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Ultimate Audio Playback => Download Area and Release Notes => Topic started by: PeterSt on November 12, 2008, 01:58:58 am



Title: XXHighEnd Model 0.9w-3 (retrieves track numbers from tag data and solves bugs)
Post by: PeterSt on November 12, 2008, 01:58:58 am

There are serious reaons to believe that this version is not the best for sound quality. If you are new here and want to experience XXHighEnd for sound quality, please go to XXHighEnd Model 0.9v-7 (http://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=592.0).

This version mostly solves the bugs introduced per the 0.9w sequence.

  • As it appeared, 3 core processors exist, and this was not supported in such a way that things went wrong at the new "parallel" conversion method (FLAC to WAV etc.), generally resulting in a "Path is not of a legal form" error.
    This by itself lead to the conclusion that the Processor Core Appointment (Settings Area) also did not work in the case of a 3 core processor, but this was without notice;
    Now, the following range of cores are supported throughout : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8. Note though that for the parallel conversion 6 and 8 are treated as 4, hence no more than 4 parallel threads will serve the conversions; As said in an earlier Release Note, the explicit support for 8 (or 6) cores can be added just the same, but please let know whether you have such a processor (twin 3 or 4 cores).

  • Besides the earlier supported track number derival from .cue information, now the track number can be derived from FLAC-tag info (or MP3 tags) as well. When it concerns an album with .cue data going with it, that takes prevalence over getting the track number from the tag info (might the combination exist, as it is for MP3 theoretically).

  • Engine#1 was rendered useless per 0.9w-1 because it played all tracks from the Playlist in parallel. This is now solved.

  • A possibly longer existing problem was about not being able to drag the timer cursor during Unattended Playback (after bringing up XXHighEnd) with the intention to continue playback at the dragged position. Solved.

  • At creating 0.9-w2 and the parallel conversion (from FLAC or MP3) the Anti Alias conversion was forgotten, and AA just did not work at all. Now solved.

  • An error message has been built in, telling when an attempt is made to AA convert a Cue File album. Such a combination is not supported.

  • Although not sure whether in 0.9w-1 or -2 being there as a problem, most probably it could occur that FLAC/MP3 conversion with Unattended Playback could stall XXHighEnd during the conversion. If all is right, solved now.

  • Cue Files couldn't be loaded from a Gallery since 0.9w-2. Now they can again.

One thing left to do since 0.9-w was introduced : Support for 24/352800 to 24/176400 conversion (which requires Anti Alias conversion) together with FLAC conversion. Also, 24/352800 to 24/176400 in general (source = WAV) might not be working anymore in the new setup for 0.9w-3 (it just wasn't tested but should be still working).