I’m running the latest volumio version on a RPi 3 with a DSD-capable USB DAC. I can play regular dsf files fine but I can’t seem to play DSD encoded with WavPack 5. The DAC clicks a few times (like it usually does when changing from PCM to DSD or vice versa) but there’s no sound output and DAC’s the format indicators will all turn off.
The files play fine in foobar2000 through the same DAC and mpd should support the format since ver 0.20 (2017/01/04).
In case it matters, I currently have to use the DoP option in volumio.
Where do I start digging? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
Not that anyone seems to care but upon finding out about the existence of Moode i thought I might as well try it for this feature and sure enough it works right out of the box. Also plays fine as WV+CUE which is what I wanted.
Still open for testing if anyone decides it’s relevant or if another user wants to double check his config.
I’ve not had issues with playing dsf files. I’ve had some wavepack files that I separated into tracks with CueTools, again I’ve had no issues playing them. I’m using an Allo Boss V1.2 on a Raspberry Pi, playing from local USB storage.
Thanks for your reply!
I’m afraid we’re trying different things, though. DSD/DSF files work fine. Regular WavPack files with PCM content work fine, too. Just WavPack files with DSD content don’t work at all. It’s a shame because it’s quite a neat format.
Btw. problem still persists in the current Volumio version…
I would enter this as a feature request in case it is important to you (and many others).
Random forum posts do nothing to add priority to a feature wish.
I bump this as a feature request.
It is seriously important to me (and many others).
Could you, please be so kind as to enter this as a feature request?
Random forum posts do nothing to add priority to a feature wish.
Writing feature requests is not a part of users’ lives.
Please implement WavPack 5.7.0 features available on https://www.wavpack.com/
This format is served by Linux.
Perhaps, this information taken from the WavPack website might encourage you to implement this format:
WavPack 5.7.0 features include:
Compatible with virtually all audio data formats including 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit integer PCM; 32-bit float PCM; DSD audio; mono, stereo, and multichannel (up to at least 256 channels); and integer sampling rates up to 1 GHz
Handles all modern audio file formats including Microsoft WAV/BWF/RF64, Apple AIFF & CAF, Sony Wave64, Philips DSDIFF, and Sony DSF (all with no size limitations)
Multiplatform support including Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android
WavPack is well supported on Linux and MAC. Most Linux distributions (including Ubuntu) now support WavPack right out of the box (via GStreamer) and WavPack support is part of FFmpeg and avconv. In addition, these programs now support Wavpack:
MPD - Media Player Daemon for Linux and Windows (native WavPack support including DSD)
I have created a VavPack5 DSD file. The playback IS supported with the latest Volumio 3.757.
Although the information about the mode of playback on my old external S.M.S.L. DAC looks rather outlandish (I guess it is a miracle that the DAC can handle the playback), the file plays and sounds fine.
Could someone, please, clarify the status of this format, i.e. WavPack5 DSD, in the current version of Volumio?
Even if I never tested wavpack format, what we can say is that Volumio use the last available version of MPD v0.23.15.
The fact is that your dac don’t have to decode anything. Only a Pcm stream is sent.
