Suggestion ....

[Evan Jones]

Hey,

Just got a new audigy2 (they are cheap now! holy!) anyways...

Supposedly this thing can handle 192khz sampe rates ... so any chance we could get the XM player to have that as a selectable sample rate for playback? (it does 96khz i know)

Thanks.

[Irrational86]

192khz!!??
What you think this is, a Hollywood sound studio??
 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Sub-Zero]

While I could see having such a feature if a particular module format used 24 bit samples and was capable of polyphonic 'instrument' voices, but for the supported formats I see it being overkill.  I think 24/32 bits at 96khz is quite sufficient.  Do you REALLY need 24 bit 192khz to play back a 4 channel, non polyphonic module that uses 8 bit samples?  Even the IT and XM formats that use 16 bit samples at best, sound quite good with the bandwidth 24 bits provides.  

From a performance standpoint, mixing at 24 bit/192khz sampling would bring almost any modern machine to its knees on the more complicated module formats.  Try playing back XeeGee-DreamShifter[remix].it at 24 bit 96khz.  It takes about 50-80% of my cpu during the busy parts on my p3 ~1ghz machine at 24 bit 48khz.  At 96khz, xmplay underruns its buffer so it it it t ..soun ound und nd ds...li lie ekk kk this isis ss......

Also, for the record, there is NO POINT in resampling the output of the 'lossy' stream formats like ogg/mp3.  It is best to play them back at their recorded rates.  Any resampling can actually reduce quality and waste CPU cycles.

Finally, I doubt you'd notice the difference between 96khz sampling, and 192khz sampling.  Most people can't even tell on good equipment, nevermind a shitty ~$150 set of computer speakers or set of headphones.

Anyway just my $.02

[Tsorovan]

The Audigy 1/2 doesn't even have full 96 kHz capabilities, it just looks that way.

[Evan Jones]

Yeah I suppose it is overkill but it would be nice to try it out and see if I can detect a diffrence
There is DEFINATELY a difference between 44khz and 96khz...

As for Tsorovan, the Audigy 1 was like that, its DAC's could do 96khz but internally worked @ 48khz (and would down sample anything (except dvd) going through it to that rate) and as such Creative got slamed for it. This reason is why the audigy2 came out. It is 96 capable of playback and recording @ 96khz .. and it dosent down sample 96khz stuff to 48 internally anymore.

I just thought it would be a neato geewizz feature that audio enthusiats like me could try out.

[Zarggg]

I'm sure they make other programs for that, dude.  I think you'd be the only one on this forum who has use for that. :laugh:

[Tsorovan]

Evan: Aye, you might be right there; can't remember but I distinctly remembered going "PHAAAAAW!" when I read the specs for the Audigy2...maybe it was some other thing...probably. Yep.

/me pats his M-Audio Delta Audiophile 2496

[Torkell]

/me is currently listening to internet radio thru a SB 4.1 Live and a pair of 2cm speakers (built in to the LCD screen)

Decent sound card, but the speakers are only good for going 'beep'. Shame I haven't got round to feeding the output thru a decent hi-fi (a NAD series 40, actually) and some nice, big, HQ speakers. Mmmmmmmmm...