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Harsh Sounding High End Audio Playback
blgentry:
--- Quote from: Birchman on June 15, 2023, 01:18:42 am ---PS I think there is a bug in the new build. I can no longer choose which output to use while JRiver is playing. The Mac remains set on whatever output was being used before JRiver starts playing a son. Not having the problem with any other players. I'm done with this for awhile. Thanks everyone.
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Switching outputs, using the Mac's Sound switcher in the top menu bar, works with apps that play to Mac Core Audio. This really isn't how MC was designed to be used. MC is designed to play to a specific named audio device. You choose this device in Tools > Options > Audio > Audio Device .
Presumably, you now have a specific device selected in that MC options area. If want to go back to choosing outputs, on the fly, using the Mac's sound device switcher, then you should change the MC audio device to [Default] (Core Audio).
There's some possibility that this will change the way it sounds. Since all of the other players that you like the sound of are using Core Audio, maybe this will be a positive change. It's worth a try.
As with all "major changes" to MC, you'll want to stop and then restart MC once you've changed the setting.
Brian.
AGAWA:
with digital music it is always the best to have the last device control the volume.
So I set MC : option - audio - volume - volume mode : Disabled Volume. Exclusive Mode and Integer Mode (my DAC supports this)
Apple Music - volume slider fully open .
Just small remark.
Birchman:
Probably due to the HDMI cable all devices seem to go through core audio. Devices are listed but with (Core Audio) along side. Does not appear to have direct output to a device. Turned off exclusive access and the device selection problem seems to have resolved. High end still sounds compressed. Listening to the new 96/24 release of Steely Dan's Countdown To Ecstasy and had to switch to another player due to what some of us call listener's fatigue. Highly recommend this release to any Steely Dan fans. Thanks everyone.
AGAWA:
In Audio Midi Setup screen I can see two HDMI devices.
Mac has just one HDMI port, how is monitor connected to Mac?
Birchman:
A USB to HDMI adapter. I only use default settings. My Mac is a new machine. I doubt that in the time of my ownership that I have done anything to corrupt the machine. I do not think the problem results from my configuration which is a normal configuration for an M1 Mac. I am no longer willing to spend my time hacking on my machine. In my mind the problem appears to be that JRiver does not presently seem to be set up to handle all such normal configurations for a Mac. Hopefully JRiver can figure this out at some later date. Unless someone else who is familiar with the problem has figured this out I will just wait for later JRiver builds and hope that they have figured it out. Thanks.
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