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DSDPlaybackSetupGuideforAURALiCVEGA

AURALiCVEGADigitalAudioProcessorsupportsallPCMformatsfrom44.1Kto384K,
it also accepts native DSD64 and DSD128 stream though USB 2.0 port by DoP(DSD
overPCM)protocol.

To playback DSD files in native without convert to PCM, you need to do some
configuration according to different playback software. As long as the setup is
correct,VEGAwillshow'DSD64'or'DSD128'samplingrateonitsscreentoindicateit
isreceivingnativeDSDstream.

HereisalistofsoftwarethatsupportingnativeDSDoutputbythetimethisarticleis
written:

AppleOSX10.7andabove
AudirvanaPlus
PureMusic

MicrosoftWindowsXP/7/8(x86andx64)
Foobar2000
J.RiverMediaCenter
SignalystHQPlayer

AudirvanaPlus(1.4.5)
StartAudirvanaPlus,select'Preferences...'menu:

Select 'Audio System' tab, if the 'Preferred Audio Device' is not 'AURALiC USB 2.0
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Audio Out', then please click on 'Change' button and choose 'AURALiC USB 2.0
AudioOut'aspreferredoutputdevice:

Select the 'DSD over PCM standard 1.0' as the 'Native DSD Capability' option and
confirmonanywarningdialog.Pleasealsoselectthe'Exclusiveaccessmode','Direct
Mode'and'Integermode(ifavail.ondevice)'forbettersoundquality:

ClosethePreferenceswindow,AudirvanaPlusisnowreadyfornativeDSDplayback.
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PureMusic(1.89)
StartPureMusicandselect'AudioSetup...'menu:

OntheOutputTab,select'AURALiCUSB2.0AudioOut'asoutputdevice,thenclick
"ClicktoApplyChanges(ApplicationWillRelaunch)"button.PureMusicwillrestart
automatically.

Now enter 'Audio Setup' again and select 'Special Options' tab, make sure the box
before'DSDStreamDevice'isselected.Clickon'CopyCurrentOutputDeviceName'.
Atlast,select'05FA'Flagoptionifitisnotthecurrentsetting.
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Click'ClicktoApplyChanges(ApplicationWillRelaunch)'button,afterrestart,Pure
MusicisreadyfornativeDSDplayback.

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Foobar2000(1.2.2)
Foobar2000 requests some third party plugins for DSD playback. What's more, the
volumecontrolofFoorbar2000mustbesetto100%(0.0dB)fornativeDSDplayback.

First,youneedtodownloadandinstallthe'SuperAudioCDDecoder'pluginat:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/foo_input_sacd/

Download'foo_input_sacd0.6.1.zip'(orlaterversion),openandextractallfiles:

Clickandinstall'ASIOProxyInstall0.6.0.exe'(orlaterversion):

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After the installation is finished, copy 'foo_input_sacd.dll' file into Foobar2000's
componentsfolder.Forexample:'C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\foobar2000\components\'

Go to Foobar2000 website ,download and install the 'ASIO support 2.1.2'(or later
version)plugin:http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_asio/

Runthedownloadedfile'foo_out_asio.fb2kcomponent'toinstalltheASIOplugin:

Start Foobar2000, click menu and select 'File', enter 'Preference' section. Jump to
'Playback'>'Output' tab at the left hand side. Select 'ASIO: foo_dsd_asio' as output
deviceonthe'Device'sectionattherighthandside:
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Jump to 'Playback'>'Output'>'ASIO' tab at the left hand side, double click on

'foo_dsd_asio'itemunder'ASIOdrivers'sectionattherighthandside:

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Select 'AURALiC VEGA USB ASIO Driver' as 'ASIO Driver' and use 'DoP Marker
0x05/0xFA'as'DSDPlaybackMethod'optiononthepopupwindow:

Close the 'foo_dsd_asio v0.6.0'(or later version) popup window, go back to

'Tools>SACD'tab,select'DSD'as'ASIODriverMode'option:

Click 'OK' button on Preferences windows and restart the program. Foorbar2000 is
now ready for native DSD playback. Please remember, you must set Foobar2000's
volumesettingat100%(0.0dB)whenyouplayanyDSDfiles(SACDISOandDIFFfile).

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Foobar2000withJPLAYplugin
ThereareseveralsettingsneedtobechangedifyouareusingFoobar2000withJPLAY.
Before the setup, you still need to install 'Super Audio CD Decoder' and 'ASIO
support2.1.2'(orlaterversion)plugins.Pleasefollowtheinstructionintheprevious
chapter.

RunJPLAYSettings,selectthe'Playingvia'with'KS:AURALiCAudio2.0Output':

StartFoobar2000,in'Preference'>'Playback'>'Output'tab,use'ASIO:foo_dsd_asio'
asoutputdevice(sameaswithoutJPLAY).In'Playback'>'Output'>'ASIO'tab,double
click on 'foo_dsd_asio' item, select 'JPLAY Driver' as 'ASIO Driver' and use 'DoP
Marker0x05/0xFA'as'DSDPlaybackMethod'optiononpopupwindow:

Close the popup window, click 'OK' button on Preferences window and restart
program. Foobar2000 with JPLAY plugin is ready for native DSD playback. Please
remember, you must set Foobar2000's volume setting at 100% (0.0dB) when you
playanyDSDfiles(SACDISOandDIFFfile).
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J.RiverMediaCenter(18.0)
Run J.River, click the menu and select 'Tools'>'Options...'. In the 'Audio'>'Audio
Output'section,select'WASAPIEventStyle'asoutputmode:

Click'OutputModesettings...'under'AudioOutput'section,select'Speakers(VEGA
USBAudio)'asdeviceonthe'WASAPISettings'popupwindowandclick'OK':

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Click'Bitstreaming:'under'Settings'sectionandselect'Custom...':

On'BitstreamingFormats'popupwindow,select'DSDoverPCM(DoP)'optionand
choose 'DoP 1.0 (0xFA / 0x05)' as 'DoP Format:' option then click 'OK' button to
closethewindow:

Click'OK'buttonon'Options'window.J.RiverisreadyfornativeDSDplayback.

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J.RiverMediaCenterwithJPLAYplugin
RunJPLAYSettings,selectthe'Playingvia'with'KS:AURALiCAudio2.0Output':

RunJ.River,clickmenuandselect'Tools'>'Options...'.Inthe'AudioOutput'section,
select'ASIO'asoutputmode:

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Clickon'OutputModesettings...'in'AudioOutput'section,select'JPLAYDriver'as
deviceonthe'ASIOSettings'popupwindowandclick'OK':

Click'Bitstreaming:'under'Settings'sectionandselect'Custom...':

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On'BitstreamingFormats'popupwindows,select'DSD'option,DONOTselect'DSD
overPCM(DoP)',click'OK'buttontoclosethewindow:

Click 'OK' button on 'Options' window. J.River with JPLAY plugin is ready for native
DSDplayback.

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SignalystHQPlayer(2.9.1)
Unfortunately,thelatestversion(2.9.1)ofHQPlayerbythetimethisarticleiswritten
donotsupport'DoPformatthoughASIOoutput'orthe'WASAPIEventStyle',sothe
functionislimited:DSD128streamwillbedownsampledtoDSD64byHQPlayer.

Start HQPlayer Desktop (not HQPlayer Desktop ASIO), enter the 'File'>'DSDIFF/DSF
settings...'menu:

Select'DirectSDM'optionandchoose'DoPmarker'as'Directplaybacktype'option,
clickon'OK'buttontoclosethewindow:

Now, enter 'File'>'Settings...' menu, select 'Speakers (VEGA USB Audio)' as the
output 'Device' and follow the 'PCM Defaults' and 'SDM Defaults' recommended
settingsasbelow:
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Changetheplaybackmodeto'SDM(DSD)'whenyouplaynativeDSDfiles:

Now,HQPlayerisreadyfornativeDSD64playback.

Pleasechangetheplaybackmodebackto'PCMwhenyouwanttoplayPCMfiles.