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TOPIC: MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks?

MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28591

zarandok
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Hi,

my problem is with USBStreamer:
if I start playing something, there are some loud clicks before the playback. A little disappointed feeling....

A possible solution could be to give out a MUTE signal (3.3V, through GPIO ???) for e.g. 0,5-1s before the playback.

The newer Streamer driver is even worse (!) because I can not turn off the standby mode, so the clicks are not only present before the first but also before all playbacks!

Let us thinking out a good and reasonable solution!
Thanks!!

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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28592

dreite Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1450 Thank you received: 667 Karma: 84	This is most likely an issue with your DAC and/or the interfacing to it. My USBStreamer exhibits no clicking at all when starting tracks or switching tracks or sensing sample rate changes or etc, etc. Dave.
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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28593

zarandok Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 25 Thank you received: 1 Karma: 1	I have a PCM1794 DAC w/o microcontroller (in h/w mode). There is nothing special, the MUTE and ZERO pins are wired together, also the DAC outputs are muted when no input signals are presented. When I use the Streamer with the older driver and it is always turned on (also not in the automatic standby mode) there is no problem after the first playing so long as the device is turned on. Any idea?
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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28594

dreite Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1450 Thank you received: 667 Karma: 84	Well, I've seen it done a couple of different ways, but I think I would float the ZERO line and ground the MUTE line. With the "closed-loop" configuration the DAC is muting/umuting all the time and it yields transitions that must be making their way through your I/V converter stage. I don't have a PCM1794-based DAC so can't help you with experimentation. Dave.
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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28603

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Thanks Dave!

The DAC has a soft-mute function, so this can not cause any unnecessary noise.
It should be simply muted so long as the USBStreamer is in a "waking up"...

It would be nice to have this control signal from the Streamer, otherwise I need an external controller or some other delaying components...

And as I mentioned above, with the new drivers I can not turn off the automatic standby mode...

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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28605

dreite Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1450 Thank you received: 667 Karma: 84	Ah, sorry I misunderstood your issue. You're asking for further development of the host controller capabilities? Dave.
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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 4 years 2 months ago #28615

devteam Online Administrator Posts: 8776 Thank you received: 1172 Karma: 165	@ zarandok There is a beta driver for the always on support. We'd be happy to provide it for you if that helps. Start a tech support ticket with us (support.minidsp.com) and we'll take it from there. DevTeam
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MUTE signal to avoid startup clicks? 2 years 2 months ago #38917

zloypk Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 1 Karma: 0	Same problem with AK4490 chip. Can i get new firmware with MUTE signal pin implemented?
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