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When creating Hybrid-DSD files, I generally urge caution in selecting “ Automatically Add to iTunes”.

This new file will then be imported into your iTunes library from where you can play it. The DSD file will automatically start converting to Hybrid-DSD. Once your settings are set, open the DSD files you want to add to iTunes using the ⌘-O. This rate is only specifying the ALAC part of the Hybrid file, and does not affect the DSD Data (of course!). The sampling rate can be anything you want, note that higher rates will take longer to create. Open the DSD Master app and select Hybrid-DSD as the output file.

If your DAC supports DSD, then BitPerfect will automatically play the DSD version, otherwise it will automatically play the PCM version (inside that SAME file!).Ĭreating Hybrid-DSD files using DSD Master If BitPerfect is asked to play this file, it is able to read both the PCM and the DSD versions. However, it also contains the original DSD data, encoded within the file in such a way that iTunes and other players won't attempt to read it. A 'Hybrid-DSD' file contains a PCM copy of the DSD original. 'Hybrid-DSD' files can be loaded into iTunes, or into any other player which supports the Apple Lossless format, and will play music like normal.

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mp4 extension, and functions exactly like one. Hybrid-DSD is a file format which looks to the world exactly like an Apple Lossless (ALAC) PCM file with an. (This has no connection to SACD, by the way).

#BITPERFECT MANUAL INSTALL#

The DSD Master app, that creates the 'Hybrid-DSD'-filesįirstly, Install the DSD Master application by buying it from the App-store.ĭSD Master creates a file format which are termed 'Hybrid-DSD'. Even though you may not be intentionally upsampling, if BitPerfect finds it needs to downsample because your DAC does not support the current sample rate, the SoX downsampler will deliver a better performance.Ģ. I suggest setting SRC to “ SoX 14.3.2 VHQ Linear”. The below settings in BitPerfect are recommended for DSD playback. The preference pane can be accessed via the BitPerfect App that is running in your menubar.

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Installing the BitPerfect App to get ready for DSD playback in iTunesĪs its name implies, BitPerfect will automatically change the system’s bit depth automatically so that you are playing hi-res music files bit-perfectly each time.īitPerfect is available for download from App store here. In this article I will explain what these two apps do and why you need them.ġ. There are two apps, both made by the same company, that you need in order to play DSD files within iTunes on a Mac. The below workflow is time-consuming, so if you have a lot of files, this can be disappointing.īitperfect and DSD Master both needed for iTunes to play DSD files NativeDSD recommends listeners to use premium apps like Roon, JRiver or Audirvana.

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