Talk:Audio settings
Gotham GUI Settings
Setting | Description | Setting Level | Device type | |
Audio Output Device | Select the device to be used for playback of audio that has been decoded such as mp3 | Standard | All | |
Number of channels | Select the number of channels supported by the audio connection, or the number of speakers if connected by analog connections. This setting does not apply to passthrough audio. Note - SPDIF supports 2.0 channels only but can still output multichannel audio using a format supported by passthrough | Basic | HDMI/Analog-Speakers | |
Output configuration | Fixed | Select how the properties of the audio output are set: [Fixed] - output properties are set to the specified sampling rate & speaker configuration at all times |
Advanced | All |
Optimized | ||||
Best Match | ||||
Limit sampling rate (kHz) | Maximum sampling rate for spdif or sampling rate for fixed output configuration | Advanced | SPDIF | |
Stereo upmix | Select to enable upmixing of 2 channel audio to the number of audio channels specified by the channel configuration | Advanced | All | |
Normalize levels on downmix | Select how audio is downmixed, for example from 5.1 to 2.0: [Enabled] maintains the dynamic range of the original audio source when downmixed however volume will be lower |
Advanced | All | |
Resample quality | Low | Select the quality of resampling for cases where the audio output needs to be at a different sampling rate from that used by the source [Low] is fast and will have minimal impact on system resources such as the use of the CPU |
Advanced | All |
Medium | ||||
High | ||||
Keep audio device alive | Select the behaviour when no sound is required for either playback or GUI sounds: [Always] - continuous inaudible signal is output, this keeps the receiving audio device alive for any new sounds, however this might also block sound from other applications |
Standard | All | |
Play GUI sounds | Configure how interface sounds are handled, such as menu navigation and important notifications | Basic | All | |
Enable passthrough | Select to enable the passthrough audio options for playback of encoded audio such as Dolby Digital | Advanced | HDMI/SPDIF | |
Passthrough output device | Select the device to be used for playback of encoded formats, these are any of the formats below in the 'capable receiver' options | Advanced | HDMI/SPDIF | |
Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver | Select this option if your receiver is capable of decoding AC3 streams | Advanced | HDMI/SPDIF | |
- Enable Dolby Digital transcoding | Select this if the audio out connection only supports multichannel audio as Dolby Digital 5.1, such as an SPDIF connection. If your system supports LPCM multichannel sound via HDMI, leave this disabled | Advanced | HDMI/SPDIF | |
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) capable receiver | Select this option if your receiver is capable of decoding E-AC3 streams | Advanced | HDMI | |
DTS capable receiver | Select this option if your receiver is capable of decoding DTS streams | Advanced | HDMI/SPDIF | |
TrueHD capable receiver | Select this option if your receiver is capable of decoding TrueHD streams | Advanced | HDMI | |
DTS-HD capable receiver | Select this option if your receiver is capable of decoding DTS-HD streams | Advanced | HDMI |
Audio Output Settings Guide
Depending on how your equipment is connected together you'll need to adjust the audio setting.
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