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3.5 More Advanced Configuration
This section provides certain setting recommendations for use with certain popular music
playback software such as Foobar2000 and JRiver Media Center.
3.5.1 Foobar2000 Playback Settings
The supports all of the different methods that Foobar2000 can output audio. To access
these output options, select File -> Preferences and go to the Playback -> Output configuration
menu. In the Devices drop down box, the following output options are available for the :
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DS: Primary Sound Driver – Foobar2000 will output sound to the using the
Windows DirectSound component. The must be set as the default audio
playback device for this setting to work. In addition to Foobar2000, all other system and
application sounds will also be played through the .
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DS: Micca (VIA USB Device) – Foobar2000 will always use the to
output sound. This is useful if the is not set as the default audio playback device
and all other system and application sounds use a different audio playback device, so
that your music isn’t interrupted by beeps, dings, and other computer system sounds.
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ASIO: VIA KS Direct ASIO – Only available if the optional ASIO component for
Foobar2000 is installed. When using the ASIO interface, Foobar2000 requires exclusive
access to the such that other programs will not play sound through the
at the same time. It is important to set another audio device as the default audio
playback device prior to using the ASIO interface with . Otherwise, conflicts
with other programs may result in locked sound output requiring a system restart.
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WASAPI (event/push): Micca (VIA USB Device) – Only available if the optional
WASAPI component for Foobar2000 is installed. Both event and push methods are
supported. When using the WASAPI interface, Foobar2000 requires exclusive access to
the such that other programs will not play sound through the at the
same time. It is important to set another audio device as the default audio playback
device prior to using the WASAPI interface with . Otherwise, conflicts with
other programs may result in locked sound output requiring a system restart.
3.5.2 Foobar2000 DSD Playback
To properly configure Foobar2000 to pass DSD audio to , follow the steps below. When
the playback goes from a PCM based file type such as MP3 or FLAC to DSD, there will be a
slight click at the beginning of the DSD song - this is normal.
1. Make sure that the optional ASIO component for Foobar2000 is installed.
2. Download and install the DSD component for Foobar2000 from the following URL:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/
3. Select File -> Preferences -> Output -> ASIO, and double click on “foo_dsd_asio”