Frustrating experience with Audirvana

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Hi to all,

I am having a hard time with Audirvana studio which I am currently testing along with Qobuz. As I am in the process of deciding whether or not I am going to subscribe to one and/or the other, I browse a lot the Qobuz catalog and I am tempted to skip a title or an album to listen to another one. Then most, il not all the the time, Audirvana studio stop playing the new title I picked, and I have to restart it to be able to listen music. It does not come from Qobuz, since I can’t read either titles of my personal library.

What am I doing wrong ? Thanks in advance for your help.

Audirvana Studio 2.2.3 (20203)

macOS Version 13.2 (assemblage 22D49) with 16GB physical RAM

Connected account of : Didier Thomas

SIGNAL PROCESSING:

Polarity Inversion:
	Globally: OFF
	Per track: ON
Effects plugins ACTIVE in offline mode with new macOS API
	AU plugin #0: Effet - Apple AUNBandEQ ()
	AU plugin #1: None
	AU plugin #2: None
	AU plugin #3: None

UPSAMPLING:
SoX with Power Of Two upsampling
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: None
SW volume control: OFF

LIBRARY SETTINGS:
Sync list: 3 folders
AUTO: /Volumes/EINSTEIN/Fichiers Audio/Classique
AUTO: /Volumes/EINSTEIN/Fichiers Audio/Jazz
AUTO: /Volumes/EINSTEIN/Fichiers Audio/Pop
iTunes/Music library synchronization: last synchronized on Wed Feb 8 15:40:54 2023

Library database path: /Users/didierthomas/Library/Application Support/Audirvana/AudirvanaDatabase.sqlite

Remote Control server:
Listening on 127.0.0.1 on port 51530

ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
Qobuz: Connected as Qobuz Studio

=================== AUDIO DEVICE ========================

Active method: Local

Max. memory for audio buffers: 13312MB

Local Audio Engine: CoreAudio
Exclusive access: ON
Integer mode: ON
Use max I/O buffer size: ON
Actual I/O buffer frame size: 512

Preferred device:
HIFIMAN HIFIMAN-EF400
Model UID:HIFIMAN-EF400:2FC6:F824
UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:HIFIMAN:HIFIMAN-EF400:F030:1

Active Sample Rate: 192kHz
Hog Mode is off

Bridge settings:
Sample rate limitation: none
Sample rate switching latency: none
Limit bitdepth to 24bit: OFF
Mute during sample rate change: OFF

Selected device:HIFIMAN-EF400
Manufacturer: HIFIMAN
Model name: HIFIMAN-EF400
Model UID: HIFIMAN-EF400:2FC6:F824
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:HIFIMAN:HIFIMAN-EF400:F030:1
USB Vendor ID: 0x2fc6
USB Product ID: 0xf824
ID 0x10ba

6 available sample rates up to 192000Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
Audio buffer frame size : 58 to 4096 frames
Current I/O buffer frame size : 512

Volume Control
Physical: Yes
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 0x10bb 2 channels starting at 1
24 virtual formats:
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 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 24 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz

36 physical formats
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 24 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
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 24 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz

Local devices found : 5
Device #0: ID 0x10c1 LG HDR 4K
Manufacturer: GSM
Model UID: 1E6D0677-0000-0000-0A1E-0103803C2278
UID: 1E6D0677-0000-0000-0A1E-0103803C2278
Model name: GSM LG HDR 4K
Device #1: ID 0x10ba HIFIMAN-EF400
Manufacturer: HIFIMAN
Model UID: HIFIMAN-EF400:2FC6:F824
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:HIFIMAN:HIFIMAN-EF400:F030:1
USB Vendor ID: 0x2fc6
USB Product ID: 0xf824
Model name: HIFIMAN-EF400
Device #2: ID 0x10d0 BlackHole 2ch
Manufacturer: Existential Audio Inc.
Model UID: BlackHole2ch_ModelUID
UID: BlackHole2ch_UID
Model name: Existential Audio Inc. BlackHole 2ch
Device #3: ID 0x1104 Haut-parleurs Mac mini
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Model UID: Speaker
UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice
Model name: Apple Inc. Haut-parleurs Mac mini
Device #4: ID 0x10e0 Microsoft Teams Audio
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
Model UID: MSLoopbackDriverDevice_ModelUID
UID: MSLoopbackDriverDevice_UID
Model name: Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Teams Audio

UPnP

UPnP devices found : 1
Device #0: ID 0x0 : Décodeur TV UHD
UID: uuid:00ababad-7947-1048-8a00-a89a93f030c6
Location: http://192.168.1.23:42300/description.xml
Manufacturer: SoftAtHome
Model name: SoftAtHome Media Renderer

Chromecast

Chromecast devices found : 0

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Your Mac has 16 GB RAM and your audio buffer is set to 13 GB, this leaves very little room for your Mac.
Try to lower the audio buffer to 4 GB.

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Do your test without upsampling first and without a plugin…
then add the plugin if it is working well,
then upsample after, if the 2 works well :slight_smile:

the memory at 13312 for 16gb is the default for Audirvana…
if not upsampling, you can leave it there, if upsampling reduce it :slight_smile: )

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I think Audirvāna is totally worth the time and effort it takes to get it all tweaked to perfection. Don’t know of another app with better sound quality!

:wave:t3::expressionless::dog:

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as usual, a person got into the settings with crooked hands, but of course the software is to blame

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Hi @Thodid,

I’m finding this behavior really strange, can you provide more details about it?

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Bonjour Antoine,
J’utilise Audirvana pour rechercher de la musique sur Qobuz. Comme suis en phase de test et de découverte, je change souvent d’albums ou de piste, je butine en quelque sorte sur Qobuz. Et Audirvana ne semble pas apprécier du tout, Il plante, la petite roue colorée tourne et tourne, comme si mon mac mini m1 etait incapable de suivre le rythme. Je ne sais pas quoi dire de plus.
Cordialement
DT

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C’est peut-être lié aux paramètres que vous avez modifié dans Audirvāna. Avez-vous essayé de les modifier comme indiqué ici :point_down:

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