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Creating playlists

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The following items can be selected. Depending on the device you are using, some items cannot be set. Decode Mode You can select a playback method for playback of DSD files. DSD over PCM: This is a playback method called DoP (DSD Audio over PCM Frames). A DSD signal is embedded into a normal PCM format. DSD Native: A DSD signal is transferred directly without converting it to PCM format. Audio Data Handling You can select the method to be used for file access when you play back music files. Normal: Plays back music by reading audio data in the same way as with normal file access. Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory): Plays back music after storing audio data in the active memory of your computer. By canceling file access during playback, the CPU load can be reduced, and you can play back music files with stable quality. Select this method when you want to play back music with higher audio quality. Note When you select [Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory)] in [Audio Data Handling], it may take more time to start playback, depending on the processing speed of your Mac. Hint When you select [Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory)] in [Audio Data Handling], you can allocate the maximum size of memory to be used. Specify a size for the memory that is more than the maximum size of the audio files you generally play back. [12] How to Use Playback Creating/editing playlists Creating playlists You can create new playlists to listen to tracks you like in the order you want. 1. Select [New playlist] from the [File] menu. 2. Drag and drop music files to a playlist at the bottom of the window.

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The following items can be selected.
Depending on the device you are using, some items cannot be set.
Decode Mode
You can select a playback method for playback of DSD files.
DSD over PCM: This is a playback method called DoP (DSD Audio over PCM
Frames). A DSD signal is embedded into a normal PCM format.
DSD Native: A DSD signal is transferred directly without converting it to PCM format.
Audio Data Handling
You can select the method to be used for file access when you play back music files.
Normal: Plays back music by reading audio data in the same way as with normal file
access.
Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory): Plays back music after storing audio data in
the active memory of your computer. By canceling file access during playback, the
CPU load can be reduced, and you can play back music files with stable quality.
Select this method when you want to play back music with higher audio quality.
Note
When you select [Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory)] in [Audio Data
Handling], it may take more time to start playback, depending on the processing
speed of your Mac.
Hint
When you select [Expand to RAM (Needs More Memory)] in [Audio Data
Handling], you can allocate the maximum size of memory to be used. Specify a
size for the memory that is more than the maximum size of the audio files you
generally play back.
[12] How to Use
Playback
Creating/editing playlists
Creating playlists
You can create new playlists to listen to tracks you like in the order you want.
1. Select [New playlist] from the [File] menu.
2. Drag and drop music files to a playlist at the bottom of the window.