Is there something wrong with the beta drivers (8.0.1?) for this in Windows? I installed them for kicks, even though the one before (7.4.19) worked because, well, the stable release was several years off and there are always a lot of under the hood or undocumented changes that are usually pushed to release candidate/beta software that I was wondering about. I'm only on Windows 7 though.
However, it seems that the DACport HD with this 8.0.1 driver doesn't feature 24 bit Windows DirectSound drivers. What the hell? There are only 16 bit options available in the Windows sound properties and even the ASIO panel has been tweaked, so it automatically sets your sample rate and bit depth based on what a host program reports, instead of letting you choose. What the hell to both of these! Not having 24 bit DS drivers must be a mistake, for it means that anything using the default "just output sound windows" command effectively is stuck in 16bit.
I'll probaby just downgrade back to the previous driver, but I'm surprised things would have turned out like this. Fortunately, I've saved the installed. CEntrance's site is being redesigned literally right now, as in there is no page for a variety of products, I see placeholder texts, you can't download drivers, nothing.
However, it seems that the DACport HD with this 8.0.1 driver doesn't feature 24 bit Windows DirectSound drivers. What the hell? There are only 16 bit options available in the Windows sound properties and even the ASIO panel has been tweaked, so it automatically sets your sample rate and bit depth based on what a host program reports, instead of letting you choose. What the hell to both of these! Not having 24 bit DS drivers must be a mistake, for it means that anything using the default "just output sound windows" command effectively is stuck in 16bit.
I'll probaby just downgrade back to the previous driver, but I'm surprised things would have turned out like this. Fortunately, I've saved the installed. CEntrance's site is being redesigned literally right now, as in there is no page for a variety of products, I see placeholder texts, you can't download drivers, nothing.