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Audio

What it is for

Section titled “What it is for”

Settings › Audio decides where the sound goes, how special formats reach it, and which soundtrack a film opens on.

Settings with Audio chosen in the rail: Play audio on, Exclusive output off, Bitstream passthrough on, DSD output with its note that DSD is converted to PCM here, and Downmix to stereo on Automatic

How to use it

Section titled “How to use it”
  1. Exclusive output with a chosen Audio output device is bit-perfect, bypassing the mixer.
  2. Bitstream passthrough sends Dolby and DTS to a receiver untouched.
  3. DSD output: how DSF and DFF files reach a DAC; as DSD only to a chosen Audio output device with Exclusive output on.
  4. Downmix to stereo: Automatic folds only for an output narrower than the film (an HDMI receiver is asked).
  5. Volume control on Output device keeps the sound bit-perfect below 100 % (Volume and dynamics).
  6. Sync offset for this output corrects a late output, like Bluetooth headphones.
  7. Preferred audio languages: Add language, best first; drag to reorder.
  8. Keep pitch when changing speed: off, faster sounds higher, like a tape.

Good to know

Section titled “Good to know”
  • Choose DoP (DSD over PCM) only for a DAC that decodes it: others play noise. While DSD goes to the DAC, volume, the equalizer, crossfade and the visualizer do not apply.
  • A sample rate the device lacks is converted, and Kaveo says so.
  • A title opens on the first of those languages it has, unless its series has one; never on a commentary or an audio description.
  • Pinning a device other than HDMI makes Automatic downmix stand down; Use a different setting for this output gives it a rule.
  • Everything waits for Save (Saving changes).