Mark Labbett Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Don't worry i found a work around Link to comment
Mark Labbett Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: Please see below (it is also part of the email you recieve with trial license) i did that but it was still not processing the same or different album but as i said i have found a work around and i don't have to close it now and am able to do the whole album Link to comment
Mark Labbett Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 i forgot to mention that it is not by combining tracks into one Link to comment
HeeBroG Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Hi ZB. Regarding combining tracks; is there a typo in the PGGB guide? Where it says "tracks 2 to 7" should it be "2:7" in the photo instead of "2:4"? In the folder; do I write i) combine.json["2:x", 7:14"] exactly or ii) ["2:x", 7:14"]combine.json Thanks PH SR7 > MacMini+Uptone MMK Mod > Audirvana 3.2 > re-clocked D-LInk switch/LPS1.1 > sMS-200Ultra/LPS1.2 > tX-USBUltra/PH SR7 > Chord BluDave > Focal Utopia(Norne Silver) or Voxativ 9.87/ Stereo REL G1 Mk II Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 7 hours ago, HeeBroG said: Hi ZB. Regarding combining tracks; is there a typo in the PGGB guide? Where it says "tracks 2 to 7" should it be "2:7" in the photo instead of "2:4"? In the folder; do I write i) combine.json["2:x", 7:14"] exactly or ii) ["2:x", 7:14"]combine.json Thanks Yes there was a typo, I will fix it. It should have said '2 to 4' to match what was in teh picture. You will have to create a file 'combine,json', combine.json is the name of the file and inside it you write ["2:x", 7:14"] HeeBroG 1 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
HeeBroG Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hi ZB, Sorry to be such a noob on this. I can't seem to add the " in the file. Can you please show me a screen shot of what you mean. Thanks G PH SR7 > MacMini+Uptone MMK Mod > Audirvana 3.2 > re-clocked D-LInk switch/LPS1.1 > sMS-200Ultra/LPS1.2 > tX-USBUltra/PH SR7 > Chord BluDave > Focal Utopia(Norne Silver) or Voxativ 9.87/ Stereo REL G1 Mk II Link to comment
Mark Labbett Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 You need to create a text file named combine.json then save as all files the open that and put on the text Zaphod Beeblebrox 1 Link to comment
HeeBroG Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Any chance of some screen shots? PH SR7 > MacMini+Uptone MMK Mod > Audirvana 3.2 > re-clocked D-LInk switch/LPS1.1 > sMS-200Ultra/LPS1.2 > tX-USBUltra/PH SR7 > Chord BluDave > Focal Utopia(Norne Silver) or Voxativ 9.87/ Stereo REL G1 Mk II Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 minute ago, HeeBroG said: Any chance of some screen shots? Please use the attached file. open it in a text editor, make any change you need to and save it to the album folder. combine.json NanoSword 1 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
HeeBroG Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Would that be notepad in Windows? PH SR7 > MacMini+Uptone MMK Mod > Audirvana 3.2 > re-clocked D-LInk switch/LPS1.1 > sMS-200Ultra/LPS1.2 > tX-USBUltra/PH SR7 > Chord BluDave > Focal Utopia(Norne Silver) or Voxativ 9.87/ Stereo REL G1 Mk II Link to comment
fishflower Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 12:20 PM, muski said: I’m using two streamers—one OpticalRendu and one Ultrarendu. Then I switch inputs on the DAVE. OpticalRendu and Ultrarendu, Can you tell me,Which one is the best ?? Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, HeeBroG said: Would that be notepad in Windows? I prefer Sublimetext. HeeBroG 1 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
HeeBroG Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Does this look correct. I want to combine tracks 1-3 then 15-17. G PH SR7 > MacMini+Uptone MMK Mod > Audirvana 3.2 > re-clocked D-LInk switch/LPS1.1 > sMS-200Ultra/LPS1.2 > tX-USBUltra/PH SR7 > Chord BluDave > Focal Utopia(Norne Silver) or Voxativ 9.87/ Stereo REL G1 Mk II Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, HeeBroG said: Does this look correct. I want to combine tracks 1-3 then 15-17. G Yes that looks right. Please contact me via email for continued support. Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, HeeBroG said: Does this look correct. I want to combine tracks 1-3 then 15-17. G Just noticed couple of issues, it needs to be ["1:3", "15:17"] Each set of tracks need to be in quotes, and you have to use ':' instead of '-' HeeBroG 1 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
Popular Post Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 6:47 PM, One and a half said: First of all, a thank you for the developer @Zaphod Beeblebrox to work out a unique development of computer audio processing. He found a problem with the processing of the Chord DAVE and decided to do something about it, hats off to you. When reading through the FAQ and the guides, let's get to the gist of things: i) How much will it cost ii) What work do I need to do to setup PGGB iii) Could there be any benefits to SQ Cost a) Purchase another 32GB ECC RAM b) Purchase another 10 TB HDD to store the processed WAV files c) purchase another 10 TB backup drive to backup the processed wav files d) Buy the PGGB license That's close to USD1500, one mortgage payment or a month's rental. Work involved Adding another Hard drive, replacing RAM is less than a morning's activities, procuring often takes 3 times as long, since I can't usually buy all items from the one place at an optimised price. This results in more freight charges. Internationally, that's a big deal, but over a certain weight, the additional items are trivial. The wait to process some 125,000 tracks, Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy would be the intro to the complete books of Game of Thrones. There has been a lot of feedback regarding storage requirements and also processing requirements for PGGB. PGGB-RT for foobar2000 Happy to inform everyone that I just release another version of PGGB, A PGGB-RT component for foobar2000, it is can remaster tracks in real-time (so does not need huge disk space) and is far less resource intensive. It is not meant to be a substitute for the offline version of PGGB because there are some differences. PGGB-RT can also be turned in-to offline remastering tool PGGB.IT Version 2. Because this is a foobar component, it does not support Tidal or Qobuz integration. kennyb123, Slainte, beautiful music and 2 others 5 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
One and a half Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 @Zaphod Beeblebrox, cool the component for foobar is available, can't recall many people running Foobar2000, perhaps in 2009, but haven't listened to it since. Looking through the notes on PGGB-RT, mentions that it can't decode DSD on the fly, the offline version is better for that, that's fine, but playback is then only PCM, that's kind of sad. Today I listened to Marian McPartland "Silent Pool". There's two versions in the library, a 88.2 PCM from HD Tracks and the SACD as an iso ripped to 2.8 DSF. The PCM was OK to listen to was kind of tired the first few tracks, the DSF on the other hand was real piano wide space, a real pleasure to listen to and stayed with the album all the way through. If PCCB can only play PCM at high rates, then whatever conversion from DSD, won't there be losses and not sound the same? If the Pros can't get it right, won't extra processing cause the same drama? Surely if the original track is garbage, even with sopper dooper processing it could never sound better, GIGO concept surely. You say, high PCM rates are better for the DAC, and that all processing should be completed by the PC with PGGB, with millions of taps and it all sounds good, but I have trouble with this concept, since the DAC is quite capable of high rates, as well as plain ol redbook and DSD. The true mark of a good DAC is how it converts redbook, some DACs are good others not so. By upsampling to stratospheric rates, that intense processing can't be heard? Getting back to the -RT version, I see a panel where there are adjustments for filtering, transparency and so on. Very much like HQPlayer's filters, they are to me, meaningless numbers to learn. Does one set of numbers only to apply to classical, or jazz, or 70's bad bass EQ? What if (example) a setting is 4.3, and while listening should it be 4.7, or to agonise over another type of filter or number? This to me is not listening, but tinkering, and endless dissatisfaction and distraction. I must admit I haven't followed the thread that closely on how file sizes can come down, but on the fly processing is a good start, but worry about the startup time. This is a trap, like most software, it's prone to fall over if the play button does nothing audibly for 10 (?) seconds, is this a fail or just processing. More tinkering to find out why, just play the song! AS Profile Equipment List Say NO to MQA Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 3 hours ago, One and a half said: Looking through the notes on PGGB-RT, mentions that it can't decode DSD on the fly, the offline version is better for that, that's fine, but playback is then only PCM, that's kind of sad. It currently cannot decode DSD, but it is a planned feature for the next release. 3 hours ago, One and a half said: Today I listened to Marian McPartland "Silent Pool". There's two versions in the library, a 88.2 PCM from HD Tracks and the SACD as an iso ripped to 2.8 DSF. The PCM was OK to listen to was kind of tired the first few tracks, the DSF on the other hand was real piano wide space, a real pleasure to listen to and stayed with the album all the way through. If PCCB can only play PCM at high rates, then whatever conversion from DSD, won't there be losses and not sound the same? If the Pros can't get it right, won't extra processing cause the same drama? Surely if the original track is garbage, even with sopper dooper processing it could never sound better, GIGO concept surely. It depends on the DAC, some DACs are able to play single bit DSD while others convert to PCM and play and the later can benifit from a software conversion. DSD vs PCM also depends on the mastering. Sometimes the PCM version is derived from DSD (often found in hybrid SACDs), in these cases DSD can be the better option. There are other examples (Patricia Barber's Clique is a good example) where the mastering was done at 32bit DXD rates and both the DSD and PCM DXD versions were created from this version. Here there should not be any degradation in quality going to PCM or even better using the original 32bit DXD. More often than not, unless the album was a direct transfer to DSD, if any processing was done during mastering it was converted to a intermediate PCM rate. Because processing DSD is a lot harder to do and most DAWs work with PCM. Bottom line it is hard to make any generalizations and provenance matters. More here: PGGB - FAQ (remastero.com) 3 hours ago, One and a half said: You say, high PCM rates are better for the DAC, and that all processing should be completed by the PC with PGGB, with millions of taps and it all sounds good, but I have trouble with this concept, since the DAC is quite capable of high rates, as well as plain ol redbook and DSD. The true mark of a good DAC is how it converts redbook, some DACs are good others not so. By upsampling to stratospheric rates, that intense processing can't be heard? I don't think I can or want to convince anyone that software upsampling is for them or claim software upsampling is always a good option. There are DACs where software upsampling makes little to no difference. The possibility of additional processing introducing audible noise (because of active CPU, memory etc) exists for all software upsamplers. One has to weigh the the audible benefit the upsampled tracks bring to their DACs over audibility of processing noise (and possibly reduce processing by their DAC) and choose whichever sounds best. Again hard to generalize and one has to try and decide for themselves. 3 hours ago, One and a half said: Getting back to the -RT version, I see a panel where there are adjustments for filtering, transparency and so on. Very much like HQPlayer's filters, they are to me, meaningless numbers to learn. Does one set of numbers only to apply to classical, or jazz, or 70's bad bass EQ? What if (example) a setting is 4.3, and while listening should it be 4.7, or to agonise over another type of filter or number? This to me is not listening, but tinkering, and endless dissatisfaction and distraction. I have kept the number of options to the bare necessities so as not to overwhelm anyone. I can safely say, 95% of the user just keep the settings at their default values. The rest of the settings such as sample-rate and bit depth numbers are DAC dependent. The idea is not to use different settings for different albums, but rather make a few adjustments to get the best out of your playback chain. For those who wish to tinker a bit, there is also an onboarding guide, though the guide is for PGGB Offline, the settings are the same for RT version so it can be used to navigate the settings. 3 hours ago, One and a half said: I must admit I haven't followed the thread that closely on how file sizes can come down, but on the fly processing is a good start, but worry about the startup time. This is a trap, like most software, it's prone to fall over if the play button does nothing audibly for 10 (?) seconds, is this a fail or just processing. More tinkering to find out why, just play the song! I agree, and we were concerned about it, so when PGGB-RT is busy processing the first track during the first few seconds of delay, a status progress bar pops up showing it is busy and it goes away as soon as the playback starts. Ben-M 1 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 8/27/2021 at 5:23 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: There has been a lot of feedback regarding storage requirements and also processing requirements for PGGB. PGGB-RT for foobar2000 Happy to inform everyone that I just release another version of PGGB, A PGGB-RT component for foobar2000, it is can remaster tracks in real-time (so does not need huge disk space) and is far less resource intensive. It is not meant to be a substitute for the offline version of PGGB because there are some differences. PGGB-RT can also be turned in-to offline remastering tool PGGB.IT Version 2. Because this is a foobar component, it does not support Tidal or Qobuz integration. Based on initial feedback, I have improved memory, processing performance and also stability of PGGB-RT. There is now a new version v1.44. Also available as part of the foobar2000 Component repository (Resampler/Playback). The free PGGB.IT! App has also been updated to version 2.2 to allow offline remastering. Both now allow remastering up to 2M taps without requiring an upgrade. Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
Ben-M Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 10:02 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: I don't think I can or want to convince anyone that software upsampling is for them or claim software upsampling is always a good option. A gentleman and a scholar. Very nice work dealing with that drive-by. I'm hanging out until the DSD update, thanks for all the good work, ZB. Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, Ben-M said: A gentleman and a scholar. Very nice work dealing with that drive-by. I'm hanging out until the DSD update, thanks for all the good work, ZB. Thank you, as a point of clarification, DSD is not available right now for PGGb-RT/Foobar. But PGGB offline still offers DSD to PCM conversion even in trial mode. Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
Ben-M Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: Thank you, as a point of clarification, DSD is not available right now for PGGb-RT/Foobar. But PGGB offline still offers DSD to PCM conversion even in trial mode. Oops, after you first released PGGB I stepped away for a bit and didn't keep up with the updates. I did mistake that one, however, I am a long time and happy Foobar2000 user 👍 In my case, I have a T+A DAC8DSD, which does play PCM, but sounds best with DSD and DSD512 specifically. I was still hoping that offline DSD->upscaled DSD and PCM->upscaled DSD would still become available sometime. Was that added or is that in the works? Link to comment
Zaphod Beeblebrox Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Ben-M said: Oops, after you first released PGGB I stepped away for a bit and didn't keep up with the updates. I did mistake that one, however, I am a long time and happy Foobar2000 user 👍 In my case, I have a T+A DAC8DSD, which does play PCM, but sounds best with DSD and DSD512 specifically. I was still hoping that offline DSD->upscaled DSD and PCM->upscaled DSD would still become available sometime. Was that added or is that in the works? Understood, I have no intention of implementing DSD upsampling HQPLayer is the best there is in that regard. Ben-M 1 Author of PGGB & RASA, remastero Update: PGGB-256 is completely revamped, improved, and now uses much less memory New: PGGB-IT! is a new interface for PGGB 256, supports multi-channel, smaller footprint, more lossless compression options Free: foo_pggb_rt is a free real-time upsampling plugin for foobar2000 64bit; RASA is a free tool to do FFT analysis of audio tracks System: TT7 PGI 240v > Paretoaudio Server [SR7T] > Adnaco Fiber [SR5T] >VR L2iSE [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity PC]> QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation RCA> Omega CAMs, JL Sub, Vox Z-Bass/ [QSA Silver fuse, QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation PC] KGSSHV Carbon CC, Audeze CRBN Link to comment
happybob Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 7:02 AM, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: It currently cannot decode DSD, but it is a planned feature for the next release. It depends on the DAC, some DACs are able to play single bit DSD while others convert to PCM and play and the later can benifit from a software conversion. DSD vs PCM also depends on the mastering. Sometimes the PCM version is derived from DSD (often found in hybrid SACDs), in these cases DSD can be the better option. There are other examples (Patricia Barber's Clique is a good example) where the mastering was done at 32bit DXD rates and both the DSD and PCM DXD versions were created from this version. Here there should not be any degradation in quality going to PCM or even better using the original 32bit DXD. More often than not, unless the album was a direct transfer to DSD, if any processing was done during mastering it was converted to a intermediate PCM rate. Because processing DSD is a lot harder to do and most DAWs work with PCM. Bottom line it is hard to make any generalizations and provenance matters. More here: PGGB - FAQ (remastero.com) I don't think I can or want to convince anyone that software upsampling is for them or claim software upsampling is always a good option. There are DACs where software upsampling makes little to no difference. The possibility of additional processing introducing audible noise (because of active CPU, memory etc) exists for all software upsamplers. One has to weigh the the audible benefit the upsampled tracks bring to their DACs over audibility of processing noise (and possibly reduce processing by their DAC) and choose whichever sounds best. Again hard to generalize and one has to try and decide for themselves. I have kept the number of options to the bare necessities so as not to overwhelm anyone. I can safely say, 95% of the user just keep the settings at their default values. The rest of the settings such as sample-rate and bit depth numbers are DAC dependent. The idea is not to use different settings for different albums, but rather make a few adjustments to get the best out of your playback chain. For those who wish to tinker a bit, there is also an onboarding guide, though the guide is for PGGB Offline, the settings are the same for RT version so it can be used to navigate the settings. I agree, and we were concerned about it, so when PGGB-RT is busy processing the first track during the first few seconds of delay, a status progress bar pops up showing it is busy and it goes away as soon as the playback starts. ZB, I just now read about the PGGB-RT and this is exciting! That said, I use a Mac and know that this is not supported now, but wondering if there's a possible path to the RT version on a Mac at some point or are there aspects to this (of course including Foobar) that are limited to Windows only? Thanks - and I love my offline PGGB! Link to comment
HeeBroG Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 18 hours ago, Zaphod Beeblebrox said: Thank you, as a point of clarification, DSD is not available right now for PGGb-RT/Foobar. But PGGB offline still offers DSD to PCM conversion even in trial mode. Hi ZB. Are you also working on a way to make "off line" DSD conversion to PGGB less memory intensive? PH SR7 > MacMini+Uptone MMK Mod > Audirvana 3.2 > re-clocked D-LInk switch/LPS1.1 > sMS-200Ultra/LPS1.2 > tX-USBUltra/PH SR7 > Chord BluDave > Focal Utopia(Norne Silver) or Voxativ 9.87/ Stereo REL G1 Mk II Link to comment
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