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BrianInEngland

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I saw something on this forum about recommended apps, and MusicBee was mentioned. I gave it a download and I have to say I'm impressed!
It does everything a music player should, including WASAPI exclusive and lossless support - something the Microsoft media player is sadly lacking. Easy to set up and use to.
CD ripping, tagging, all in one free app. I did have Foobar installed but that's now gone, no need for it with this.
 

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BrianInEngland said:
It does everything a music player should, including WASAPI exclusive and lossless support - something the Microsoft media player is sadly lacking.
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What "lossless support" are you talking about? Cause flac files are definitely lossless, and they play just fine. I know this because I tested it after reading your post, as all my music files are flac. No issues here.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
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    Intel i9-9900K
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    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
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    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
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    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
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Dru2 said:
What "lossless support" are you talking about? Cause flac files are definitely lossless, and they play just fine. I know this because I tested it after reading your post, as all my music files are flac. No issues here.
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Lossless as in Hi-res (higher than CD quality such as 24-bit 48/88/96/192KHz sample rates). I know FLAC is lossless but I don't know if the Windows media player supports hi-res, it certainly doesn't support WASAPI exclusive. I should've specifically mention 'Hi-res' in my original post, apologies.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (RP channel)
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    AMD Ryzen 5900X 12-core
    Motherboard
    X570 Aorus Xtreme
    Memory
    64GB Corsair Platinum RGB 3600MHz CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Suprim X 3080 Ti
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
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    Asus ROG Strix 1000W
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BrianInEngland said:
Lossless as in Hi-res (higher than CD quality such as 24-bit 48/88/96/192KHz sample rates). I know FLAC is lossless but I don't know if the Windows media player supports hi-res, it certainly doesn't support WASAPI exclusive. I should've specifically mention 'Hi-res' in my original post, apologies.
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Yeah, it's also playing my hi-res files. Here's a copy of Hiromi's Move album in 24-Bit / 192Khz (purchased from HDTracks) currently playing on Windows Media Player (Legacy)...

2022-11-16_13-40-27.jpg

File Info as shown in JRiver Media Center (JRMC), which is my primary media player....

2022-11-16_13-42-58.jpg

Album is definitely playing without issue, distortion, or hiccup. As for WASAPI, I can't say there; however, JRMC most definitely supports it. Also supports ASIO.

All that said, I don't use Windows Media Player as it has nowhere near the features and customizations that JRMC has.
 

My Computers

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
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    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
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    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
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    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
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    Corsair H100i
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    Logitech MX Master
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    Logitech MK 710
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    This is my backup system.
Dru2 said:
Yeah, it's also playing my hi-res files. Here's a copy of Hiromi's Move album in 24-Bit / 192Khz (purchased from HDTracks) currently playing on Windows Media Player (Legacy)...

View attachment 45374

File Info as shown in JRiver Media Center (JRMC), which is my primary media player....

View attachment 45376

Album is definitely playing without issue, distortion, or hiccup. As for WASAPI, I can't say there; however, JRMC most definitely supports it. Also supports ASIO.

All that said, I don't use Windows Media Player as it has nowhere near the features and customizations that JRMC has.
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Yes Media Player will *play* them but can you confirm it's not down-sampling to 48KHz or 16-bit? I could be wrong, perhaps it does play them correctly. No exclusive output is a no-no from me anyway. I've tried JRMC, it is good but for my needs MusicBee is more than adequate, and free
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (RP channel)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Gigabyte
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5900X 12-core
    Motherboard
    X570 Aorus Xtreme
    Memory
    64GB Corsair Platinum RGB 3600MHz CL16
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI Suprim X 3080 Ti
    Sound Card
    Soundblaster AE-5 Plus
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS TUF Gaming VG289Q
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
    Samsung 980 Pro 2TB
    Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB
    Samsung 870 Evo 4TB
    Samsung T7 Touch 1TB
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    Asus ROG Strix 1000W
    Case
    Corsair D750 Airflow
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    Noctua NH-D15S
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    Asus ROG Flare
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BrianInEngland said:
but can you confirm it's not down-sampling to 48KHz or 16-bit? I could be wrong, perhaps it does play them correctly. No exclusive output is a no-no from me anyway. I've tried JRMC, it is good but for my needs MusicBee is more than adequate, and free
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I cannot confirm whether WMP is down sampling the files or not. I do know if sound settings are set to 24/196 the files play at that setting without issue. I can see this via my DAC displays the sampling rate a file is played at. I did however discover WMP doesn't support ASIO.

With that, I answer this way, the player will play files encoded in 24/196 flac format. Also shown on my DAC's display. Which is set to NOT oversample, so whatever the file is playing at is where it will sit.

All that, I'm in no way advertising Windows Media Player, I was just curious as to your statement. At the end of the day, we use the player that suits our needs. If MusicBee works for you, that's all that matters (y)

BTW, to be clear, this was Windows Media Player (Legacy), I was toying with, so....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.3296)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom built
    CPU
    Intel i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Xtreme
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (3600Mhz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon VII
    Sound Card
    Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    NEC PA242w (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    5 Samsung SSD drives: 2X 970 NVME (512 & 1TB), 3X EVO SATA (2X 2TB, 1X 1TB)
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova I000 G2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Cooler Master H500M
    Cooling
    Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
    Keyboard
    Logitech Craft
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    500mb Download. 11mb Upload
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro 22H2 (build 19045.2130)
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i7-7700K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-Z270X-GAMING 8
    Memory
    32G (4x8) DDR4 Corsair Dominator Platinum (3333Mhz)
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R9 Fury
    Sound Card
    Onboard (Creative Sound Blaster certified ZxRi)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U2415 (24 inch)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200
    Hard Drives
    3 Samsung SSD drives: 1x 512gig 950 NVMe drive (OS drive), 1 x 512gig 850 Pro, 1x 256gig 840 Pro.
    PSU
    EVGA Super Nova 1000 P2 (1000 watt)
    Case
    Phantek Enthoo Luxe
    Cooling
    Corsair H100i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK 710
    Internet Speed
    100MB
    Browser
    Edge Chromium
    Antivirus
    Windows Security
    Other Info
    This is my backup system.
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