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WASAPI Exclusive Access... On vs. Off Audio Quality
DocLotus:
Have read all that I can find on WASAPI in the WIKI & on the Web.
There is one little thing that I can find very little about...
Exclusive Access... On vs. Off Audio Quality
Have found only two mentions of the difference between On vs. Off Audio Quality & neither had any real solid evidence of the differences in sound quality. One simply quoted the fact that On makes a direct connection so it is better. The other said that to their ears the difference was minor.
I can't make that judgement as when I switch from Off to On I have to close out MC, reload MC, listen very carefully & try to remember how the previous sounded all the while the volume is loader with On.
The point being that our audio memory is very short term & not to be trusted.
What I'm wondering is...
Has anyone done an actual instantaneous A-B comparison (at the same sound levels & same sound sources) to see just how much of a difference there is.
If so, how was the test done?
What were your findings?
glynor:
Did you read the Exclusive Access article, because all of the details and reasons are pretty much covered there.
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Exclusive_Access
glynor:
--- Quote from: DocLotus on August 14, 2015, 04:09:35 pm ---I can't make that judgement as when I switch from Off to On I have to close out MC, reload MC
--- End quote ---
Also, this is not true. It can be changed without restarting MC.
You can even make two Zones, one with it enabled and one without (I have this on my setup for the exact reasons detailed in the Wiki article).
DocLotus:
--- Quote ---Did you read the Exclusive Access article, because all of the details and reasons are pretty much covered there.
--- End quote ---
Of course, several times. It address the technical aspect but does not address my main question on this thread which is... what is the real difference in the quality of the sound coming out of the speakers based on real A-B comparisons. It sounds good to me but I really can't tell the difference between Exclusive Excess Off vs. On mainly because the volume is loader with it On.
DocLotus:
--- Quote ---I can't make that judgement as when I switch from Off to On I have to close out MC, reload MC
Also, this is not true. It can be changed without restarting MC.
--- End quote ---
Thanks; I was wondering about that.
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