Playing Audirvana 3.5 on my new iMac M1 16G 1Tb and streaming Tidal Master I get a very loud noise sound after say 15 minutes. It was streaming a 16/ 44.1 album. I tried fixing the audirvana page on screen for ever. That alone does not fix the problem. And I tried closing down upsampling. That alone does not fix the problem either. I had a longer period with both those last settings and will try that some more. I can play for 70 minutes already…
Hello @ggroen,
Can you send us a copy of the “Debug Info” when you have this issue? You can get it in Audirvana Settings>My account
Note: By clicking on the Debug Info button, Audirvana automatically copies all its content, all you have to do is paste it in response to this message
Hi Damien,
Here you are;
Audirvana Mac Version 3.5.46 (3576)
macOS 11.5.0 with 16384MB RAM
Registered to Gerhard Groen
SIGNAL PROCESSING:
Polarity Inversion:
Globally: OFF
Per track: ON
Effects plugins ACTIVE in offline mode
AU plugin #0: Effect - Apple AUGraphicEQ ()
AU plugin #1: None
AU plugin #2: None
AU plugin #3: None
UPSAMPLING:
SoX not in use
SoX filter parameters
Bandwidth at 0dB = 99.5
Filter max length = 30000
Anti-aliasing = 100
Phase = 66
AUDIO VOLUME:
Max allowed volume: 100
Replay Gain: by track
SW volume control: OFF
LIBRARY SETTINGS:
Sync list: 3 folders
AUTO: /Volumes/music/1. Gerhard Lossless
AUTO: /Volumes/music/2. Wijnand Lossless
AUTO: /Users/gmgroen/Music/highresaudio
iTunes/Music library synchronization: not synchronized
Library database path: /Users/gmgroen/Audirvana/22 December 2020/AudirvanaPlusDatabaseV2.sqlite
ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
HRA-Streaming: Connected as VirtualVault
TIDAL: Connected as HIFI
=================== AUDIO DEVICE ========================
CoreAudio audio path, buffer I/O frame size: 512
Max. memory for audio buffers: 13312MB
Local Audio Engine:
Exclusive access: Enabled
Integer mode: Enabled
Preferred device:
HD-DAC1
Model UID:HD-DAC1:154E:3005
UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:D & M Holdings Inc.:HD-DAC1:2300000:1
Currently playing in Integer Mode:
Device: 2ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32bits little endian Signed Integer, 8 bytes per frame 88.2kHz
Active Sample Rate: 88.2kHz
Hog Mode is on
Bridge settings:
Sample rate limitation: 192kHz
Sample rate switching latency: none
Limit bitdepth to 24bit: OFF
Mute during sample rate change: OFF
Selected device:
Local audio device
ID 0x3b HD-DAC1 Manufacturer:D & M Holdings Inc.
Model UID:HD-DAC1:154E:3005 UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:D & M Holdings Inc.:HD-DAC1:2300000:1
8 available sample rates up to 352800Hz
32000
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
352800
Audio buffer frame size : 14 to 4096 frames
Current I/O buffer frame size : 512
Volume Control
Physical: No
Virtual: Yes
MQA capability
Auto-detect MQA devices: No
Not a MQA device, user set to not MQA
DSD capability: Unhandled
Device audio channels
Preferred stereo channels L:1 R:2
Channel bitmap: Ox3, layout:
Channel 0 mapped to 0
Channel 1 mapped to 1
Audio channels in use
Number of channels: 2
Use as stereo device only: No
Simple stereo device: Yes
1 output streams:
Number of active channels: 2, in 1 stream(s)
Channel #0 :Stream 0 channel 0
Channel #1 :Stream 0 channel 1
Stream ID 0x3c 2 channels starting at 1
24 virtual formats:
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 352.8kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 32kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 32kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 32kHz
32 physical formats
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 32kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 352.8kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 32kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 32kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 32kHz
Local devices found : 2
Device #0: ID 0x3b HD-DAC1 Manufacturer: D & M Holdings Inc. Model UID: HD-DAC1:154E:3005 UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:D & M Holdings Inc.:HD-DAC1:2300000:1
Device #1: ID 0x2f iMac luidsprekers Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Model UID: Speaker UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice
UPnP devices found : 1
Device #0: ID 0x0 CEOL UID: uuid:5f9ec1b3-ff59-19bb-8530-0005cd346168 Location: http://192.168.2.11:8080/description.xml
Greetings!
If you try to remove the Audio Unit plugin you activated, do you still have the issue?
I will try that, I will let you know!
Hi Damien, since I shut down SoX upsampling and since I set my screen on ‘always on’ I did not have problems as yet. Whenever problems arise again, I will try removing the AU Apple plug-in!
I like using this plug-in for better sound from my speakers, the sound being a bit to low on the basses. Or do you recommend another equilizer plug-in for the M1?
I did install the other Equilizer and it did not work, BUT then I realised my Time Machine was on automated functioning! Oops…
So I made a mistake, I used the TM editor before for only late night usage and I now skipped the automation. Trying again with upsampling, without fixing the screen in Audirvana, with the Selma equalizer.
Did not work either, put off upsampling and put on the fixed screen.
Left the Selma equalizer on. Trying… 
Ok, so now the app stopped working again. I stopped the Melda equalizer and tried to restart the app again. Then the app fell away. If I try to reopen it, it askes for the enter key again
I am restarting the iMac M1 and see what happens than…
It seems the app does not work properly on the iMac M1 in my case!
After the restart I still had to re-enter the license key again.
So Tidal does not work for me any more… What can I do next?!
If you go in Audirvana settings under the streaming section, do you still have your Tidal account connected?
Yes, Tidal is connected all the time. It is just that after an hour or more, the streaming stops and you hear this loud high noise.
Can you reduce the amount of RAM that Audirvana can use to 4000MB?
Ok, I will do that an try it!
Running Tidal more than 4 hours now, I’ll keep it running
After 5 hours I had the noise sound again, after stopping the DAC HD1 and reopening it played on. Didnot try that before…
So, it isn’t resolved sad to say… it just got slightly better…
I mean, I stopped the DAC while this noise was playing. Than I reopened it again and it played on.
Next step; I contact-sprayed my usb plugs. I have a rather long cable… It is playing a long time again now …
I keep on trying, because I like the sound (!) and possibilities of Audirvana a lot better than using usb on an IPad with Tidal…
Ok, it must have been hardware, the Usb plugs did it. Enjoying Audirvana again, with equlizer (melda) and old settings. Just left the upsampling out, wondering what that might help me…
Thanks for the support!