Audirvana + 2.0

[Musicophile]

Suggest to close this very long thread and move on to the newly created 2.1 thread.

[al210]

Just downloaded 2.1 on my Mac mini. I have the Oppo HA-1 that is supposed to support DSD native mode. In the Audirvana preferences it's set for auto detection of DSD native mode but it's not being detected. It had to manually set it to DSD over PCM standard 1.0 to get it to work. So it seams that Audirvana is not seeing the Oppo as a native device?

[Krutsch]

"msng" means missing, and this is an iTunes bug that adds this for entries that are empty.

I send you by PM a link to the 2.1 release candidate that discards any "msng" (understanding it as missing, so empty) when synching from iTunes.

 

Damien

 

Ugh... I just ran into this. 1,546 songs with empty Composer tags replaced with "msng" and 1,900 songs with empty Comment tags replaced with "msng".

 

Easy for fix and verify with a Smart Playlist, but is this happening only with iTunes Integration?

 

Finally, I stopped using iTunes integration some time ago (using a parallel FLAC library), but I don't seem to be able to remove the iTunes Library XML entry in the Libraries settings (and I'm worried that A+ is looking at and/or modifying ALAC files, as a result).

[iskylark]

"Very selfishley, I'd much rather have ios remote and qobuz sooner rather than have a developer use valuable time supporting older os's."

I'm waiting for the iOS remote as well. However, I can't say how many thousands of dollars I have invested in audio equipment and software for my Mac Pro. Ditching old operating systems support as a trade-off is not a good idea. There are Studer tape decks that are 40 years old and work perfectly. My 5 year old Mac has an SSD, maxed out memory, Avid audio interface, and a lot more. I have a completely separate audiophile system for playing and ripping vinyl, and several digital recorders to help with that passtime. I use Pro Tools, iZotope RX-4 and other audio production tools to tweak the results if necessary. I import the audio into Audirvana 2.1.1 +. I use dedicated music servers as well as local and network storage. I also purchase DSD and Hi-Res files online. Tell me again why you think I need to buy a new computer because you are impatient for an iOS remote?

 

I know this is an old thread, but I'm new to the forum, although not to Audirvana +.

[damien78]

"Very selfishley, I'd much rather have ios remote and qobuz sooner rather than have a developer use valuable time supporting older os's."

I'm waiting for the iOS remote as well. However, I can't say how many thousands of dollars I have invested in audio equipment and software for my Mac Pro. Ditching old operating systems support as a trade-off is not a good idea. There are Studer tape decks that are 40 years old and work perfectly. My 5 year old Mac has an SSD, maxed out memory, Avid audio interface, and a lot more. I have a completely separate audiophile system for playing and ripping vinyl, and several digital recorders to help with that passtime. I use Pro Tools, iZotope RX-4 and other audio production tools to tweak the results if necessary. I import the audio into Audirvana 2.1.1 +. I use dedicated music servers as well as local and network storage. I also purchase DSD and Hi-Res files online. Tell me again why you think I need to buy a new computer because you are impatient for an iOS remote?

 

I know this is an old thread, but I'm new to the forum, although not to Audirvana +.

 

A+ 2.2 (the one that will bring the latest updates for working with the remote app) is still supporting 10.6. So I've not dropped this oldy one, though now Apple is still supporting quite old Macs its recent OSes, even for El Capitan.

[iskylark]

A+ 2.2 (the one that will bring the latest updates for working with the remote app) is still supporting 10.6. So I've not dropped this oldy one, though now Apple is still supporting quite old Macs its recent OSes, even for El Capitan.

 

I'm on OS 10.7.5, and I will eventually need to buy a new Mac, although, as with my iPhone 4s, I want to do it when I'm ready and not when Apple tells me it's no longer cool.

[damien78]

I'm on OS 10.7.5, and I will eventually need to buy a new Mac, although, as with my iPhone 4s, I want to do it when I'm ready and not when Apple tells me it's no longer cool.

 

Sure, and BTW the system requirement for the remote app is iOS 8, and it works with the iPhone from the 4S, and the iPad from the iPad 2 (tested on both).

[Musicophile]

Sure, and BTW the system requirement for the remote app is iOS 8, and it works with the iPhone from the 4S, and the iPad from the iPad 2 (tested on both).

Damien, as you can safely presume, we're all very eager to see the iOS remote!

[stevierose]

Hello--I just installed Audirvana Plus 2.1.1 on my Mac running the latest versions of Yosemite and iTunes. I find now that in integrated mode it plays my own music fine, but will not play music from the new Apple Music service via iTunes. This plays fine without Audirvana running. Any suggestions! Thanks!

[Musicophile]

Hello--I just installed Audirvana Plus 2.1.1 on my Mac running the latest versions of Yosemite and iTunes. I find now that in integrated mode it plays my own music fine, but will not play music from the new Apple Music service via iTunes. This plays fine without Audirvana running. Any suggestions! Thanks!

 

I don't think A+ is currently able to work with streaming music services.

 

Damien has mentioned working on integrating Qobuz at some point, I don't think Apple Music has been mentioned yet.

 

Your best option at this stage is Amarra SQ or SQ+.

[SavantGarde]

It might be a good idea to keep the Audirvana Plus 2.1 discussion in the Audirvana 2.1 thread, located here

[steffi]

Bump for this. I'm seeing this in 2.2 with Yosemite.

[macuniverse]

I apologise if my question has been discussed already here; I didn't have time to go through all the pages.

 

Is there any audio engine changes between A+ 1.x and 2.x? If yes, can someone give me a brief run down please?

 

Thanks

[wwaldmanfan]

I apologise if my question has been discussed already here; I didn't have time to go through all the pages.

 

Is there any audio engine changes between A+ 1.x and 2.x? If yes, can someone give me a brief run down please?

 

Thanks

 

I can't give you technical information, or speak to its DSD reproduction (I only play PCM), but Damien Plisson, the developer, did specifically mention SQ improvements made in coding v.2 in his version upgrade notes.

I think most users here will agree that the latest version 2.2 is the best-sounding yet.

[macuniverse]

@wwaldmanfan Many thanks. I will try the new 2.2.x to see if I can justify an upgrade. I don't need any lib management or iOS tools.

[Bob Stern]

Damien said he made an SQ improvement in one of the recent 2.1 or 2.2 updates even though it's not in the release notes. At the time I thought I heard an improvement in clarity, although I didn't make a special effort to compare versions.

[Foggie]

I see a new build released today with enhancements and fixes, thanks Damien.

 

I think it was asked at one point, but are there plans to add PCM to DSD upsampling functionality to the core application? Regardless if it will or not, the current version with remote is really excellent!

[Musicophile]

I see a new build released today with enhancements and fixes, thanks Damien.

 

I think it was asked at one point, but are there plans to add PCM to DSD upsampling functionality to the core application? Regardless if it will or not, the current version with remote is really excellent!

 

It's probably easier if we keep all questions in the latest 2.2 thread, where your question has been asked before but not yet answered by Damien.

[sifata]

I would like to request for the default parameter of iZotope in A+

i tried to modify mine values and now i'm a bit lost.

thanks in advance

[pl_svn]

A+ defaults:

Steepness: 150dB

Filter max length: 500.000 Samples

Cutoff freq.: 1,00 x Nyquist

Anti-aliasing: 200,0

Pre-ringing: 1,00

[sifata]

Pl_svn : Thank you very much

[Foggie]

It's probably easier if we keep all questions in the latest 2.2 thread, where your question has been asked before but not yet answered by Damien.

 

[whoop]

Hi! Quick question: whenever I look for a tune in the library using the search bar the player automatically assumes I want to hear more from that artist, so it adjusts the play queue around that tune with more form that album, artist, etc. So this invalidates the shuffle mode, really. Is there any way to disable the automatic play queue forming and just play the library tunes in complete random order? I mean just good ol' library shuffle, like in iTunes or in the previous Audirvana versions. Sorry if there's an obvious option for that and I don't see it or if the topic has been discussed before. Much appreciated!

[KnockKnock]

Sorry for the delay of writing (maybe a year or whatever... ;=)

 

Still same issue with A+ not finding the album art, the track info, the artist name.

If anybody reads this, and have and easy solution please tell me here on the CA forum.

 

Don´t know how to survive the change from iTunes to A+ without using time of manually correcting/adjusting/writing files over and over again... I have used now more then 2 weeks on this!

 

best KnockKnock

 

 

I have found the library facility of A+2 virtually useless. Albums without covers displayed, no artist name, no album name, etc. metadata greyed out thus no editing facility, etc, etc.

Why could the library function not be based on Finder where the user has total control over the data? I have used Finder as my music library for ages, dragging tracks, albums, etc into A+1 to play. Works perfectly.

With some 10,000 tracks A+2 as it is is useless. Can we have a Finder version.

[jhwalker]

Sorry for the delay of writing (maybe a year or whatever... ;=)

 

Still same issue with A+ not finding the album art, the track info, the artist name.

If anybody reads this, and have and easy solution please tell me here on the CA forum.

 

Don´t know how to survive the change from iTunes to A+ without using time of manually correcting/adjusting/writing files over and over again... I have used now more then 2 weeks on this!

 

best KnockKnock

 

Not having this problem. If the metadata is in your files, Audirvana will read it and display; e.g., cover art, track info, artists / album artists - everything.

 

If your metadata is a mess, then your library will look like a mess.