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[zuio]

Better sound when converting 16/44 flac (redbook rips) to 24/44 AIFF ?

whats the difference between 24 bit and "24 bit(padded)" ?

Thanks

zuio

[6233638]

There is no point, you would simply be adding zeros to the files.
Media Center should automatically output the highest bit-depth that your hardware supports though, as it is useful when performing DSP. (e.g. volume adjustments)
 
24-bit padded is 24-bit audio contained in a 32-bit signal. It's a common format to use with HDMI.

[astromo]

There is no point, you would simply be adding zeros to the files.
Media Center should automatically output the highest bit-depth that your hardware supports though, as it is useful when performing DSP. (e.g. volume adjustments)
 
24-bit padded is 24-bit audio contained in a 32-bit signal. It's a common format to use with HDMI.

Entirely agree. For my setup at least, MC does this out of the box. Have a look at a screen shot from the Audio Path that I flashed up during playback of some funky toons ...

As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[EDIT: Apologies, I didn't pick up that this was in the Mac sub-forum. I was commenting from a Windows perspective. Even so, I wouldn't be surprised if my response still applies..   ]

[bplexico]

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24-bit padded is 24-bit audio contained in a 32-bit signal. It's a common format to use with HDMI.

And in DACs that are capable of 32 bit output such as the Analog DAC...

[6233638]

And in DACs that are capable of 32 bit output such as the Analog DAC...

If the DAC is capable of 32-bit, you would just send it a 32-bit signal.
 
24-bit padded is for when the DAC only supports 24-bit, but does not accept a 24-bit signal. (common with HDMI)
On the Windows side of things, ASIO operates by accepting a 32-bit signal, but many DACs themselves are only 24-bit, so that's an example of where you would want a padded signal.

[bplexico]

When I run JRMC19 with integer mode and play for example a 24/192 file, the output from JRMC19 is 24 bit padded.

I seem to recollect that when integer mode is disabled the output is 32 bit but I need to check that.

I don't think I was clear as I was referring to the integer mode feature introduced in JRMC19.