Hi-Res Audio Player

Playing music with higher quality (for Mac)

You can make settings for playback with higher audio quality.

Select [Hi-Res Audio Player] - [Preferences] in the menu bar.

While playback is in progress, you cannot select the menu item. Stop the playback and then select the item.

The [Preferences] window is displayed upon your selection of the menu item.
Select the desired item in [Decode Mode] or [Audio Data Handling], and then click [OK].

The following items can be selected.

Depending on the device you are using, some items cannot be set.

Decode Mode: You can select a playback method for playback of DSD files.; DSD over PCM: This is a playback method called DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames). A DSD signal is embedded into a normal PCM format.; DSD Native: A DSD signal is transferred directly without converting it to PCM format.

Audio Data Handling: You can select the method to be used for file access when you play back music files.; Normal: Plays back music by reading audio data in the same way as with normal file access.; Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory): Plays back music after storing audio data in the active memory of your computer. By canceling file access during playback, the CPU load can be reduced, and you can play back music files with stable quality. Select this method when you want to play back music with higher audio quality.

When you select [Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory)] in [Audio Data Handling], it may take more time to start playback, depending on the processing speed of your Mac.

When you select [Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory)] in [Audio Data Handling], you can allocate the maximum size of memory to be used. Specify a size for the memory that is more than the maximum size of the audio files you generally play back.