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internal audio processing
Blaine78:
Hi guys a quick question.
Does MC use it's 64bit internal processing for 2 channel audio when no volume, dsp, clip protection used?
The only processing I've got switched on, is converting all 16bit to 24bit output, as i have a USB dac that only accepts a 24 bit word-length.
What i'd like to know, does J River take a 16bit file, convert to 64bit then convert to 24bit when no other DSP or attenuation used in the chain?
Matt:
All audio handling is 64-bit floating point, until a final down-mix to the specified output bit-depth.
Blaine78:
--- Quote from: Matt on November 10, 2011, 07:56:07 pm ---All audio handling is 64-bit floating point, until a final down-mix to the specified output bit-depth.
--- End quote ---
Thanks matt. It works very well...
A really nice feature for 17 would a direct mode button for 2 channel audio, that switches off all internal 64bit processing, dsps, clip protection etc. allowing ONLY the final bit output to be selected by the user. just a nice feature for the paranoid audiophiles with 2 channel hifi.. i think some of us would love this. hint hint
Matt:
It doesn't matter if or how many million times audio gets converted from 16-bit or 24-bit to 64-bit and back. All that matters is the final numbers delivered to the soundcard, and Media Center gets these perfect.
I even posted code proving this last time you were asking about this here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=66713.msg447618#msg447618
Blaine78:
I understand Matt, but there are some of us with different school of thought.
There is audiophile software player makers out there committed to what i'm requesting, and getting it right. unfortunately these players don't have the music sorting capacity like j river.
It's about giving options even if you don't believe in them, we like them, and no numbers or specs will change that. just the way it is.
audiophiles don't see 1's and 0's, we hear timing.
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