I can't help with LMS running on Windows because I'm a completely informatic ignorant. For this reason I use Daphile that is idiot proof.
But I think you miss a modificated SoX; you can find help here:
DSD encoding with SoX
Marco
But I think you miss a modificated SoX; you can find help here:
DSD encoding with SoX
Marco
Hi,
When I switch my settings in Daphile to External Media Server to LMS my NAS it does not play my music above 24/96 correctly. Sounds like it plays very slowly. When i reswitch to internal server it plays everything up to 24/192 OK?
My Dac is a Chord Mojo and I have the latest official rt version.
The LMS version on my NAS is 7.7.2 r33893
Anyone with helpful advice please?
Peter
When I switch my settings in Daphile to External Media Server to LMS my NAS it does not play my music above 24/96 correctly. Sounds like it plays very slowly. When i reswitch to internal server it plays everything up to 24/192 OK?
My Dac is a Chord Mojo and I have the latest official rt version.
The LMS version on my NAS is 7.7.2 r33893
Anyone with helpful advice please?
Peter
yes on Daphile
Kimmo says
If you look at CPU workload ( info submenu ) when you don't upsample and upsample you can see that workload for player CPU remains the same while server CPU increases the load when upsampling.
Marco
Thanks Marco,
I have asked this because I have got the following reply from Kimmo in June 2016 =
Which is the opposite of your information !?
Maybe it's not quite the same thing (bruteFIR) ? But I think it is (upsampling is normally done by Sox which use the bruteFIR).
Of course there is also the possibility to use the Sox as plugin in LMS and do the same thing, but it's not the way that Daphile use the Sox (info:Kimmo)
I have asked this because I have got the following reply from Kimmo in June 2016 =
Which is the opposite of your information !?
Maybe it's not quite the same thing (bruteFIR) ? But I think it is (upsampling is normally done by Sox which use the bruteFIR).
Of course there is also the possibility to use the Sox as plugin in LMS and do the same thing, but it's not the way that Daphile use the Sox (info:Kimmo)
This .cue is not valid for LMS becouse it has multiple FILE command in it.
I think I was the last one workingwith Michael on CUE.pm to reorganize it, but decided not to touch that part, so your file is just discarged.
You could maybe load it in Foobar (if it works, just don't know) and convert back to 1 wav file and 1 cue file, or split in 2 cue and 2 wave as per disc in this case.
On CoverArt, check the log file and look for some specific file that cause the scan to abort and fix it. Deleting the cache and rescanning could help.
Marco
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First questions
Just found out about this great looking software. Yeah I'm slow!
I have my music, mainly FLAC upto 24/192, stored on NAS and unraid server which run Asset UPNP. This way the music is played by receiver with Network Audio Player functionality.
I plan to use Daphile as player only at first.
Can Daphile access the music on the shares directly, either through SMB or UPNP and play these at the highest possible quality of 24/192?
Or do I need to setup LMS on the NAS? Is LMS limited to 24/192?
Are there any good but not too expensive DACs I can add to my Intel Core I3 NUC that I plan to use?
Just found out about this great looking software. Yeah I'm slow!
I have my music, mainly FLAC upto 24/192, stored on NAS and unraid server which run Asset UPNP. This way the music is played by receiver with Network Audio Player functionality.
I plan to use Daphile as player only at first.
Can Daphile access the music on the shares directly, either through SMB or UPNP and play these at the highest possible quality of 24/192?
Or do I need to setup LMS on the NAS? Is LMS limited to 24/192?
Are there any good but not too expensive DACs I can add to my Intel Core I3 NUC that I plan to use?
Daphile supports smb and should be able to access the nas directly. If you have a notebook or PC you can try it by loading daphile using a USB stick which does not overwrite your existing system. Daphile supports a wide range of music resolutions and would rarely cause a problem. Re a DAC it depends on the sort of sound you are looking for, whether you use headphones or speakers, portability, how much you want to spend and the quality of the rest of your system. Have a look at offerings from hifimediy, ifi, smsl and gustard.
Some client feedback comparing with Hqplayer:
"One word – brilliant. Playing though the Mivera stack is phenomenal.
Miles Davis Kind of Blue plays without ANY hint of harshness (the famous mic preamp distortion). This is the first time my system has been playing this album so naturally. The bass reproduction is terrific and very very tuneful. My initial feeling was the highs are not that extended as HQP but if I think over, it could be HQP injects more HF noise that could lead you to believe or give an impression of more extended highs. Daphile seems more balanced.
Yes, it doesn't have the glut or sophistication of Roon interface but whatever it has is just plenty, simple and usable – compared to HQP, its off coarse loads better.
All in all, I am super satisfied with it. Ever since I got it playing its seems like I bought a very expensive DAC for free."
"One word – brilliant. Playing though the Mivera stack is phenomenal.
Miles Davis Kind of Blue plays without ANY hint of harshness (the famous mic preamp distortion). This is the first time my system has been playing this album so naturally. The bass reproduction is terrific and very very tuneful. My initial feeling was the highs are not that extended as HQP but if I think over, it could be HQP injects more HF noise that could lead you to believe or give an impression of more extended highs. Daphile seems more balanced.
Yes, it doesn't have the glut or sophistication of Roon interface but whatever it has is just plenty, simple and usable – compared to HQP, its off coarse loads better.
All in all, I am super satisfied with it. Ever since I got it playing its seems like I bought a very expensive DAC for free."
Note if you plan to explore realtime DSD up sampling then you will need something a bit more powerful than the i3 nuc. Look at the latest 6th or 7th gen i5 or even i7 systems as a possible alternative. Again experiment with a notebook to see what can be achieved.
The I7 Skull canyon works with all modulators up to DSD 256. I confirmed this. But I wouldn't use anything less powerful.
Don't care about DSD, I am happy with FLAC.
Don't plan to buy another NUC, rather get a nice DAC.
What is the use of upsampling? Why do it in software?