3D Surround.

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front extFX

This kind of technology represents an aggresive type of surround sound remixing. This effect includes two options: Center and Space and allows to control distribution of center material vs surround.

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front Fidelity

Fidelity processing enhances signal and recreates missing high frequency harmonics, which may be lost due to MP3 compression or poor stereo system. This is a basic way to restore high frequency contents.

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front Extended Fidelity

Extended fidelity is a full featured high frequency harmonic synthesizer, with controls, which are recognized on many professional enhancers. Extended Fidelity can improve speech legibility, brush up orchestral sound, help in restoring old records, improve practically any kind of material.

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front Virtual Subwoofer

This type of processing expands bass frequencies like real subwoofer does. Bass frequencies are well spread around stereo, only two speakers are needed to emulate surround subwoofer.

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front SpeakerTool

SpeakerTool includes fixes for common speaker problems (such as annoying resonances, improper phase, inadequate frequency response).

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front N-band Equalizer

High quality N-band graphic equalizer that never clips or distorts. Algorithm is very optimized and CPU lightweight. The default frequency scale is compatible to professional N-band equalizers. Each of the band can be driven -20dB...+20dB without causing distortion, clip or overflow.

(Will go into Winamp2.9 as generic PCM equalizer)
(Available separately for Winamp3)
Free Winamp3 plugin sample

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4Front Reverb

Professional quality room reverberation algorithm. Fully implemented in integer arithmetic, is very CPU lightweight.

This technology emulates natural room reverberation response, and is suitable to use in professional audio, gaming, entertainment and other environments

(Included into OSS/3D)

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4Front GRC3

GRC3 is a high quality realtime resampling algorithm, which is capable of processing 24-bit signal. Contains 6 modes of quality operation, is very CPU lightweight, fully implemented in integer arithmetic, currently is used as sample rate converter in 4Front Open Sound System.

(Included into OSS/Linux)

Licensing inquiries
You can contact us through the opensound.com contact page to inquiry licensing.