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jason3

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Audio Path
« on: January 25, 2020, 07:41:03 pm »

My audio path says direct, the little gear icon is blue, but the input and output don't read the same.  For example: the input says it is a 16 bit file, and the output says it is playing 24 bits.  I have all DSP turned off.  What setting do I need to update to fix this?  Or is this standard behavior?
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Re: Audio Path
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2020, 07:43:58 pm »

It's standard behaviour. In very simple terms, MC will output at the max bit-depth your sound card/DAC/etc. supports, but it's actually not doing any dithering. Basically it's just padding the bit-depth with 0s, so it's still bit-perfect output.
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Re: Audio Path
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2020, 01:53:10 am »

I sit here in awe.

I read the question.

And I read your answer.

Your answer is so succinct.  Yet it explains what "is happening" within MC so clearly.

Thank-you.

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Re: Audio Path
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2020, 04:04:19 am »

Try doing a search of the forums, it's been brought up multiple times and explained by the developers multiple times.
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