![]() I turn my back up drive on, sync then turn it off. You may also want to have a back up drive and use something like ChronoSync or other drive synching software. You should also think about placing this library on an external drive using Thunderbolt or Firewire, NOT USB. As the name suggests Apple Lossless, no data is lost in this format, kind of like zipping an audio file. First make sure that all the importing is done with either AIFF (Better Sounding) or Apple Lossless format (Less Storage). Ok so here is how we optimize the computer side. ITunes is a free program from Apple, it is available for both Macintosh and PC (best used with Vista). This is what I keep it set to in my setup. If you are using a mix of high resolution 24 bit material and Red Book 16/44.1 then the best bet is put the Format control to 96K. 44.1*2 = 88.2 will sound better than 44.1*2.177 = 96) If you would rather not upsample then set this to 44.1K and iTunes will merely pad the 16 bit data with zero to make the output 24/44.1. The idea here is that even multiple upsampling is much better sounding than odd (i.e. This will tell iTunes to upsample from 16/44.1 to 24/88.2K. This seems to be the best sounding setup for Red Book (i.e. If you are using only Red Book CD’s that are ripped to your hard drive I would suggest setting the output to 88.2K. With all the 24 bit DACS you can set the Format to 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96K, 176.4K or 192K. Do not change these settings while iTunes is running or the output will be resampled to the new setting which is bad (because it is being effected twice, not ounce).Īpplications->Utilities->Audio Midi Setup: ITunes takes a snapshot of the settings for an output device ounce it loads and will upsample to that output format while it is running. For the Proton also set the Sound Effects so that beeps are not used as Feedback for the volume control or this will come out of your speakers or headphones.Ī little information about setting up for 24 bit DACS. Select the USB DAC you purchased here from the selection of available output devices.Īlso select the Sound Effects window and make sure all the beeps and other OS sounds go out the internal speakers, so they don’t go to the stereo.
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