PC for Multichannel Music Playback - What's your Setup?
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So LizardKing, How do you play iso files with foobar? Will it play just sacd iso's or can you play the dvd-a iso's using it? I looked at the official components list and see nothing that would let me do it and I know my setup won't let me play iso's of any sort.
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JRiver certainly lets you play ISOs as well as separate tracks. You might give that a try. They have a 30 day free trial.
Mine looks like this:
I like to see what's going on in each separate channel as well as hear it, but yours looks better
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LizardKing
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
It plays both SACD and DVD-Audio ISOs. Note: Audio only...
You need to install the DVD-Audio Decoder http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvdadecoder/ & the Super Audio CD Decoder http://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/
LizardKing
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
You can play SACD multichannel ISO rips but not the physical discs.
Grendel13G
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Great thread!
My HTPC setup is pretty simple. I created it for the very purpose of listening to surround music; I tried various network-capable receivers before realizing that a PC was much, much more elegant and much, much more flexible. I haven't ever listened to surround music from an optical disc.
Hardware: Windows 7 PC connected to Marantz NR1402 receiver via HDMI
-The PC is our media/gaming PC, connected to the TV, so I don't have the 'ghost' monitor issue that Bright Side mentioned. I'll often turn the TV off if just listening to music. I have Splashtop installed in case I want to control the PC from my Android tablet (I used to do this more often when the HTPC was in another room).
Software: Foobar2000 for playing everything (as FLAC) and ripping DVD-A discs/SACD ISOs.
-Foobar is great. The only thing it doesn't do is fold my laundry.
Other Software: An annoying combination of limited tools to rip Blu-Rays (e.g., Audiomuxer, eac3to)
-I really like DVD Audio Extractor, but have only used the trial version, and feel silly forking over $40 for something I use maybe a few times a year.
I think this setup works great, and is just about the simplest way to enjoy surround music. Thanks to the QQ community for helping me get started in the world of surround!
-Grendel
My HTPC setup is pretty simple. I created it for the very purpose of listening to surround music; I tried various network-capable receivers before realizing that a PC was much, much more elegant and much, much more flexible. I haven't ever listened to surround music from an optical disc.
Hardware: Windows 7 PC connected to Marantz NR1402 receiver via HDMI
-The PC is our media/gaming PC, connected to the TV, so I don't have the 'ghost' monitor issue that Bright Side mentioned. I'll often turn the TV off if just listening to music. I have Splashtop installed in case I want to control the PC from my Android tablet (I used to do this more often when the HTPC was in another room).
Software: Foobar2000 for playing everything (as FLAC) and ripping DVD-A discs/SACD ISOs.
-Foobar is great. The only thing it doesn't do is fold my laundry.
Other Software: An annoying combination of limited tools to rip Blu-Rays (e.g., Audiomuxer, eac3to)
-I really like DVD Audio Extractor, but have only used the trial version, and feel silly forking over $40 for something I use maybe a few times a year.
I think this setup works great, and is just about the simplest way to enjoy surround music. Thanks to the QQ community for helping me get started in the world of surround!
-Grendel
LizardKing
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
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I like to see what's going on in each separate channel as well as hear it, but yours looks better
You can see whats going on with the waveform seekbar (under the cover art)...
& with the spectogram under the display info...
It shows all channels...
I missed that
Mine looks like this:
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I like to see what's going on in each separate channel as well as hear it, but yours looks better
Guess what:
:banana:
I have it configured the way I like it now but I can't set it to show all my 6 channels, only 2 (peakmeter). The spectrum does show all 6. Did you manage to get them all?
I've been playing with it a bit more and managed to get all channels :banana:, don't know if I like it though.
LizardKing
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Click on the Peak/Spec button on the left of the display to switch....
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P.S. Lookin good!!! And how did you get the albums to display above the tracklisting??
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P.S. Lookin good!!! And how did you get the albums to display above the tracklisting??
Click on the Peak/Spec button on the left of the display to switch....
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P.S. Lookin good!!! And how did you get the albums to display above the tracklisting??
When you have selected ELP at the bottom and select more albums than one it collapses the albums you didn't select.
LizardKing
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
If you don't like the waveform seekbar you can configure it to not display ANY channels.
Not sure if there is a way to turn it off permanently..
Not sure if there is a way to turn it off permanently..
I do like the seekbar but with all channels displayed it looks a bit chaotic but I can always switch back to the spectrumanaliser.
I really like this skin, it can be adapted to your likings with just a few clicks, also nice to have the random button, saves a couple of clicks
so THANKS for mentioning this one, I'm happy now :51banana:
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Snood snoopid (stupid) question of the day :banana:
What plug in for foobar does Snood need to rip DVD-A to flac..........
even snoopider question.......what are you guys using for your PC to recognise the DVD-A discs? Snood just has plain ole CD DVD RW stuff. Know me is missing something here :xp:
Snood put dvd-a in cd/dvd-rom drive and foobar doesn't see it
Know if googled it enough might find something, but wanna make sure download the right software and not some crapware. Rather get good advice from people Snood trusts even if they mock me for being so Snoopid
Sorry for being such a noob at this stuff.......know a lil bout PCs, but not much about this surround transfer sorcery
might be koo to one day have all my stuff backup on PC and be able to use my lappy or PC to play my 5.1 - Bright Side got me thinking about it. Damn Yoooooooooooou Bright Side!!!!
Let the laughter begin
What plug in for foobar does Snood need to rip DVD-A to flac..........
even snoopider question.......what are you guys using for your PC to recognise the DVD-A discs? Snood just has plain ole CD DVD RW stuff. Know me is missing something here :xp:
Snood put dvd-a in cd/dvd-rom drive and foobar doesn't see it
Know if googled it enough might find something, but wanna make sure download the right software and not some crapware. Rather get good advice from people Snood trusts even if they mock me for being so Snoopid
Sorry for being such a noob at this stuff.......know a lil bout PCs, but not much about this surround transfer sorcery
might be koo to one day have all my stuff backup on PC and be able to use my lappy or PC to play my 5.1 - Bright Side got me thinking about it. Damn Yoooooooooooou Bright Side!!!!
Let the laughter begin
And don't forget this week's announcement of the new Multichannel DACs from Merging Technologies.
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...ultichannel-DSD-DAC-from-Merging-Technologies
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...ultichannel-DSD-DAC-from-Merging-Technologies
LizardKing
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
Snood - you're not Stoopid....
What do you want to do exactly? I'll make it easy for you (Multiple choice):
1. Create (and then play) MCH FLACs from a physical DVD-A disc?
2. Create a DVD-A ISO from a disc? or
3. Play a (0reviously) decrypted DVD-A ISO
Foobar should be able to see & play a disc and play it... you just need to go to file -> open -> & then select the AUDIO_TS.IFO file under the AUDIO_TS folder.
Note foobar plays audio only...
What do you want to do exactly? I'll make it easy for you (Multiple choice):
1. Create (and then play) MCH FLACs from a physical DVD-A disc?
2. Create a DVD-A ISO from a disc? or
3. Play a (0reviously) decrypted DVD-A ISO
Foobar should be able to see & play a disc and play it... you just need to go to file -> open -> & then select the AUDIO_TS.IFO file under the AUDIO_TS folder.
Note foobar plays audio only...
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