Distorted sound with external usb-device and bitperfect

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On 3/29/21 10:47 AM, Softwafe Engineer wrote:
> So I can't get true bitperfect right? I should convert signal before send
> to card output anyway.

As long as your USB audio device reports it only supports 32-bit as 
native format, then 16-bit bitperfect won't be possible.

I think in Linux, ALSA automatically does audio format conversions. The 
choice is just if your application has to provide a certain format or not.

Try to look at "top" under Linux while playing something and find who's 
doing the format conversion.

--HPS