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Title: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Esprit on April 17, 2013, 10:49:28 am
Hi to all in this Forum,
I have two answer:
1st) Where I can find "how to start with JRiver (the easy way...)" or "JRiver for dummies"?
2nd) Where I can find a complete manual/tutorial in order to able or disable the options?
Thanks
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Matt on April 17, 2013, 10:54:25 am
Welcome.

There are some resources here:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Getting_Started

For question number two, could you describe what options you are hoping to disable?
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Esprit on April 17, 2013, 11:02:59 am
First thing, while I'm trying to understand the program: I would like to avoid that when I skip a songs I have a long fade between songs.
(I'm not able to play anything: PCM is distorted, DSD not works...).

Matt, thanks for the link but it is of no help to understand what are the correct settings on the Mac and on JRiver :-[
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Matt on April 17, 2013, 11:05:29 am
@Between tracks mode
Look in Options > Audio > Track Change


@Mytek
In Options > Audio > Output mode settings..., make sure the correct audio device is selected (your Mytek).

Also, what types of files are you trying to play?

Do you have a second device you could test (like the onboard sound), just as a data point?


Thanks.
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Esprit on April 17, 2013, 11:14:41 am
The device is/was correct: Mytek_Firewire
I'm trying to play ISO DSD, PCM 192., PCM 44.1
The Mytek works perfectly with others sw.
There must be a setting somewhere to change: JRiver? MIDIsetup? MacOSX preferences?

Add:
I've inserted on the path, in order to use as second device, an USB->S/PDIF interface.
PCM 44.1 & 192 play  (I don't like the sound but it is off topic in this 3ad).
About DSD, I have this warning: "Playback could not be started on the output Core Audio using the format 352.8kHz 64Bit 2ch"
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Matt on April 17, 2013, 01:01:10 pm
About DSD, I have this warning: "Playback could not be started on the output Core Audio using the format 352.8kHz 64Bit 2ch"

To play as PCM, configure DSP Studio > Output Format > Sample rate to a rate supported by your hardware (probably 192kHz).

To bitstream, enable DoP bitstreaming in Options > Audio > Bitstreaming.
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Esprit on April 17, 2013, 01:23:28 pm
I want play DSD as DSD.
I want to use FW (no USB or S/PDIF).

Add:
After enabling DoP, JR works even for PCM files via FW.
Which settings I have to disable in order to not process the signal or it's already all correct?

Now I have one week to verify if the "sound" is what I want...  ;)
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Matt on April 17, 2013, 01:30:16 pm
I want play DSD as DSD.

That's called bitstreaming.

From above:
To bitstream, enable DoP bitstreaming in Options > Audio > Bitstreaming.

More here:
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DSD_Format#Bitstreaming
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Esprit on April 17, 2013, 01:54:07 pm
Matt, I've edited my previous post while you were posting.  ;D
Have a nice evening.
Title: Re: JRiver, Mytek & Firewire...
Post by: Esprit on April 17, 2013, 04:08:35 pm
Additional information: in the Mytek Dice Control Panel the Operational Mode must be "normal" or "safe mode level 1".
JR does not work if OM is setted to "level 2" or "level 3".