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Mac versus Windows versions? Which is superior? What are the differences?
blgentry:
--- Quote from: alana on July 16, 2019, 08:04:57 pm ---I searched long and hard but did not find that thread. Does a search pick up older threads? Maybe I searched only within the thread on the current version.
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I find the search function to be hard to use here. But that's true at many forums and web sites. So I use google search instead. Sometimes I use the "site:yabb.jriver.com" parameter to make sure it hits the forum. Other times I just use key words like "JRiver Mac compared to Windows". Google does a pretty good job of finding the forum threads I want.
--- Quote ---Brian, how do the settings in the Mac Audio Midi affect what MC does? What settings should be used within the Mac Audio Midi?
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Generally speaking, you don't need to touch those at all when using MC. MC sets them (or the equivalent) behind the scenes while it's playing. When it needs to play 96kHz, it sets the proper parameters in the Mac Core Audio system. "It just works". I would only mess with Audi MIDI Setup as a last resort. I have had no reason to manually adjust it's sample rate and I have played most of the popular rates including 44.1, 96, and 192.
*DO* go through the DSP Studio > Output format section though. I believe MC defaults all of this to 96kHz, which isn't what you want if you have a more capable DAC.
--- Quote ---Brian, what product are you using to play video?
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Kodi. It's not as capable as MC. By a long shot. But it's video quality, on a Mac monitor, is superior in my opinion.
Brian.
alana:
--- Quote from: blgentry on July 17, 2019, 04:10:23 pm ---Generally speaking, you don't need to touch those at all when using MC. MC sets them (or the equivalent) behind the scenes while it's playing. When it needs to play 96kHz, it sets the proper parameters in the Mac Core Audio system. "It just works". I would only mess with Audi MIDI Setup as a last resort. I have had no reason to manually adjust it's sample rate and I have played most of the popular rates including 44.1, 96, and 192.
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Brian, Manfred and the Awesome Donkey -- thanks very much for your responses! As I said, this thread will be very useful for others in the future, and I picked a subject heading that can be easily found with a search for those with similar questions regarding a comparison of Mac versus Windows.
The Mac Audio Midi Setup defaults to 2 channel 44.1. Based on Brian's recommendation, I will just leave it alone and let MC change those settings transparently in the background. The good news is the default works best for 2 channel stereo, as it means that my Anthem processor can then successfully process Dolby Surround for 2 channel, and then Dolby Surround for 3 or more speakers can then be utilized. According to Brian, MC will then shift the Mac Core Audio system to multichannel at a higher sampling level for 2 channel 96 (the Apple Midi only provides for higher sampling when set to multichannel), or for true multichannel like Dolby True HD.
Thanks again! I plan on doing the full install this weekend, and may have more questions at that time. Stay tuned!
I may find that the video is inferior, but it is a little less important to me, so I will compare and report back. I will be able to compare a Windows PC using MC and a Mac using MC in real time.
Scobie:
Would it be safe to say that both the Windows and Mac versions of MC are ahead of Linux in terms of dev/functionality?
Awesome Donkey:
Mmm, nope. I'd say MC for Linux and Mac are pretty similar at this point.
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