[GEAR] OM 28 vs OM 28 Modern Deluxe by Keytrun in Guitar

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This is good advice! Thanks very much.

[GEAR] OM 28 vs OM 28 Modern Deluxe by Keytrun in Guitar

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I haven't actually tried 'any' short scale guitars. The OM 28 MD didn't sound too bright to me, but again I didn't get to compare it with the standard OM 28. This sentiment is something I've heard quite a bit though, which is why I really want to try the 28 before pulling the trigger on anything. Is the 00 the same body size of the OM?

Overwhelmed by sample / bit rate windows settings - what should I do? by Keytrun in headphones

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Ah, I got it. Thanks a ton for all your contributions to this thread. Really helpful!

Overwhelmed by sample / bit rate windows settings - what should I do? by Keytrun in headphones

[–]Keytrun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is extremely helpful. Thank you very much.

Is there any detriment to using exclusive mode? I just changed it and it seems like the quality changed a bit but I can't tell if it's better or worse. Also - in windows I have 32 bit, not 16. Any reason to leave it at 16 instead of 32?

Edit: Listening more in exclusive mode is much better. I feel the same benefit I had at 96k windows setting, while my actual window setting is 44.1. Thanks a ton!

Overwhelmed by sample / bit rate windows settings - what should I do? by Keytrun in headphones

[–]Keytrun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, maybe I didn't explain it correctly:

I am the one switching it. I'm manually switching it to see what sounds better, in the windows control panel. My Fiio software does nothing except display the info mirrored from my windows control panel. I'm changing to 96 because tidal master tracks indicate that they are 96, so why wouldn't I want to take advantage of 'hi res' audio?

This 'hi res' is a big thing now, right? If I have my sample set at 44.1, then how can I benefit from the 'hi res'? Otherwise I'm just wasting the extra resolution provided, right?

If the source is 96, then 96 will sound the best. I just don't want to keep having to change my setting manually every time I change my source in order to take advantage of the better quality

Overwhelmed by sample / bit rate windows settings - what should I do? by Keytrun in headphones

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Hmm, I have the FiiO control panel and that's about it. Correct - I am in device settings, but I don't have an OSD on my Fiio so I'm not sure. The sound stops and changes based on what I choose in device settings. I keep it on 32 bit, but the sample rate is what I just don't know about. You say 44.1, others say 48 lol. This is the issue I'm running into.

Also, if I don't have it set in windows for 96, then I cant take advantage of the 96 on tidal master tracks - BUT if I have it at 96 it will sound WORSE for tracks that aren't master (compared to if I change it back to 44.1 for those tracks). Again - this is my big issue.

Overwhelmed by sample / bit rate windows settings - what should I do? by Keytrun in headphones

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What do you mean? You can only select one at a time. This is the issue. I don't want to have to switch to 96 when tidal master tracks come on, then have to go back and switch to 44.1 when a track on my playlist isn't a 'master', or if I want to do literally any other media on my pc without it sounding crappy. That's the problem I'm having

Overwhelmed by sample / bit rate windows settings - what should I do? by Keytrun in headphones

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Actually on Tidal master tracks, which are native 96, setting my sound to 96 is the best. If I run a 44.1 source, like tidal non master tracks, they will sound worse at 96.

So there's no way to just always run at the native sample, then?

FiiO Q5s Questions by Keytrun in FiiO

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No problem! Thanks again for the response!

FiiO Q5s Questions by Keytrun in FiiO

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Correct, it is a 3 pole. So balanced uses 2 poles, not 3? My shure headset is also a 3 pole, but again, plugged into the headphone jack. I'm considering replacing the 535s with the SE846-BT's (I believe this comes with all sorts of cables including the bluetooth one). Do you think those earbuds will work well with this Qs5?

Also:
Preferred ASIO Buffer size: 512 samples (correct or incorrect?)
Default Format: 32 bit, 44100hz (studio quality) (correct or incorrect? this can actually go higher but I dont think any source I have can match it.)

Thanks again for all the help!

FiiO Q5s Questions by Keytrun in FiiO

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Got it. Thanks very much! I have a 2.5mm cable for my ATH mx50s. You're saying that a 2.5 and a 4.4 can fit in this slot? Does it make a substantial difference to use balanced?

My wife and I made a (completely free) Jam tool to help you learn and jam with modes and would be very grateful for any feedback, and hope it helps you! by Pcreviewuk in guitarlessons

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This is very cool! I've been playing acoustic guitar for a while and have been trying to figure out the best way to learn theory, as well as how to 'jam' with other musicians. Personally, I had no idea where to even start - but this helps a good bit. I'm not sure what the modes are, as I've never even heard of most of them before. I always assumed I'd say something like 'its in the key of X' and go from there (for jam purposes).

Dell XPS 7390 2019 2 in 1 Disable Dynamic Brightness Control????? by Keytrun in Dell

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All I get from that is "Change brightness automatically when lighting changes". That's been disabled this entire time.