How-to configure MERGING+NADAC with HQPlayer on MacOS ?
Prerequisite
The MERGING+NADAC CoreAudio driver is installed and configured
Signalyst HQPlayer is installed http://www.signalyst.com/consumer.html
Step-by-step guide
- Start HQ player:
- Click in the top left corner Menu and select HQPlayerDesktop3 - Preferences menu:
- First set Backend to CoreAudio
Then select Merging+NADAC as Device :
It is recommended to keep the Buffer size to Default. - Configure PCM Defaults for PCM playback without any down or up-sampling:
Filter : None - Dither : None - Sample Rate /Limit : 384000 - You can now play PCM files:
- Configure SDM Defaults for DSD playback without any down or up-sampling:
Oversampling : poly-sync - Modulator : ASDM5 - Bit Rate /Limit : 11289600 Select SDM(DSD), and you can now play a DSD file.
Note: DSD through DOP on Mac computer is limited to DSD128, however MERGING+NADAC is DSD256 capable.
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