Audio output at 44.1k despite Hi-Res input file/stream - a bug or not implemented Hi-Res support?

VSofter

Probably there is a way to implement ASIO in some form (just like foobar2000 does, for example)?

jonas

exclusive mode with WASAPI crashes immediately when stopping playback, or changing song, so it's no point enabling it before the issue is resolved.

I've added ASIO support, you can download the latest MSVC build if you want to test it: https://builds.strawberrymusicplayer.org/windows/msvc/

jonas

ASIO does not currently work directly with the audio drivers ASIO, suspect it's a GStreamer bug, but it works with ASIO4ALL (https://asio4all.org/about/download-asio4all/)

Bug reported to gstreamer here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/3321

jonas

I can no longer reproduce any crashes with WASAPI in exclusive mode in release, only when debugging in Visual Studio 2022.
So I've added exclusive mode as an option when WASAPI is selected as output. Both MSVC and MinGW should have it, please test with the latest build from https://builds.strawberrymusicplayer.org/windows/

jonas

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/3326

przemhb

@jonas Unfortunately playback is buggy for my external USB DAC (Khadas Tone 1) - it is much slower, than normal and jagged. Starts and stays like this. For both my monitors there is no such an issue.

jonas

@przemhb
What output? WASAPI, WASAPI2 or ASIO?

przemhb

@jonas The sound was jagged when I tried to use WASAPI.

For WASAPI2 I could play simultaneously from two sources, despite exclusive mode seemed to be enabled (but was it? the tick box was ticked, but greyed out). For ASIO similar case - check box greyed out, but ticked, but error on playback attempt:

Configured audiosink audiobin is not working.
../gst/playback/gstplaysink.c(2949): gen_audio_chain (): /GstPlayBin3:pipeline-1-pipeline/GstPlaySink:playsink

jonas

@przemhb
Exclusive mode currently is only available with WASAPI.

VSofter

@jonas,
Tried both ASIO/WASAPI Exclusive options.
ASIO works with Steinberg UR MKII ASIO driver just fine, as well as it fails to work with ASUS Xonar Essence ASIO (Configured audiosink audiobin is not working).

As to WASAPI-Exclusive - it seems to work (Strawberry shows track is playing) but with no sound at all (other apps also do not play sound while Strawberry is active with WASAPI-Exclusive activated).

Something I could try more?)

jonas

2 updates:
WASAPI2 exclusive stability issue should be fixed.
ASIO not working with other drivers than ASIO4ALL should be fixed.

Please try the latest from https://builds.strawberrymusicplayer.org/windows/msvc/, currently 1.0.23.48.g9b1035a5.

przemhb

@jonas I have tried v. 1.0.23.52.g04ba202e-msvc-x64. No improvement on WASAPI exclusive. Right from the moment playback is started the sound is at a lower, than normal speed and gets jagged.

As to the ASIO it depends on driver. For "ASIO for Generic USB Device" it fails with:

../gst/playback/gstplaysink.c(2949): gen_audio_chain (): /GstPlayBin3:pipeline-1-pipeline/GstPlaySink:playsink

When Khadas Tone USB driver is used playback starts ok, but when only I pause it the last sample is played in a loop. To recover it is not sufficient to stop, but play-stop sequence is needed.

VSofter

@jonas tried latest msvc build (.52), the changes are:
instead of ASIO error message - Strawberry just freezes forever.

WASAPI Exclusive - no changes.

jonas

@VSofter

I can reproduce the issue with wasapi exclusive mode playing low distorted audio, reported here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/3339

I can periodically reproduce a issue with ASIO where the track is played at lower speed, have to look more into that.