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What does do?
Does it upsample?
Does it get rid of Jitter?
What is its purpose, function, what is it?
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simple people. Not all or many of us have a tech background or interest, but like (love) our audio systems. Me; I'm dumber than a post when it comes to reading these descriptions of these audio engines, despite trying to 'educate' myself (and having 3 graduate degrees).
bwb was kind enough to copy the info/advertisement from Channel D but " dithered volume? firefly metering? invert polarity/phase? (ok, I looked that one up and can recite the definition, but what does it mean coming out of my speakers), hog mode exclusive? nonmixable integer mode? etc. etc.
You see, lots of us would like to move into the digital arena but are stymied by the esoteric gibberish thrown around by the manufacturers, dealers, and some of the members of the same forums we join and read to enhance our enjoyment of our hobby. Yeah, it's easy to say " Go educate yourself" but the act of doing so is often not as straightforward as one would like.
So, thanks, Abe, and others, for dumbing down to our level. I speak 5 languages fluently (not counting profane) but stumble around in 'audiophilia'. Keep coming down to our level and we'll catch on, eventually.
"I'm a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four." J. Mcarthey
Most of us didn't start with the same system we have today and probably even needed a friend to help us hook up all the cords so that sound would come out of the speakers. Start simple and work your way up the food chain. What came to my mind was a USB-Dac hooked up to a laptop + Itunes. If you don't have a Mac, you can certainly use a PC, but it's harder to get the best out of a Windows platform than it is a Mac if you one is a beginner. Worry about the rest as you learn. Such a simple system can easily match, or better, many CDPs.
Observe, don't think
.You seemed to have missed this part of my post
"If you don't understand what the list means then you should ask specific questions"
My point was the initial question was too broad i.e. "what does it do?"
Well, it does like a thousand things so you can't expect somebody to respond with a detailed explanation of everything it does.
You can download it free along with the manual which contains a lot of information. If you are still in the dark ask, but don't expect one of us to put together a tutorial on every aspect of what it does.
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The add tells me about the problems that they had writing the program. It does not tell me what Pure Music® will do for me the customer?
Why do I need it?
If the only thing I have to go on is this madison ave add, no reviews, no real pure music enthusiasts. If this we poorly written web-site is all that they have. Nothing explaining what these strange things do, and why they will give me better sound, and under what circumstances, and what hardware do I need to make the best use of there product. Then I am not buying it!
~~~Our lunacies have been infringed..
I found out what Pure Music and other players actually do. Why audio softwear makes your playback, sound better. It all has to do with smoothy flowing energy.
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The driver smiled when he lost the car in pursuit
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Would you like me to read it to you?
This guy is either a Troll or someone who will never be satisfied. Download it, try it and if it fits the bill pay for it. Jesus!
Why not complain to the folks at Channel D and give them a lesson on writing ad copy. Why vent your frustrations here? We all know what it does but if it's fuzzy in your mind, go ask them.
Or better yet, download it for FREE and give the demo a try.
"Don't use Internet web browsers while listening to music, especially when playing high resolution audio?" ~ Channel D
You have to be kidding..
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Our lunacies may be indulged a while longer
...better than iTunes, with Hog mode, Memory play. Things like dithered volume control, ability to use many add-ons, etc., are nice, but I want file playback by a computer with as little corruption as possible by the computer's other activities.
Steve
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It is software that takes digital music files and plays them on a Mac. It works in conjunction with iTunes to manage the library but bypasses the player in iTunes and uses its own. It can do many other things as listed on their web site.
It will up-sample if you configure it to or will play the native file if you prefer.
No software can get rid of jitter.
In a nutshell, it bypasses Apple's Core Audio, using it's own Pure Music audio engine for higher quality audio.
You can set various options in it for upsampling or not. You can have it pre-load your music into system memory so it's not accessing the disk drive during playback. It will handle FLAC files if you wish, as iTunes alone will not handle FLAC.
It works in conjunction with iTunes, using iTunes to manage your music library and playlists, but rather than use Apple's Core Audio, it uses it's own Pure Music audio engine.
Other than that, you can read about ALL of it's functionality at the web link you provided.
I do know that it makes my system sound better.
Apple defines Core Audio as having three software layers: (1) Applications-level Services, (2) Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), and (3) Drivers (kernel extensions) that interface directly with hardware devices.
Developers who claim they are bypassing Core Audio in OS X seem be communicating with the driver of the selected audio device through Core Audio's Hardware Abstraction Layer rather than through the Applications-level Services Layer. This is still part of Core Audio.
It would be more accurate to say they are bypassing some of Core Audio's higher level services.
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It doesn't bypass core audio as that is required for any audio playback on a Mac. It bypasses the part of iTunes that interfaces with core audio and accesses it directly.
That said, I don't get what the OP is after. Everything it does is clearly listed on their website.
> Everything it does is clearly listed on their website. <
Where I don't see it?
Looks like advertising hype to me. What do you mean "clearly listed?"
Why should we spend resources on this product?
What is it suppose to do, and how does it do it?
Other than what Abe mentioned.
Abe> .. for upsampling .. pre-load .. music .. handle FLAC files. <
Up-sampling can be handled by the DAC and Flac can be converted for free. That leaves freeloading, oh pre-loading.
The web page that you sent me to tells me nothing. Maybe you see something I did not see. What did you get out of that advertising hype that was so great you would send me, or anyone else to it a second time?
One purchases this program for improved sound quality with OSX. It is an excellent sounding program.
And you can download it and try it out FREE of charge so there's no risk if you decide you don't want to buy it.
.It is a long list but it pretty clearly spells out most of what it does. Sure there is some hype.. they are trying to sell it. but the list is valid. If you don't understand what the list means then you should ask specific questions. BTW their support is first class so they can answer your questions too.
Simply and automatically docks with iTunes
Based on Channel D's acclaimed Pure Vinyl audio playback engine
Pure Music handles all music playback
iTunes acts as database, playlist organizer, etc. but doesn't play the music (or depend on iTunes "Ghost Play" 1)
Automatically docks with iTunes window
Up to 384 kHz sample rate
DSD (2.8 and 5.6 MHz) file playback on any DAC (real time PCM conversion)
Native DSD Streaming on Supported DACs 2
Supports Apple Remote App for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
Automatic sample rate switching
Gapless track playback and Memory Play
Adjustable Dithered Volume Control
Fast-Responding Firefly Metering, Monitor Input (Native) or Output (Post - Volume Control)
Real-Time Dynamic Range Meter
Supports CoreAudio Compatible Sound Cards / DACs / Audio Interfaces.
Supports all iTunes Compatible Audio File Formats (including WAVE, MP3, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless)
Plays music stored on networked volumes
Selectable REAL-TIME 64-bit upsampling 3
Mix to Mono, Exchange Left and Right Channels, Invert Polarity / Phase, Channel Balance Trim
Per-Track Polarity and Volume Tagging
CoreAudio Device HOG Mode Exclusive Access support
Internal Audio Device Selection and Setup (or use Apple Audio MIDI Setup)
Supports AudioUnit Audio processing plug-ins (parametric EQs, etc.)
Uncompressed audio streaming support (up to 384 kHz and up to four separate connections)
64-bit Adjustable 2/3/4-way Crossover with time alignment and adjustable minimum phase filters
Native FLAC playback
Optional FLAC file conversion and downsampling
Pure Vinyl's™ High Quality File Sample Rate Converter (downsample high-resolution audio to 96, 88.2, 48 or 44.1 kHz / 16, 24, or 32 bit files)
Our own proven, optimized algorithms for sample rate and DSD to PCM conversion - not built from a patchwork of "open source" software
The first Mac OS music server / audio player software (May 2011) to directly play DSD format (dsf / dff, 64Fs and 128Fs) audio files with any DAC (real-time conversion to PCM during playback)
Support for Direct DSD streaming without PCM conversion on supported DACs 2
"Playthrough," which permits conveniently playing other computer audio sources (Internet radio, movies, etc.) through Pure Music, with full access to Pure Music's dithered volume control, 64 bit crossover, audio EQ plug-ins, NetSend streaming, metering, etc.
Native device nonmixable integer mode (with OS version support)
Application binary size is less than 7 MB 4
Supports both PowerPC (G4, G5) and Intel Mac Computers running Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Can install on more than one computer, per purchased license 5
Customer Support: free email, telephone and Remote Support 6
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for someone not to say "Man, this software does a lot of shit." . Unless, of course, the visitor was completely blind.
Just sayin'.
The only OSX music program available that actually bypasses Core Audio is the Audirvana Plus Beta with Direct Mode.
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Or does the implementation of the software still matter most?
I imagine Channel D will be able to reverse Engineer bypassing Core Audio soon enough.
Dynobots Audio
Music is the Bridge between Heaven and Earth - 音楽は天国と地球のかけ橋
Good question. After reading about the latest Audirvana with direct and integer modes in Lion I had high hopes. Downloaded the beta and on initial listening I still prefer Amarra 2.4. Sounds more natural, full-bodied and organic to me - less "digital" if you know what I mean.
Thus far I have tried Pure Music, Decibel and Audirvana and have yet to find anything I like as much as Amarra.
Of course this stuff is all subjective and system-dependent...
I'm not surprised with your results. As I wrote in my review, some people will not like Direct Mode/Integer. I think it just removes a number of layers that result in less colored sound.I do think Amarra 2.4 does sound very good, but I am surprised given that you have a Cosecant/denominator. A dac cut from the same sonic cloth as my Crimson/denominator.
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Mercman,
while I concur with your statement on the benefits of integer mode, this only applies for in-polarity recordings, for everything else memoryplay, hog mode plus less-is-more is a better way to go. Let's all lobby Channel D to offer polarity- inversion in integer mode
So you're implying that I like a more colored sound? That's a bit pompous - I hate when people say stuff like that. To me, Amarra sounds LESS colored. It's a relative and subjective term.
We all hear things differently.
Let me tell you how I arrive that at these conclusions.First, every component I own is colored in that it has a particular "house" sound. I have spoken to Dave Wilson numerous times about the fact that his speakers refelct what he likes in sound reproduction. I have no idea what is a less colored sounding speaker.
But in evaluating software, I prefer to listen to music that has not sounded right or good to me in the past besides my favorite reference recordings. Here is an example:
Schola Solensis performing Psallat Ecclesia 192/24 a capella music sounded somewhat hard with other software. Direct Mode/Integer eliminated the hardness or stridency I was previously hearing. I was placed closer to the voices with a greater ease and purity to the sound.
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Take it easy. I was just pointing out that we had similar dacs but yet heard things differently.But Direct Mode/Integer with Lion is less colored. And that is a fact, not necessarily a preference.
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Mercman,
I agree with you and I know you are aware that I have a Wavelength DAC. We all hear things differently and it never ceases to amaze me the number of folk who cannot understand this and take high offense at that suggestion.
Guess Paul Simon was correct; "one mans ceiling is another man's floor.....godaman!"
I think we can all agree that we all hear things differently!
in YOUR OPINION it's less colored.
I'm sorry I gave you a hard time on this. Enjoy what sounds the best in your system. I guess I'm a bit over enthusiastic about integer in Lion. I didn't wish to fmak you.
No prob - no hard feelings - I enjoy your posts and it was your review that made me want to check it out.
Cheers.
Great information, thats the answer I was looking for...
Sometimes less is more, but then sometimes its not. It takes a real balance to fine tune things in audio. But one good thing is, at least it was done, so now we know at least its possible. This is not to say that direct-mode will or will not have a positive effect with other software if they decide to use it.
Dynobots Audio
Music is the Bridge between Heaven and Earth - 音楽は天国と地球のかけ橋
Both if you wish to play integer with OSX Lion. But the implementation does make a difference. I don't know what Pure Music is up to.
Its nice to have choices, rolling software can be as fun as rolling tubes...esp if they all sound good in their unique way.
Dynobots Audio
Music is the Bridge between Heaven and Earth - 音楽は天国と地球のかけ橋
Like, for instance, how you managed to compare these two applications, working under two different operating systems? What output interface was used with each application? What exactly was better with Pure Music than with Foobar, and vice versa?
Unless, as seems pretty obvious, you have no clue what you're talking about...
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