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Taiko Audio Downloads – Taiko Audio
User Guide for Taiko Audio models including: Extreme Server Taiko USB Card and Extreme Network Card, Taiko USB Card and Extreme Network Card, Extreme Network Card, Network Card
Taiko Audio – Taiko Audio
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DocumentDocumentRecommended Roon Settings Guide to making the ideal Roon settings on the Taiko Extreme Server There are 8 steps in this process: 1. Disable the Music Folder 2. Set Background audio analysis to Off 3. Set On-Demand audio analysis to Off 4. Do not enable any audio zone except ASIO 5. Select DSD strategy 6. Set Resync Delay to zero 7. Select your DAC's maximum sample rate and bit depth 8. Follow our separate "Supported DACs and USB Profile Guide" to choose and activate the ideal USB profile for your DAC 9. Disable DSP and remove filters Please Note Each Roon Zone has its own settings and the below settings pertain to the default Roon Zone. If a new DAC is introduced or the Zone is removed and re-added, the settings may need to be re-made. Some of these settings can revert after a Roon update. Open the Hamburger Menu Select Settings 1 - If enabled, disable the Music Folder (Roon should only index the Extreme Music Drive D:) Settings - Storage After disabling the Music Folder, this is what this section should look like: Select Library Settings - Library 2 - Set Background audio analysis speed to Off Settings Library On-demand audio analysis speed 3 - Set On-Demand audio analysis to Off Settings Library On-demand audio analysis speed 4 - Do not enable any audio zone except ASIO Settings Audio 5 - Select DSD strategy Settings Audio ASIO Device Setup Find the ASIO Zone, click the gear wheel and select `Device Setup' In the Device Setup popup window, select the appropriate DSD transport stream according to your DAC's capabilities. The setting should always be Native, unless that option is not available. Some DACs cannot process DSD directly, in which case it should be set to DoP most of the time. Settings Audio ASIO Device Setup DSD Playback Strategy 6 - Set Resync Delay to 0ms Settings Audio ASIO Device Setup Resync Delay Set Resync Delay to `0ms' unless your DAC needs some time to lock after Sample Rate changes. If the first few milliseconds of a track are cut off, you can try setting this to a higher value. 7 - Select your DAC's maximum sample rate and bit depth Settings Audio ASIO Device Setup Show advanced In the same Device Setup popup window as used for the previous step, click `Show advanced' · Select your DAC's maximum Sample Rate for PCM · Select your DAC's native bits per sample for PCM (bit depth) · Select your DAC's maximum sample rate for DSD 8 - Taiko Audio Extreme Server USB Profiles Follow our separate "Supported DACs and USB Profile Guide" to choose and activate the ideal USB profile to use to achieve an ideal interaction between the Extreme Server's USB interface and your particular DAC model. This guide also lists the ideal Bit Depth to select in Roon. This document can be downloaded from the Taiko Audio website's download section https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/taiko-audio-downloads 9 - Disable DSP and remove filters Home Speaker icon Click the speaker icon at the right-hand bottom Click `DSP' Home Speaker icon This will open the following DSP screen Home Speaker icon DSP Confirm that Headroom management is disabled Confirm that Sample rate conversion is disabled Confirm that no Filters have been added Added filters can be removed by clicking `Remove filter' as illustrated below. Addendum Multi-channel mixing This is a user preference. Unless you have a surround setup, leave it at "Downmix as needed". This only applies to multichannel music, where 2-channel users will want Roon to mix the multiple channels into 2 for the main speakers. Use Maximum Buffer Size Leave at default "No" setting. Power-Of-2 Hardware Buffer Size Leave this at the default "No" setting. For more information, see the below quote from the Roon site. Use Power-Of-2 Hardware Buffer Size (CoreAudio Exclusive Mode + ASIO only) This one is sort of like Use Max Hardware Buffer Size except it forces buffer sizes to the nearest power of 2 instead of the largest possible size. This is a workaround for bugs in some audio drivers and devices. It's worth a shot if you're experiencing dropouts, clicks, or pops during playback, but in 99% of cases, it adds nothing of value. We don't recommend turning this on unless it solves problems for you. https://help.roonlabs.com/portal/en/kb/articles/audio-setup-basics#Clock_Master_Priority