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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 23 for Linux => Topic started by: wellywu on January 07, 2018, 06:10:07 am
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I am using Ubuntu 16.04.3 64 bit LTS GNU/Linux on both PCs and I own JRiver Media Center 23 32 bit Master License. I would like to know if there are any specific Ubuntu software packages that I should be aware of to fix the audio devices options within JRiver Media Center. When I look at the list and try to select a specific audio device, I am presented with a detailed and technical list of every audio device on both PCs. I would like the GNU/Linux version of JRiver Media Center 23 to function a bit more like the Microsoft Windows 10 64 bit version in that the list of audio devices should be in a "human readable" format so I can easily figure out which specific DAC to choose to listen to my audio and music. Is this possible and how do I accomplish this goal on both Ubuntu PCs? Thanks.
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Fix the audio devices? That's how Linux lists devices via alsacap and alsa.conf, so it is as it's intended.
A couple tips to find the 'correct' audio device...
1. Use either hw: or front: outputs if you have them available. MC will tell you whether or not the output is direct hardware access without any conversions (you'd want this for bit-perfect output). front: doesn't say this, but it should be fine if you don't have hw: available.
2. Avoid the DEV=1 devices. DEV=0 is what you want. :)
3. Don't use pulse, it'll resample everything to 48 kHz.
It's worth pointing out there has been improvements to the audio devices list in MC as time has passed (e.g. it now tells you which outputs have direct hardware access). It also has the name of each device as well - as long as you use the tips above, it should be pretty easy to pick the correct audio output.
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Ok thanks.