Here is my write up for installing foobar on my Windows 7 Laptop for playing DSD file from my DSDAC .
Foobar installation and configuration for PS Audio DSD DAC
Date : July, 2020
Tested PC : Windows 7 Laptop
I. Required software: Six packages are needed:
PSAudio_USB_ASIO.exe
ASIOProxyInstall-0.8.3.exe
foobar2000_v1.5.5.exe
foo_dsd_processor.fb2k-component
foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component
foo_out_asio.fb2k-component
Download sites:
a. PSAudio_USB_ASIO.exe (USB v1.61.0)
download => PSAudio_USB_ASIO.exe
b. ASIOProxyInstall-0.8.3.exe (ASIO Proxy for foobar2000)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/foo_dsd_asio/
download => ASIOProxyInstall-0.8.3.zip
unzip => ASIOProxyInstall-0.8.3.exe
(Tried 0.9.4, but its GUI has changed, so 0.8.3 is used instead.)
c. foobar2000_v1.5.5.exe (foobar2000 v1.5.5)
http://www.foobar2000.org/download
download => foobar2000_v1.5.5.exe
d. foo_dsd_processor.fb2k-component and foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/foo_input_sacd/
download => foo_input_sacd-1.2.3.zip
unzip => foo_dsd_processor.fb2k-component and foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component
e. foo_out_asio.fb2k-component
http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_out_asio
download =>foo_out_asio.fb2k-component
II. Installation:
a. Install the following drivers and foobar application are straight forward,
PSAudio_USB_ASIO.exe
ASIOProxyInstall-0.8.3.exe
foobar2000_v1.5.5.exe
b. Install these foobar components,
foo_dsd_processor.fb2k-component
foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component
foo_out_asio.fb2k-component
just open the foobar application first and click on these components, they will be added into foobar Installed components list.
For example, to install the foo_out_asio.fb2k-component, open the foobar application, then double click on the downloaded foo_out_asio.fb2k-component file. The foobar 2000 Component Installer will pop-up to confirm the foo_out_asio will be installed.
Click “Yes”, it will bring back to the Components windows.
Just need to click “OK” to finish the installation.
III. Configure Foobar:
To configure Foobar to play DSD files via USB on DSDAC, go to the Preferences
The Preferences windows will show:
- check the installed components:
These installed components can be checked via “Components”:
- Configure ASIO:
Two installed ASIO drivers will be listed.
Double-click on the “foo_dsd_asio” driver. The “ASIO Prox 0.8.3” windows will pop-up. Select the values as show here. And close the pop-up windows.
Optional, before click “OK”, might want to tick those two boxes too.
- Configure SACD:
- Select Output Driver: (pick a wrong driver will have no sound!)
