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scotlynn:
Help! Trying to set up a new music server using MC22 and having continual playback error issues. I have MC newly installed on a brand new Minix Neo Z83-4 mini PC running Windows 10. It's wired via USB to a new Teac UD-301 DSD DAC, which goes to my system preamp. The latest TEAC ASIO driver is installed and set as my default audio output in the sound settings. In the MC22 settings I have the TEAC ASIO USB Driver selected as my Audio Device and Bitstreaming is set to Yes (DSD). all other settings are default. My music files are all flac, but are a mx of 16 bit, 24, bit, DSD, etc. I have

On a fresh start of my computer every works wonderfully well. But I inevitable (several times per day) will get a playback error, often if I don't play anything for a bit and then come back to play a new file. The message I get is a Playback Problem Window that states, in part: Playback could not be started on the output 'ASIO' using the format XXXX. Does matter which format I try to play - same error message on all of them. I have attached an error log. If I restart my computer, then I can play music again until the error repeats, then I need to restart again.

I thought there was a hardware issue with the DAC, so had them send me a new one - same problem. I can also play other files through my DAC (ie: YouTube) even when getting the error messages in MC. I am not very computer savvy, but seems to me that MC is somehow not communicating properly with my DAC. Not sure if I have the settings correct or I'm missing something, but the fact that it works great on a restart of my computer doesn't make sense to me.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

JimH:
Try using MC's DSP Studio > Output Settings to force everything to a single format (not DSD or other High Res).  16/44.1, for example.  Some DAC's have trouble switching formats gracefully.

scotlynn:
Thank you for the quick response. But won't that mean that I'm not getting High Rez or DSD playback?

kr4:

--- Quote from: JimH on November 24, 2016, 12:04:25 pm ---Try using MC's DSP Studio > Output Settings to force everything to a single format (not DSD or other High Res).  16/44.1, for example.  Some DAC's have trouble switching formats gracefully.
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--- Quote from: scotlynn on November 24, 2016, 12:13:09 pm ---Thank you for the quick response. But won't that mean that I'm not getting High Rez or DSD playback?
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You could also force the output to a single high rez or DSD output format and avoid making the DAC switch formats.  Many hi-rez fans do that by default.

JimH:

--- Quote from: kr4 on November 24, 2016, 12:37:40 pm ---You could also force the output to a single high rez or DSD output format and avoid making the DAC switch formats.  Many hi-rez fans do that by default.

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Try a lower resolution format first and then try kr4's suggestion.

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