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Title: [solved] Poppulse PC Digital Link 2 using JRiver?
Post by: 8139david on January 25, 2015, 06:24:03 am
I have a Poppulse PC Digital Link 2.
My laptop (Thinkpad T440s) with Windows 8.1 is connected to it through USB.
The Poppulse appeas as "C-Media Usb" on my computer.
I have some flac files in 24 bits 88.2 khz.
I want to play them on my computer, using JRiver.
If I try wasapi for C-Media Usb (=the Poppulse), I get an error: file format not supported.
I can play the files only using DS ("direct sound").
How could I get wasapi to work?
Are there some drivers I could download for the Poppulse PC Digital Link 2?
The standard windows drivers seem to limit it to 16 bits on wasapi...
Thanks in advance,
David
Title: Re: How to run the Poppulse PC Digital Link 2 on Wasapi & Windows 8.1 using JRiver?
Post by: JimH on January 25, 2015, 07:17:28 am
Welcome to the forum.

Try Windows Control Panel > Sounds to see if you can play 24/88 to the device from there. 

You can also use MC's DSP Studio > Output Settings to resample files that won't play.

Check with the manufacturer for instructions.
Title: Re: Poppulse PC Digital Link 2 using JRiver?
Post by: 8139david on January 25, 2015, 08:23:31 am
Thanks for your reply.
As I was saying, I can't do so from Windows.

But I ought to, since I can play the files under the Direct Sound (DS) option, instead of the Wasapi option.
So I don't want to resample with JRiver, just to find the proper drivers.

But I don't find what these are (using google) for the "Poppulse PC Digital Link 2", and/or looking at C-media's drivers on their website.
Title: Re: Poppulse PC Digital Link 2 using JRiver?
Post by: JimH on January 25, 2015, 09:01:39 am
If it doesn't work from Windows, then it's not an MC problem.  It may be at the driver level.
Title: Re: Poppulse PC Digital Link 2 using JRiver?
Post by: 8139david on January 25, 2015, 09:39:06 am
Thanks.

In fact, the vendor has just told me that the machine (bought in 2009...) only supports 16 bits.