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Title: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: jocar on August 04, 2009, 02:51:41 am

Using MC 14 on Windows Vista, The audio files stops playing in the middle of a file.  Double click another in the same folder doesnt work. I have to push "STOP" and then play again to restart the playback.
This happens at any moment , after one or sometimes several files.
It happens on 16/44 ripped files and 24/96 HD download files.  I use WASAPI for exact playback bit to bit from different files.

Thanks for your help

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: Matt on August 04, 2009, 11:15:54 am

This sounds like a driver problem with your soundcard.

You might use Directsound for a while just to be sure it really is a WASAPI exclusive problem.

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: jocar on August 09, 2009, 03:28:36 am

It was really a big problem using WASAPI , ( stops playing, cracks, and sometimes digital noise).   I changed for ASIO4ALL and everything works perfect.

Found exact configuration for JRiver and ASIO in ayre.com (making High End Stuff) , presenting their new USB DAC

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: JimH on August 09, 2009, 08:02:08 am

We've talked with Ayre in the past when they reported such a problem as you describe.  We solved the problem a couple of months ago.  Make sure you have a recent version of MC14.

Here's the settings page on our Wiki:
http://wiki.jrmediacenter.com/index.php/DAC_Settings

Are you using that DAC?

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: jocar on August 09, 2009, 04:32:32 pm

I use MC 14 0 46 version, and DCS SAC  SCARLATTI + UPSAMPLER.  I tried those settings but WASAPI remains very instable.  ASIO4ALL works .

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: JimH on August 09, 2009, 04:51:06 pm

Can you try without the upsampling?  WASAPI isn't unstable.

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: jocar on August 14, 2009, 09:10:14 am

Finally gets WASAPI working, except some light clics, but rare. It works only with buffering at 0.05 seconds !!!

Other buffering sets result in clicking and stopping ?

Thanks for our answer

Title: Re: MC 14 file stops playing
Post by: Matt on August 14, 2009, 09:20:53 am

Make sure you're using the latest Media Center 14.  It should keep shrinking the hardware buffer size until it finds a size that works.