XXHighEnd

I have been trying almost every tweak now with 0.9z-2, but I cannot play back may 32-bit 96kHz wav files. All I hear is white noise. Foobar 2000 plays them back without problems. I am using HiFace into a Cambridge DacMagic. Anyone has any ideas?
Alan

Hi there Alan,

Most probably you will be having 32 bit float files there, and they are not supported. I started with that a year or so ago, but there really more to it to do it right, so I kind of gave up on it. This, in combination with my idea that it can't have any priority.

Can it be that ?
Peter

Hi Peter,
Good to hear form you and many thanks for your quick reply. Actually my wav files are PCM uncompressed 32-bit 96kHz converted from shn files by Switch Sound File Converter Plus and resulting in steady 6144 kbps. I don't think they are float, but I may well be completely wrong.
Alan

Hmm ... in that case ...

If you are able to send me such a file (FileMail ?) I will check it. I have never had one at hand (PCM) so I never tried either. But it should work. If not, I'll make it work.

Email address is at phasure.com with sales in front of it. :)

Thanks a lot,
Peter

It's on its way, but a small one only. ;) It is 35MB. The usual file size is around 500MB and over. I hope you'll get it working, somehow.
Alan

Thank you Alan. I will let you know (later today, maybe tomorrow).

Regards,
Peter

 :) Peter, the wav-32 file is on its way, albeit in 12 parts. This is a link for the free software to reassemble it.
http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#win32
Sorry for that, but even e-mail has its limitations. :(
Alan

Hey Alan,

You can also use http://www.filemail.com/default.aspx
2GB free upload per day

Roy

Thanks Roy, will try that now.
Alan

Ok Alan, at least here too it doesn't work. I will see what this is about and let you know.

Peter

 :) Somewhat comforting Peter. I'm quite curious what it is.
Alan

Hi again Alan,

I got it to work. So, thanks for your "sample file". However ... are you sure this track is right ? I mean, it's quite on the "hot" side when played at 32 bits. I can't be sure because I haven't got a 32 bit DAC (nor do you), but at playing it at -16dBFS or so, I can't imagine it can bear -0dBFS.
It still can be may error, but notice this has to be decimated to 24 bits to play it on a 24 bit DAC; In my case this happens automatically, but e.g. Foobar can't play it at "32 bis output" just because my DAC won't allow it; at 24 bits output it can.

It is too confusing to explain, but the file must be decinated to 24 bits first, and next padded to 32 bits to play on a non "24 bits only" DAC. This decimating I didn't do yet (the last 8 bits are chopped off anyway in the DAC), but now, as said, it looks too hot.

Oh well, never mind. That decimating should be in I guess, so after that it's better to judge. But it's a bit of a strange thing when you don't have a 32 bit DAC in the first place.

The sound is very okay ...

A quite worthless post I guess.

Peter

Hi Peter,
Many thanks for the info. I think I understand what you said, somewhat.
Though I do have a 32-bit DAC, it is not in the rig I am using at my current location. Here my HiFace accepts 32-bit files and puts them through to my DacMagic in 24-bit. The Foobar Output data format is set to 32-bit. So I guess HiFace is cutting off the 8 bit.
Anyway, what do I have to do to get XXHighEnd to play back my files.
Alan

Ah ... wait for 0.9z-3. That could be this week. :)

Regards,
Peter

 ;) Thanks Peter. That's a word.
Alan