This blog for the audiophile hobbyist details the few known ways to record/playback 1-bit DSD / DXD audio, and proposes a few new standards.
Thursday, June 16
ExaU2I Supports DXD, DSD support in the works!
The ExaU2I USB-I2S Interface is a very exciting product for a modern DIY DAC, support for DXD and higher res PCM (384Khz) has been included since the beginning, but in the past few days it seems it might support DSD as well, at rates as high as 5.6Mhz! This makes the ExaU2I the first (DAC only) DXD/DSD board available to the hobbyist, multichannel as well! No word on how soon the users of the ExaU2I will get DSD support. Here is the DIYAudio Forum post on preliminary DSD support.
Friday, February 25
New Frontier in DSD/DXD - basic information
Hello and Welcome,
I have been experimenting with various project's I found to enable me to Record/Playback 1-bit DSD files.
This blog is to provide information to all those interested on what I did and how I did it.
Right Now there are 2 options, but I recommend the ElectArt if you want to start recording DSD anytime soon.
The new beta of HQPlayer supports native DSD playback with a ASIO 2.1 Driver, so there is hope of playing back DSD using the USBPAL. This is breaking news, props to the developers of HQPlayer.
The only other software I am aware of supporting ASIO 2.1+DSD is Sony SonicStage Mastering Studio and DSD Direct Player, neither supports 128fs rates or is availible unbundled from a sony viao computer.
I will be posting photos of my current setup using the ElectrArt USB-Dual-Audio. Stay tuned.
-alexcount
I have been experimenting with various project's I found to enable me to Record/Playback 1-bit DSD files.
This blog is to provide information to all those interested on what I did and how I did it.
Right Now there are 2 options, but I recommend the ElectArt if you want to start recording DSD anytime soon.
- The 'USB-Dual-Audio' from ElectrArt (translated) is the only option with software for playback/record of DSD included. ElectrArt also has a Blog with updates. It has very basic windows only software for dsd recording/playback at 64fs or 128fs (2.8 or5.6mhz) and supports a generic driver model for os x / linux for pcm. All documentation is in Japanese. Sold for hobbyist use, has a growing reputation in japan on various blogs/forums.
- The USBPAL from Rigisystems, which looks very good and supports ASIO 2.1 for DSD, has no included software for playback/recording. The USBPAL stands alone in offering syncing between boards for multiple channels, 8 i/o for DSD per board, DXD support, and good documentation/drivers/sample code. Also a commercial license is available.
The new beta of HQPlayer supports native DSD playback with a ASIO 2.1 Driver, so there is hope of playing back DSD using the USBPAL. This is breaking news, props to the developers of HQPlayer.
The only other software I am aware of supporting ASIO 2.1+DSD is Sony SonicStage Mastering Studio and DSD Direct Player, neither supports 128fs rates or is availible unbundled from a sony viao computer.
I will be posting photos of my current setup using the ElectrArt USB-Dual-Audio. Stay tuned.
-alexcount
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