Configure Signalyst HQPlayer on MacOS

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Last updated: May 15, 2023 by Ricardo


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


  1. Start HQ player:


  2. Click in the top left corner Menu and select HQPlayerDesktop3 - Preferences menu:


  3. First set Backend to CoreAudio 
    Then select Merging+NADAC as Device :
    It is recommended to keep the Buffer size to Default.




  4. Configure PCM Defaults for PCM playback without any down or up-sampling:
    Filter : None - Dither : None - Sample Rate /Limit : 384000


  5. You can now play PCM files:


  6. Configure SDM Defaults for DSD playback without any down or up-sampling:
    Oversampling : poly-sync - Modulator : ASDM5 - Bit Rate /Limit : 11289600

    Note: 
    "poly-sinc-ext" should be used for multiples of 44.1kHz sampling rate sources
    "poly-sinc-gauss-hires-lp" should be used for multiples of 48kHz sampling rate sources




  7. 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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