Foobar2000 Installation Instructions - Dan...

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Foobar2000InstallationInstructions

BeforeinstallingFoobar2000,youwillneedtofirstinstalltheProgressionPreamplifierWindowsDriver.ThisdriverisavailableattheDanD’AgostinoMasterAudioSystemswebsite.

Foobar2000isanadvancedaudioplayerforWindowsPCs.Thelatestinstallationfilesareavailableathttp://www.foobar2000.org/Thissoftwareisfree.

Afterdownloadingthelatestinstallationfiles,runtheinstallerfiles:

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AgreetotheLicenseAgreement:

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Choosethetypeofinstallation:

Choosetheinstallationlocation:

TheComponentsDialogBoxwillopen:

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Clickthe“Install”buttonfortheFullinstallationandwatchtheprogressbar.

Afterashorttimetheinstallationwillcomplete:

ClickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.YouwillneedtoinstallanoptionalcomponenttoconnecttotheProgressionPreamplifier.TheoptionalcomponentsarelocatedontheFoobar2000website:http://www.foobar2000.org/components

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ClickontheASIOsupportcomponent:

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TheASIOcomponentwindowwillopen:

Clickthe“Download”linkandsavethefilestoyourPC.

TheFoobar2000ASIOcompoenetfilewillbesaved.

DoubleclickthisASIOcomponentfiletobegintheinstallationofthiscomponent.

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Clickyestoinstall:

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AfterInstallingthecomponentthechangeswillneedtobeappliedbyclickingthe“Apply”button.

HitOKtorestartFoobar2000.

WiththeProgressionPreamplifierWindowsDriverandtheFoobar2000ASIOcomponentinstalled,youshouldbeabletoplayaudiofilesinFoobar2000andhavetheaudiostreamroutedtotheUSBinputoftheProgressionPreamplifier’sDAC.

IfyouwouldliketoplayDSDfilesusingtheFoobar2000mediaplayer.YouwillalsohavetoinstalltheSACDDecoderPlugInavaialablefromSourceforge.Thesefilesaredownloadedasazipfileandwillneedtobeunzippedoncetheyaredownloaded.https://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/

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Afteryouextractthezippedfilesthefolderwilllooklikethis:

Doubleclickthefoo_input_sacd.fb2k-componentfiletoinstalltheSACDcomponentandclickYEStocontinue:

YouwillneedtoclicktheApplybuttontoapplythechanges:

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Foobar2000willneedtoberestarted.ClickOK.

WithFoobar2000restartedgototheFileàPreferencesàToolsàSACDpage.

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SelectDSDforOutputModeandhitOK:

GototheFileàPreferencesàPlaybackàOutputpage.

Forthe“Device”choosetheDSD:ASIO:AKDesignUSBAudiodeviceandhitOK.

YoushouldnowbeabletoplayDSDfilestotheProgressionPreamplifierfromFoobar2000viatheDAC’sUSBinput.