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MC 26.0.103 (32-bit) FINALLY playing DSD multichannel files properly!

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Kimota:

--- Quote from: Dennis in FL on September 10, 2020, 03:38:16 pm ---format 2.0.0 and pcm 44.1khz (i have tried every option on the MC Output for Raspi audio........ default HDMI1 etc)

When I change output format to dolby 5.1 I get white noise out of the right front.

I have the Marantz App and it indicates INPUT as 2 channel PCM and output to all my 5.1 speakers. 

I think it is the RASPI or maybe wrong mc settings

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Thanks for checking!

The RPi4 is sending stereo 44.1 khz audio over the HDMI to the Marantz. So if you're playing multi-channel files, it looks like the MC/RPi4 is not decoding/encoding it properly.

What version of MC are you running? I seem to recall that I had problems with the Dolby Digital setting outputting white noise on an older version of the MC software. Are you at MC 26.0.103 or higher?

I also found that I had to select the "plughw CARD=b1, DEV=0 [ALSA]" driver (it's under the "Audio Device" setting in MC), and then the Surround Sound started working when I selected "Dolby Digital" in the output format.

bob:

--- Quote from: Kimota on September 10, 2020, 04:07:46 pm ---Thanks for checking!

The RPi4 is sending stereo 44.1 khz audio over the HDMI to the Marantz. So if you're playing multi-channel files, it looks like the MC/RPi4 is not decoding/encoding it properly.

What version of MC are you running? I seem to recall that I had problems with the Dolby Digital setting outputting white noise on an older version of the MC software. Are you at MC 26.0.103 or higher?

I also found that I had to select the "plughw CARD=b1, DEV=0 [ALSA]" driver (it's under the "Audio Device" setting in MC), and then the Surround Sound started working when I selected "Dolby Digital" in the output format.

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That's interesting.
I think it should be sending 48k not 44.1k. I'll check with mine.

Dennis in FL:

--- Quote from: Kimota on September 10, 2020, 04:07:46 pm ---Thanks for checking!

The RPi4 is sending stereo 44.1 khz audio over the HDMI to the Marantz. So if you're playing multi-channel files, it looks like the MC/RPi4 is not decoding/encoding it properly.

What version of MC are you running? I seem to recall that I had problems with the Dolby Digital setting outputting white noise on an older version of the MC software. Are you at MC 26.0.103 or higher?

I also found that I had to select the "plughw CARD=b1, DEV=0 [ALSA]" driver (it's under the "Audio Device" setting in MC), and then the Surround Sound started working when I selected "Dolby Digital" in the output format.

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Version 107 and I'm using "plughw CARD=b1, DEV=0 [ALSA]" driver"    also.

I'm going directly from 5 channel SACD ISO files......to get multi-channel.  I have a filter for "CHANNELS>4 and I'm playing those......

I had taken all my iso files and extracted the two channel flac and dsd but not muti-channel.  I can repeat the process and do the same extraction with a multi channel extraction and see what happens.....in case it is an ISO playing anomaly.   I can also try my multi-channel CD's I've ripped.

What is the format of the files you use for 5.1 playback?   


Kimota:

--- Quote from: Dennis in FL on September 10, 2020, 05:31:44 pm ---Version 107 and I'm using "plughw CARD=b1, DEV=0 [ALSA]" driver"    also.

I'm going directly from 5 channel SACD ISO files......to get multi-channel.  I have a filter for "CHANNELS>4 and I'm playing those......

I had taken all my iso files and extracted the two channel flac and dsd but not muti-channel.  I can repeat the process and do the same extraction with a multi channel extraction and see what happens.....in case it is an ISO playing anomaly.   I can also try my multi-channel CD's I've ripped.

What is the format of the files you use for 5.1 playback?

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Ok, we're all on the same page!

My multi-channel audio files are in DSF (ripped from DSD) and FLAC (ripped from DVD-Audio and Blu-ray Audio discs) formats. These play back in 5.1 DD Surround with all the channels in the correct speakers, and the Marantz will report back as "DD 48kh" and "Format 3/2/.1".

Dennis in FL:

--- Quote from: Kimota on September 10, 2020, 07:21:54 pm ---Ok, we're all on the same page!

My multi-channel audio files are in DSF (ripped from DSD) and FLAC (ripped from DVD-Audio and Blu-ray Audio discs) formats. These play back in 5.1 DD Surround with all the channels in the correct speakers, and the Marantz will report back as "DD 48kh" and "Format 3/2/.1".

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I just tried a DFF ripped from an SACD Multichannel and if I have Output Format turned off it plays but still in 44.1 and 2/0/0 ... if I turn on Output format at Dolby 5.1 I get ugly white noise and static but it is now 48 and 2/0/.0

Doesn't seem to be affected by anything but output format.

Are you using version MC 107 in your Raspberry?  I'm curious that you had white noise.....maybe it was a setting somewhere.     

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