Pure Music

Pure Music is a high resolution music server software that is based on the acclaimed Pure Vinyl playback engine and can dock with iTunes, which it uses as a database and playlist organizer.

Features:

• Automatically docks with iTunes window
• Up to 384 kHz sample rate
• DSD (2.8 and 5.6 MHz) file playback on any DAC (real time PCM conversion)
• Native DSD Streaming (with DAC that supports DoP)
• Supports Apple Remote App for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
• Automatic sample rate switching
• Gapless track playback and Memory Play
• Adjustable Dithered Volume Control
• Fast-Responding Firefly Metering, Monitor Input (Native) or Output (Post - Volume Control)
• Real-Time Dynamic Range Meter
• Supports CoreAudio Compatible Sound Cards / DACs / Audio Interfaces.
• Supports all iTunes Compatible Audio File Formats (including WAVE, MP3, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless)
• Plays music stored on networked volumes
• Selectable REAL-TIME 64-bit upsampling
• Mix to Mono, Exchange Left and Right Channels, Invert Polarity / Phase, Channel Balance Trim
• Per-Track Polarity and Volume Tagging
• CoreAudio Device HOG Mode Exclusive Access support
• Internal Audio Device Selection and Setup (or use Apple Audio MIDI Setup)
• Supports AudioUnit Audio processing plug-ins (parametric EQs, etc.)
• Uncompressed audio streaming support (up to 384 kHz and up to four separate connections)
• 64-bit Adjustable 2/3/4-way Crossover with time alignment and adjustable minimum phase filters
• Native FLAC playback
• Optional FLAC file conversion and downsampling
• Pure Vinyl's High Quality File Sample Rate Converter (downsample high-resolution audio to 96, 88.2, 48 or 44.1 kHz / 16, 24, or 32 bit files)
• The first Mac OS music server / audio player software (May 2011) to directly play DSD format (dsf / dff, 64Fs and 128Fs) audio files with any DAC (real-time conversion to PCM during playback)
• Support for Direct DSD streaming without PCM conversion
• "Playthrough," which permits conveniently playing other computer audio sources (Internet radio, movies, etc.) through Pure Music, with full access to Pure Music's dithered volume control, 64 bit crossover, audio EQ plug-ins, NetSend streaming, metering, etc.
• Native device nonmixable integer mode (with OS version support)
• Can install on more than one computer, per purchased license

• Added alerts to remind when quitting Pure Music to reduce the volume in the streaming source application (when the default setting of Automatically Activate Streamthrough is used) to avoid a potentially loud playback volume setting when the default system sound device is restored to its original setting
• Minor cosmetic change to UI (prevent resizing vertically)
• Minor change to startup sequence eliminated issue which prevented automatic Streamthrough from working, if using a DSD DoP DAC
• Changed name of Playthrough to Streamthrough
• New option to automatically hide iTunes when entering Streamthrough mode (will put up alert if manually entering Streamthrough)
• New option to automatically start Streamthrough when audio is detected playing from any other source on the computer
• Eliminated cause of unexpected quit if quitting Pure Music while Streamthrough mode was in effect
• Eliminated cause of unexpected quit in Streamthrough mode
• Eliminated cause of Streamthrough going silent after about 15 minutes
• Corrected issue where "Purchased" files from iTunes which are protected but have a kind as "Purchased" did not automatically activate Streamthrough (tracks purchased before approximately 2007)
• Doesn't automatically switch to Streamthrough on launch, if Streamthrough was automatically invoked by iTunes in the previous session
• Saves iTunes linked volume setting when entering Streamthrough, and restores when leaving. Automatically sets iTunes volume to 100% in Streamthrough, for best quality when playing iTunes Internet Radio or other iTunes Streamthrough - supported formats
• DSD flag preference default reset to 05FA for all Pure Music users (this affects legacy Pure Music users who may have recently acquired a DSD native streaming device)
• DSD Streaming Device flag checkbox not toggled if changing flag format with Option key
• Check box option to ignore DSD DoP "Whitelist" device name
• New check box to Analyze Tracks for Gapless (checked by default); if unchecked, will treat all albums as Gapless
• Eliminated cause of skipping over tracks in iTunes 12
• Eliminated cause of erratic behavior in iTunes 12
• Fixed a cause of the Waiting for Media overlay not being dismissed
• Slightly revised and trimmed UI of main window: renamed Pure Music 2.0 text to Pure Music 2; eliminated horizontal spacer placard