![]() You may not use ASIO as your driver, but it’s a good idea to install it and see if it works with your DAC. Read our ASIO4All post to learn how to install and use this driver.ĪSIO – Many DACs will have an ASIO option automatically available with the driver installation. ASIO4All sounds a bit better than those and the driver that came with my DAC, but it can be a bit buggy to get running. I don’t hear much difference between WASAPI and Kernel Streaming. The output driver you use in your player has a slight, but noticeable, effect on the sound. You can experiment later with the Buffer Length and Dither to see what sounds good to you. Set the Output Format to the highest bit rate your DAC is capable of. ![]() Direct Sound may work, but doesn’t give the best sound. Many DACs require you to install a special driver and some use drivers contained within Windows.Ĭlick: File > Preferences > Output, and under Device look for your device with WASAPI, KS or ASIO. The player just controls the music, to Stop, Start, Select Track, etc. Contrary to popular belief, sound quality is not determined by the player software, but by the Output Driver you select here. Setting the Output – IMPORTANT – If you’re not getting sound the most likely reason is because the Output needs to be set. Machines with less memory should be set lower, depending on the amount of free memory available. A setting of 200,000 is equal to 200MB, which is larger than 99.9% of files. To set it, Click: File > Preferences > Advanced > Playback > Full file buffering up to (kb), and type the buffer size into the box. There’s no reason not to use this feature. ![]() With Memory Play the entire file is loaded into memory before the track starts. Music files are not played directly from the disc without Memory Play, they’re streamed in pieces to memory and those pieces are dynamically streamed and read from memory as the track plays. Memory Play – We don’t find Memory Play to be the tremendous sonic advantage many audiophiles claim. You can see in the top-right corner of the player it says “Repeat (playlist)” I usually select that as the default, but you can also select Random, Shuffle (albums), etc. Setting Playback – Click: File > Preferences > Playback, and under ReplayGain set Source Mode and Processing to “None”, then under Other check the box “Cursor Follows Playback”. Next, click the Filter tab (to the right of the Layout tab) and in the bottom section where it says Filter select “By field list above”. Click the Apply button, to see how they look on your screen. Setting Layout – To choose between the layouts shown above, Click: File > Preferences > Display > Columns UI, and select the Layout tab and choose one of the Presets. Make sure to always click the “Apply” button to save any settings changes you make in Preferences. I like to prevent the system from searching for new files after Foobar has started to do this, right-click the path and de-select “Monitor for Changes”. Low-Resolution Layout (this works well for screens set to low resolution)Īdding Music Library Files – Click: File > Preferences > Media Library, and press the “Add” button, then navigate to the folder with your music files. ITunes Layout (this adds the Genre filter and a playlist section at the bottom-right) These are the layout views you’ll have to choose from.Īlbum Layout (I prefer this one with the Artwork splashed across the screen of our TV) Importing Layouts – To import the custom Layouts, Click: File > Preferences > Display > Columns UI, and press the “Import” button and navigate to the Jaguar folder for the file called Foobar_Layouts.fcl. Standard Installation Layout (not very attractive or useful) ![]() When installing select Standard Installation.ĭownload and install each of these Foobar components: Let’s get started… Installation – Download the latest stable version from the Foobar2000 site. We’re gonna help you get it done in the time it takes to get through the instructions in this post. However, when you first install Foobar, it’s not cool at all and it can take weeks of studying the forums to figure out how to setup and configure the player to look and work the way you want it. Foobar Music Player for Windows is one of the coolest and music players. ![]()
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