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!style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;"|'''AVR HDMI<br />(no HD Audio) ★'''
!style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;"|'''AVR HDMI<br />(no HD Audio) ★'''
!style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;"|'''AVR HDMI<br />(HD Audio)'''
!style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;"|'''AVR HDMI<br />(HD Audio)'''
!style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;"|'''SPDIF<br />(Transcode to AC3)'''
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|align="left"|'''Audio Output Device'''
|align="left"|'''Audio Output'''
|Speakers
|'''Analog'''
|Speakers
|'''Analog'''
|HDMI/SPDIF
|'''Analog'''
|SPDIF
|'''Optical/Coaxial'''
|HDMI
|'''HDMI'''
|HDMI
|'''HDMI'''
|'''SPDIF'''
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Number of channels'''
|align="left"|'''Speaker configuration'''
|2.0
|'''2.0'''
|5.1
|'''5.1'''
|2.0
|'''2.0'''
|N/A
|'''2.0'''
|5.1
|'''5.1'''
|7.1
|'''7.1'''
|'''2.0'''
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Output configuration'''
|align="left"|'''Boost volume level on downmix'''
|Best Match
|{{Enabled}}
|Best Match
|{{Enabled}}
|Best Match
|{{Enabled}}
|Best Match
|{{Enabled}}
|Best Match
|{{Enabled}}
|Best Match
|{{Enabled}}
|{{Enabled}}
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Stereo upmix'''
|align="left"|'''Output stereo to all speakers'''
|Disabled
|{{Disabled}}
|Disabled
|{{Disabled}}
|Disabled
|{{Disabled}}
|Disabled
|{{Disabled}}
|Disabled
|{{Disabled}}
|Disabled
|{{Disabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Normalize levels on downmix'''
|align="left"|'''Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver'''
|Enabled
|{{NA}}
|Enabled
|{{NA}}
|Enabled
|{{NA}}
|Enabled
|{{Enabled}}
|Enabled
|{{Enabled}}
|Enabled
|{{Enabled}}
|{{Enabled}}
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Resample quality'''
|align="left"|'''DTS capable receiver'''
|Medium
|{{NA}}
|Medium
|{{NA}}
|Medium
|{{NA}}
|Medium
|{{Enabled}}
|Medium
|{{Enabled}}
|Medium
|{{Enabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Keep audio device alive'''
|style="color:#000000; background-color:#ff9090;" align="left" | '''AAC capable receiver'''
|1 min
|{{NA}}
|1 min
|{{NA}}
|1 min
|{{NA}}
|1 min
|{{Disabled}}
|1 min
|{{Disabled}}
|1 min
|{{Disabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Enabled passthrough'''
|align="left"|'''MultiChannel LPCM capable receiver'''
|Disabled
|{{NA}}
|Disabled
|{{NA}}
|Disabled
|{{NA}}
|Enabled
|{{Disabled}}
|Enabled
|{{Enabled}}
|Enabled
|{{Enabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Passthrough output device ★★'''
|align="left"|'''TrueHD capable receiver'''
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|{{Disabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|{{Enabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|-
|align="left"|'''DTS-HD capable receiver'''
|{{NA}}
|{{NA}}
|{{NA}}
|{{Disabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|{{Enabled}}
|{{Disabled}}
|-
!colspan="8" style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;" |'''Linux / OSX - Output Device Settings'''
|-
|align="left"|'''Audio output device'''
|Speakers
|Speakers
|SPDIF/HDMI
|SPDIF
|SPDIF
|HDMI
|HDMI
|HDMI
|HDMI
|SPDIF
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver'''
|align="left"|'''Passthrough output device'''
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|Enabled
|SPDIF
|Enabled
|HDMI
|Enabled
|HDMI
|-
|SPDIF
|align="left"|'''Enabled Dolby Digital transcoding'''
|Disabled
|Disabled
|Enabled
|Disabled
|Disabled
|Disabled
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''DTS capable receiver'''
!colspan="8" style="color:#000000; background-color:#DBDBDB;" |'''Windows - Output Device Settings'''
|N/A
|N/A
|Disabled
|Enabled
|Enabled
|Enabled
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''TrueHD capable receiver'''
|align="left"|'''Audio output device ★★'''
|N/A
|WASAPI/Directsound - Speakers
|N/A
|WASAPI/Directsound - Speakers
|N/A
|WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF/HDMI
|Disabled
|WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF
|Disabled
|WASAPI/Directsound - HDMI
|Enabled
|WASAPI - HDMI
|WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF
|-
|-
|align="left"|'''DTS-HD capable receiver'''  
|align="left"|'''Passthrough output device ★★'''
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|N/A
|{{NA}}
|Disabled
|WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF
|Disabled
|WASAPI/Directsound - HDMI
|Enabled
|WASAPI - HDMI
|WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF
|}
|}


'''<big><nowiki>★</nowiki></big>''' Where AVR has HDMI inputs but can't decode HD audio
'''<big><nowiki>★</nowiki></big>''' Where AVR has HDMI inputs but can't decode HD audio


'''<big><nowiki>★★</nowiki></big>''' On Windows WASAPI offers best quality if connected to an AVR or DAC but may not always work, and Directsound offers better compatibility and should work in just about all equipment configurations. The only time WASAPI must be used is when trying to passthrough HD audio.
'''<big><nowiki>★★</nowiki></big>''' WASAPI offers best quality if connected to an AVR or DAC but may not always work, and Directsound offers better compatibility and should work in just about all equipment configurations. The only time WASAPI must be used is when trying to passthrough HD audio.
 
== Advanced settings ==
 
It is possible to modify certain settings of the AudioEngine via advancedsettings.xml.
These settings are explained here: [[Advancedsettings.xml#.3Caudio.3E|'''Advancedsettings.xml/audio''']]
 
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Revision as of 20:01, 9 March 2014

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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 AVR SPDIF AVR HDMI
(no HD Audio) ★ 		AVR HDMI
(HD Audio) 		SPDIF
(Transcode to AC3)
Audio Output Analog Analog Analog Optical/Coaxial HDMI HDMI SPDIF
Speaker configuration 2.0 5.1 2.0 2.0 5.1 7.1 2.0
Boost volume level on downmix Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
Output stereo to all speakers Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver N/A N/A N/A Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled
DTS capable receiver N/A N/A N/A Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
AAC capable receiver N/A N/A N/A Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled
MultiChannel LPCM capable receiver N/A N/A N/A Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled
TrueHD capable receiver N/A N/A N/A Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled
DTS-HD capable receiver N/A N/A N/A Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled
Linux / OSX - Output Device Settings
Audio output device Speakers Speakers SPDIF/HDMI SPDIF HDMI HDMI SPDIF
Passthrough output device N/A N/A N/A SPDIF HDMI HDMI SPDIF
Windows - Output Device Settings
Audio output device ★★ WASAPI/Directsound - Speakers WASAPI/Directsound - Speakers WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF/HDMI WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF WASAPI/Directsound - HDMI WASAPI - HDMI WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF
Passthrough output device ★★ N/A N/A N/A WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF WASAPI/Directsound - HDMI WASAPI - HDMI WASAPI/Directsound - SPDIF

★ Where AVR has HDMI inputs but can't decode HD audio

★★ WASAPI offers best quality if connected to an AVR or DAC but may not always work, and Directsound offers better compatibility and should work in just about all equipment configurations. The only time WASAPI must be used is when trying to passthrough HD audio.

Advanced settings

It is possible to modify certain settings of the AudioEngine via advancedsettings.xml. These settings are explained here: Advancedsettings.xml/audio

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