Selecting The Vivaldi Upsampler As Your Audio Output Device; Using The Usb Input With A Master Clock - DCS Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual

dCS Vivaldi Upsampler User Manual

Selecting the Vivaldi Upsampler as your Audio Output device

Whichever program you are using to play your music, your computer may not automatically select
your Vivaldi Upsampler as the preferred playback device. Once you have connected the Upsampler
and switched it on, you can correct this as follows:
TM
Windows XP - Go to
dCS Vivaldi
and select
Playback Default Device
-
file.
TM
Windows Vista / Windows
Playback
and click on the
dCS Vivaldi dCS Hi-Speed USB Device Audio
or
Device. For best results, click on
the same sample rate as the file.
TM
Mac OSX - Open Finder, click on the
Audio MIDI Setup
and click on the
Vivaldi
from the drop down list in
USB Device Audio
as the default output from the same panel. For best results, set the
to be the same as that of the file.
This is basic set up information. Some streaming programs give better results with a
different set-up, or can automatically set the output sample rate to match the file sample
rate. Please refer to the "dCS Guide to Computer Audio" for more specific information.

Using the USB input with a Master Clock

Jitter from computer sources is typically very severe and can degrade the audio quality. To avoid this,
USB1
the Upsampler's
The Upsampler's default
to the source clock, but uses the Upsampler's internal clock instead. A control signal is
sent back to the source to control the delivery of data bursts from the computer.
You can improve the sound quality further by connecting a Vivaldi Master Clock to your system as
described on page 12.
Remember to select the input before setting the
Filename: Vivaldi Upsampler Manual v1_0x.docx
Start Control Panel
>
dCS Hi-Speed USB Device Audio
or
list. For best results, set the
TM
7 - Go to Start
tab of the panel that appears. In the list of available devices, right-click on
Properties
Go
Audio Devices
System Output. You can also set
USB2
& interfaces and
Sync Mode
Sounds and Audio
>
from the drop down list in the
Sample Rate
Control Panel
> >
Set as Default Communication
and select
Advanced
> and set the
tab and select Utilities. In the Utilities panel, select
tab in the Audio MIDI setup panel. Select
Network
port run in asynchronous mode.
for the USB inputs is
Sync Mode.
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devices. Click on the
to be the same as that of the
Hardware and Sound
Default Format
to 24 bits at
dCS Vivaldi dCS Hi-Speed
or
Sample Rate
Master Mode - it does not lock
English version
Audio
tab
Sound
Sound
>
dCS