I'm not sure if I have the same problem: I'm using a DANTE Network solution with Audinate‘s Dante Virtual Soundcard as Asio driver.
Every time I start playing, I have a crickeling noise for a about 0,5 sec. The latency and driver say everything is ok, but it is kind of annoying.
Hi Thorsten,
exactly. I get a noise similar to switching relays; this happen also at track change with different sample rate.
You may have another issues if you use more than 1 source connected to the DAC, as the DAC remember the last source selected, but to see a Windows PC (and select it) you need a program holding the ASIO driver. So you must start playing JR first, then select the DAC input. Sometimes I launch Wavelab just to get the DAC attention and select the input :-)
If MC releases Asio every time, this might be the cause...
I'm not familiar with the Dante protocol, but speaking about Ravenna/AES67, I'd say yes and not: the issue is not directly caused by JR releasing the driver, but is only a consequence, as when JR release the driver, the DAC lose the connection with ASIO and must renegotiate anytime you start Play.
Just to point it clear:
the problem is not JRiver fault, but ASIO.: JR behave the same way with Linux or OSx, but lose the connection only with Windows/ASIO.
Fact is, the network protocol see Linux and OSx computers (running the AES67 driver) regardless of programs holding the driver.