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! PC Speakers<br />(5.1) | ! PC Speakers<br />(5.1) | ||
! TV | ! TV | ||
! AVR SPDIF | ! TV<br />(AC3)★ | ||
! AVR HDMI<br />(no HD Audio) | ! AVR SPDIF<br />(AC3/DTS)★★ | ||
! AVR HDMI<br />(HD Audio) | ! AVR HDMI<br />(no HD Audio)★★★ | ||
! AVR HDMI<br />(HD Audio)★★★★ | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="left"|'''Audio Output Device''' | |align="left"|'''Audio Output Device''' | ||
|Speakers | |Speakers | ||
|Speakers | |Speakers | ||
|HDMI/SPDIF | |||
|HDMI/SPDIF | |HDMI/SPDIF | ||
|SPDIF | |SPDIF | ||
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|2.0 | |2.0 | ||
|5.1 | |5.1 | ||
|2.0 | |||
|2.0 | |2.0 | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
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|align="left"|'''Output configuration''' | |align="left"|'''Output configuration''' | ||
|Best Match | |||
|Best Match | |Best Match | ||
|Best Match | |Best Match | ||
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|align="left"|'''Stereo upmix''' | |align="left"|'''Stereo upmix''' | ||
|Disabled | |||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
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|align="left"|'''Normalize levels on downmix''' | |align="left"|'''Normalize levels on downmix''' | ||
|Enabled | |Enabled | ||
| | |Disabled | ||
| | |Disabled | ||
| | |Disabled | ||
| | |Disabled | ||
| | |Disabled | ||
|Disabled | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="left"|'''Resample quality''' | |align="left"|'''Resample quality''' | ||
|Medium | |||
|Medium | |Medium | ||
|Medium | |Medium | ||
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|align="left"|'''Keep audio device alive''' | |align="left"|'''Keep audio device alive''' | ||
|1 min | |||
|1 min | |1 min | ||
|1 min | |1 min | ||
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|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
|Enabled | |||
|Enabled | |Enabled | ||
|Enabled | |Enabled | ||
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|N/A | |N/A | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|HDMI/SPDIF | |||
|SPDIF | |SPDIF | ||
|HDMI | |HDMI | ||
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|N/A | |N/A | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|Enabled | |||
|Enabled | |Enabled | ||
|Enabled | |Enabled | ||
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|align="left"|'''Enabled Dolby Digital transcoding''' | |align="left"|'''Enabled Dolby Digital transcoding''' | ||
| | |N/A | ||
| | |N/A | ||
|N/A | |||
|Enabled | |Enabled | ||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
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|align="left"|'''DTS capable receiver''' | |align="left"|'''DTS capable receiver''' | ||
|N/A | |||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
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|N/A | |N/A | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|Disabled | |||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
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|N/A | |N/A | ||
|N/A | |N/A | ||
|Disabled | |||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
|Disabled | |Disabled | ||
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'''<big><nowiki>★</nowiki></big>''' Where AVR has HDMI inputs but can't decode HD | '''<big><nowiki>★</nowiki></big>''' Where TV can decode AC3. | ||
'''<big><nowiki>★★</nowiki></big>''' Where AVR only has SPDIF which will support AC3 & DTS. | |||
'''<big><nowiki>★★★</nowiki></big>''' Where AVR has HDMI inputs but can't decode TrueHD or DTS-HD. | |||
'''<big><nowiki>★★★★</nowiki></big>''' Where AVR has full decode capabilities. | |||
{{Note| On Windows WASAPI offers best quality if connected to an AVR or DAC and '''MUST''' be used if trying to passthrough TrueHD or DTS-HD, however as there can sometimes be compatibility problems with WASAPI in certain circumstances the Directsound option may have to be choosen however TrueHD or DTS-HD is not possible with Directsound. | |||
[[Category:How-to]] | [[Category:How-to]] | ||
[[Category:Audio]] | [[Category:Audio]] |
Revision as of 11:46, 20 March 2014
Audio Configuration Guide
Depending on how your equipment is connected together you'll need to adjust the audio setting.
NOTICE The following is meant to act as a guide to get you started, thus you may want to adjust things to suit your own particular set of equipment.
XBMC Settings | PC Speakers (2.0) |
PC Speakers (5.1) |
TV | TV (AC3)★ |
AVR SPDIF (AC3/DTS)★★ |
AVR HDMI (no HD Audio)★★★ |
AVR HDMI (HD Audio)★★★★ |
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Audio Output Device | Speakers | Speakers | HDMI/SPDIF | HDMI/SPDIF | SPDIF | HDMI | HDMI |
Number of channels | 2.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | N/A | 5.1 | 7.1 |
Output configuration | Best Match | Best Match | Best Match | Best Match | Best Match | Best Match | Best Match |
Stereo upmix | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled |
Normalize levels on downmix | Enabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled |
Resample quality | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Keep audio device alive | 1 min | 1 min | 1 min | 1 min | 1 min | 1 min | 1 min |
Enabled passthrough | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled |
Passthrough output device ★★ | N/A | N/A | N/A | HDMI/SPDIF | SPDIF | HDMI | HDMI |
Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver | N/A | N/A | N/A | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled |
Enabled Dolby Digital transcoding | N/A | N/A | N/A | Enabled | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled |
DTS capable receiver | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disabled | Enabled | Enabled | Enabled |
TrueHD capable receiver | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Enabled |
DTS-HD capable receiver | N/A | N/A | N/A | Disabled | Disabled | Disabled | Enabled |
★ Where TV can decode AC3.
★★ Where AVR only has SPDIF which will support AC3 & DTS.
★★★ Where AVR has HDMI inputs but can't decode TrueHD or DTS-HD.
★★★★ Where AVR has full decode capabilities.
{{Note| On Windows WASAPI offers best quality if connected to an AVR or DAC and MUST be used if trying to passthrough TrueHD or DTS-HD, however as there can sometimes be compatibility problems with WASAPI in certain circumstances the Directsound option may have to be choosen however TrueHD or DTS-HD is not possible with Directsound.