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nsuffield
5
Aug 13, 2020
Volume Control - Have I connected the DX3 to my Mac properly? I have connected my DX3 to my MacBook Pro with the USB cable. It works with now problems. However, I noticed that I can change the volume on the Mac and it changes the volume I hear. Surely if the signal is digital the volume on the Mac shouldn't impact on the DX3. I know that on my PC there were drivers that needed to be installed to make sure that the signal was passed through without being interfered with. I'm almost exclusively using Spotify. [Sorry for the novice question]
nsuffieldVolume control can be in the digital or analog domains. In the digital domain the bit depth of the signal is reduced, which in turns lowers the amplitude of the analog signal once converted. While digital volume on computer/laptops have gotten much better over the years it's still a good idea to max that out and use the downstream volume control in most scenarios. The term you are looking for is "bit-perfect" playback... not sure what the specific names are within the Mac OS/iOS world as I use primarily Windows and Android based machines. In windows you would disable all enhancements and give the DAC exclusive access to the app that is playing. Can't help ya there for mac but all of the quality MC software should be able to show you the signal path. In JRiver there is a menu that shows whether or not bit-perfect playback is happening.
Rowdy2026
798
Nov 5, 2020
nsuffieldOf course it will...the same way you can determine volume via your iphone while using Bluetooth connections.
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