Thanks Peter for your speedy reply.

I knew, this was going to be embarrassing :-{

Claus

Maybe this will turn out kind of embarrassing. But where has the "Unattended"-Button gone. I saw the new GUI for the first time today, scrolled down and up, read Peter´s release notes. Can somebody give me a hint, please.

Claus

That´s good news. Thanks a lot.


Of course I will open a new topic. Sorry, didn´t want to confuse anybody. Actually I was searching for an existing topic my issues would fit in, but didn´t find any appropriate.

Claus

Hi everyone,

congratulation and thanks to Peter for remarkable soundquality.

1.
Why does XXHE crash everytime I press ALT+N for 'next track' as long as there is a next track in the playlist. No crash if there is no next track in the playlist. In this case XXHE just keeps on playing.

Problem Event Name:   APPCRASH
  Application Name:   XXEngine3.exe
  Application Version:   0.0.0.0
  Application Timestamp:   4b72f31d
  Fault Module Name:   KERNEL32.dll
  Fault Module Version:   6.0.6002.18005
  Fault Module Timestamp:   49e037dd
  Exception Code:   e0434f4d
  Exception Offset:   0003fbae
  OS Version:   6.0.6002.2.2.0.272.7
  Locale ID:   1031
  Additional Information 1:   fd00
  Additional Information 2:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160
  Additional Information 3:   fd00
  Additional Information 4:   ea6f5fe8924aaa756324d57f87834160

2.
Is there an obvious reason, why I can´t use Quad ARC Prediction with redbook files? The same is true for 24/176,4 native audiofiles with no upsampling. Both result in some kind of 'stuttering'.

3.
How could I possibly improve my settings? Should I try to decrease latency?


Please find my setup below. Any comments appreciated.

Claus


Notebook HP 6730b, 2 GB RAM, Intel Core2 Duo P8400 2,27 GHz
Server 2008 SP2 32-bit engl

Texas Instruments IEEE 1394 Bus host controller
Driver Microsoft 6.0.6002.18005 (21 Jun 2006)

RME Fireface 400
Driver 2.9.991.0 (11 Dec 2009)
Buffer Size (Latency) 1.024 Samples

XXHE 0.9y-5-06
Q1=2 (Distortion at Q1=1)
Q2/3/4/5=0/0/0/0
Device = KS: Fireface 400 SPDIF >> #hdspfirewave5
Engine 4
Unattended
Split File at Size 50 MB
Stop Services
"X3PB-20100214-200520.log" says "Normal Mode !"

Plays with no upsampling:
24/96 Audiofile in FLAC-Format
Redbook Audiofile in WAV- and FLAC-Format
Single Track from redbook large wavefile with cuefile

Plays with Double ARC Prediction
Redbook Audiofile in WAV- and FLAC-Format
Single Track from redbook large wavefile with cuefile

Good morning Peter,


To be honest, I was already wondering why you aren´t using english OS versions. Would be easier for you in some respects and much easier for us users. Especially when it comes to screenshots. Maybe you would run into keyboard issues. I don´t have any clue, what a dutch keyboard looks like.

I´m glad, if I could provide some kind of help in this case.

After reading your comments on W7, I started a new setup on my HP 6730b-Notebook. I really don´t have to stick to W7. By now, I´m not ready tweaking yet. But stability issues have decreased considerably. So my new setup...

HP 6730b Notebook
2 GB RAM
Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 SP2 engl*
Dawicontrol DC-1394 Firewire Expresscard (TI-Chip)
TI-Firewiredriver
RME Fireface 400 (Firmware 1.70, Driver 2.9991)
SPDIF/Coax
AQVOX USB 2 D/A MKII 24/192 DAC

XXHighend 9y-4
Autohotkey
engine 3
device FF400 SPDIF
Double ARC Prediction Upsampling (16/44.1 files only)
Unattended/Services off
Q1/2/3/4/5 = 4/0/0/0/0
No Invert
Playerprio = Low
ThreadPrio = RealTime

* Windows Server 2008 should be pretty much the same as Vista. I don´t have Vista installation media nor license. But I do have volume licenses of Server 2008.

I think, I will post issues and questions regarding my new setup in a new thread, as it doesn´t fit in the title of this one any more.

Claus

Thank you, Peter for your quick reply.


Please look here...
http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5305

RME says, it's not necessary anymore. But in my system it is. And I'm not the only one.
http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7112


Sorry, I forgot about that. HDMI Support is already turned OFF in BIOS.

Of course, I'm also considering an upgrade from W7 RC to final release.

Claus

Hi everyone,

my name is Claus. I´m new to XXHE. Coming from my Linux musicserver, using mpd/ncmpc on a realtime kernel. I still prefer the simple console userinterface. But I have to admit, in my system the soundquality of XXHE is superior. So I am trying to get the best out of it - still in demo mode. Peter, you surely have done a remarkable job.

Unfortunately I have stability issues in my setup. After playing some tracks either of the following scenarios or any combination thereof appears:
XXHE stops playing
XXHE closes
Windows BSOD
FF400 freezes

Perhaps could anyone kindly comment on my existing setup or on the next steps I´m considering to overcome these issues.

My setup:
Motherboard Asus M2A-VM HDMI
2 GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RC1 Build 7100
RME Fireface 400 (Firmware 1.70, Driver 2.9991)
SPDIF/Coax
AQVOX USB 2 D/A MKII 24/192 DAC

XXHighend 9y-4
engine 3
device FF400 SPDIF
Double ARC Prediction Upsampling (16/44.1 files only)
Attended
Q1/2/3/4/5 = 0/0/0/0/0
No Invert
Playerprio = Low
ThreadPrio = RealTime

Playing WAV and FLAC (some with cue-files)
16/44.1, 24/96, 24/176.4

Now:
Onboard Realtek HD-Audio disabled in Windows Device Manager
Replaced Windows Firewiredriver with Legacydriver
Optimized performance for background services
Using onboard Firewireport
Using external power source for FF400
FF400 mixer closed

Considering:
using firewirecard with TI-Chip instead of onboard-port
using XXHE unattended mode after installing autohotkey
stopping services
using windows standard vga driver
disabling powersaving options
disabling Ethernet interface
upgrading RAM to 4 GB

Thanks a lot
Claus