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File/Preferences/Playback /Output tab and select “WASAPI: Chord Async 
USB 44.1kHz–192kHz” as output device. 
Other players will require different settings. 
 

Configuring Mac OS X 

Open the 

System Environment Settings 

from the Start menu. Open the 

Sound 

options from the System Environment settings. 
Select the 

Output 

tab and confirm the Chord Async USB 44.1kHz–192kHz 

USB audio codec appearance as the default output device. 
 

Sample Rate Setup 

Open the 

Audio MIDI Settings 

options (

Application

 – 

Utility

 - 

Set Audio 

MIDI

). 

Select the 

Audio Output 

tab in the 

Set Audio MIDI.

 

Select the desired sample frequency from the options given. 
 

Configuring the player for Kernel Streaming: some examples 
FooBar 

To use FooBar in KS mode it is necessary to download the DLL for Kernel 
Streaming from the FooBar2000 website and install it in the Components sub-
folder inside FooBar2000 main folder in your hard disk. The DLL can be 
found at http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_ks. It is a zip 
folder which contains the DLL.  
Extract it from the zip and copy to the Components folder. 
Then, restart FooBar, go to the File/Preferences/Playback/Output window and 
set parameters. 
 
5.2. Winamp and MediaMonkey 
These two players are actually the same player with different skins, so they 
can share the same plug-ins. A freeware plug-in for Kernel Streaming by Steve 
Monks is available on the Internet (http://www.stevemonks.com/ksplugin

/

that can be used to enable Kernel Streaming operation with these players. 
Download the zip file, extract the dll file and copy it into the Plugins folder 
inside Winamp main folder. With Red Reference connected, right-click on 
Winamp and select Display/Select Plug-ins. The Preferences window of 
Winamp will open. Go to Plug-in/Output and select “Kernel Streaming 
Output”. Then click on Configure button. Choose Red Reference Kernel 
Streaming in the output device list. 
 

Configuring the player for WASAPI: an example 
FooBar 

To use FooBar with WASAPI under Windows 7 it is necessary to download 
the DLL for WASAPI from the FooBar2000 website and install it in the 
Components sub-folder inside FooBar2000 main folder on your hard disk.  
The DLL can be found at 
http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_wasapi . It is a 
zip folder which contains the DLL. Extract it from the zip and copy to the 
Components folder. 
Then, restart FooBar, go to the File/Preferences/Playback/Output window and 
set parameters. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sample rate setup for Red Reference (Windows Vista Example) 

 

Summary of Contents for Red Reference MK III

Page 1: ...1 Red Reference MK III CD Player...

Page 2: ...down short term 6 Connecting your equipment 7 Coaxial digital output 8 AES EBU digital outputs 9 Optical digital output 10 Wordclock input 11 Digital inputs 11 Using USB HD Digital Audio 12 Balanced a...

Page 3: ...ology to give the most accurate reproduction of compact disc that can be obtained With internal 176 4KHz upsampling data transfer selectable RAM buffer clock retiming and now 18000 tap length filterin...

Page 4: ...live terminal Connect the yellow green wire to the earth terminal if you need to fit a plug for US Canada Connect the white wire to the neutral terminal Connect the black wire to the live terminal Con...

Page 5: ...t with power line potentials Do not connect grounded test equipment Caution This product employs a laser that emits both visible and invisible radiation Removal of the top cover or tampering with any...

Page 6: ...owing both system status and disc information The red multi function display will read CHORD followed by the status information showing input buffer frequency settings and lock information If Red Refe...

Page 7: ...d unbalanced analogue outputs In addition to the standard digital outputs a special Dual Data output provides an upsampled digital output at 176 4KHz Connection to both AES EBU is required for this mo...

Page 8: ...edance behaviour and are essential for the correct transfer of digital audio data If your digital analog converter only has RCA phono coaxial digital inputs it is worth having a cable made by a specia...

Page 9: ...data output Frequency settings When the front panel frequency switch is set to 176K the AES EBU outputs send the Dual Data output as outlined in the previous section This may be useful when using Red...

Page 10: ...al connection can be very useful in the prevention of earth loops as there is no electrical connection between two products in a system This may be required when combining Red Reference with products...

Page 11: ...a signal is connected Digital inputs The Red Reference comes equipped with three different types of digital inputs allowing compatibility with virtually any digital audio source equipment Digital aud...

Page 12: ...our computer this can be on your desktop Double click on the zip file contained on the CD to open it Select and drag all files in the temporary folder this will automatically unzip all the files Autom...

Page 13: ...to launch uninstalling Manually uninstalling the driver on a Windows based PC Connect Red Reference to the PC Go to the control panel and launch the System utility then select Hardware tab Open the De...

Page 14: ...onfiguring a PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7 A PC with Windows Vista or Windows 7 can use Red Reference in three different ways Direct Sound DS Kernel Streaming KS and WASAPI DS is suitable for pla...

Page 15: ...window and set parameters 5 2 Winamp and MediaMonkey These two players are actually the same player with different skins so they can share the same plug ins A freeware plug in for Kernel Streaming by...

Page 16: ...ence to the computer with the supplied USB cable Run the Windows Control panel and select Hardware and Sound The select Manage Audio Devices Here you have a list of the connected audio devices The Red...

Page 17: ...the Advanced tab at the top of the window Here you can change the default format to the sample frequency you require We recommend 2 channel 24 bit 192000 Hz Studio Quality Click the arrow and select t...

Page 18: ...ea at this stage to set the Digital Output as the default sound output device Highlight Digital Output as shown then click the Set Default button at the bottom of the page Click the OK button to conti...

Page 19: ...e pre amplifier RIGHT LEFT Unbalanced outputs You need to connect the outputs on the back of your Red Reference to a pre amplifier which in turn will feed a signal to a power amplifier in order to dri...

Page 20: ...tly but firmly in the CD housing so that the centre of the disc sits right on the spindle Now press the open button to close the lid again Wait a short time for Red Reference to read the disc Table of...

Page 21: ...nel and on the supplied remote control For the purposes of the instructions below it does not matter which set of controls are being used The Red Reference uses a dual display The left hand side indic...

Page 22: ...output a source connected via the XLR USB or optical digital inputs select XLR USB or OPT as appropriate This uses the high quality internal QBD76 decoder to reproduce the analogue signal Lock Indica...

Page 23: ...t signal for any errors and to correct them There are three buffer settings to choose from These are no buffering 0BUF minimum buffering MIN and maximum buffering MAX The three buffer settings are cho...

Page 24: ...ection hold down Search Back or Search Forward To speed up the search press the FAST key once while Search Back or Search Forward are held down The FAST key has no effect if pressed on its own STANDBY...

Page 25: ...ion If you press STOP a second time then you will exit program mode and your track selection will be lost REPEAT While the disc is playing press REPEAT once to repeat the whole disc REPEAT will be sho...

Page 26: ...ts The Red Reference features two trigger outputs that can be used to remotely trigger other Chord equipment The external trigger should be connected via a standard 1 8th inch 3 5mm mono or stereo jac...

Page 27: ...LANCED XLR SWITCHABLE RAM BUFFER Position 1 No Buffering Position 2 Minimum Buffering Position 3 Maximum Buffering WORD CLOCK INPUT 44 1KHz Word Clock Synchronisation via BNC input SAMPLE FREQUENCIES...

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