TylerV76 84 Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Can you please try turning off all post-processing ("surround") modes on your receiver and putting it in "pure direct" or whatever mode will just pass thru exactly what is being received without any other processing? Alternatively, does your receiver have any lights or other display that show exactly how many channels are being received? My Pioneer has little light boxes for all 8 channels and they light up based on the incoming signal. I dont use any post-processing. Its always in “Direct” mode. It doesnt show how many channels are being used.
ebr 16169 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 I dont use any post-processing. Its always in “Direct” mode. It doesnt show how many channels are being used. The display on your receiver contradicts that... It clearly said "+ DolbySurround" which would indicate a processing mode being applied to the signal. When the show you sent me is playing, is sound coming out of all of your speakers or just the left/right ones?
TylerV76 84 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) The display on your receiver contradicts that... It clearly said "+ DolbySurround" which would indicate a processing mode being applied to the signal. When the show you sent me is playing, is sound coming out of all of your speakers or just the left/right ones? That mode is what's being sent from the station. If I was using post processing it wouldn't switch back to Dolby Digital. All speakers are outputting. Edited July 23, 2019 by TylerV76
TylerV76 84 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 This is “Pure Direct” mode. No processing what so ever. The “auto” icon signifies that. Same as in the video I posted.
ebr 16169 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 All speakers are outputting. The input signal is stereo. If you are hearing all speakers, then that is your receiver expanding the stereo signal to 5.1. My suspicion is still that the other programs you are comparing to are sending stereo all the time.
TylerV76 84 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 The input signal is stereo. If you are hearing all speakers, then that is your receiver expanding the stereo signal to 5.1. My suspicion is still that the other programs you are comparing to are sending stereo all the time. According to Denon, direct mode makes no audio adjustments. My Pioneer was the exact same way. In direct mode it dropped audio when switching from DD to DSur. If I switch to a stereo codec like music then it stays in stereo and only the front 2 speakers play. As for the other apps, they switch audio modes exactly like Emby but it doesnt drop out.
ebr 16169 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 As for the other apps, they switch audio modes exactly like Emby but it doesnt drop out. Your receiver isn't showing us if the channel count being received is actually changing. That is the key. I just cannot think of how the app (other than changing the signal being sent to something common) could possibly affect this but I'm still looking into it. Thanks.
ebr 16169 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 Okay, I have something else for you to try if you don't mind. In the Plex Android TV app go to settings and disable "PassThru" mode. Does Plex now behave exactly like we do? (for easy reference, the recording you sent me has an Olay commercial about 10 minutes in that does the switch)
TylerV76 84 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 Okay, I have something else for you to try if you don't mind. In the Plex Android TV app go to settings and disable "PassThru" mode. Does Plex now behave exactly like we do? (for easy reference, the recording you sent me has an Olay commercial about 10 minutes in that does the switch) Ok on Plex if I turn off Passthrough everything plays in "Stereo" mode. Then at 8:53 there is the "She-Shed" commercial and it does the switch to "Multi-Channel" mode and the audio drops out like it does in Emby. 1
TylerV76 84 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 So does that mean I need to change something in Emby? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ebr 16169 Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 So does that mean I need to change something in Emby? No. Thx.
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 Has this been resolved in some way. I get audio dropouts playing live tv from the HDhomerun device through Emby, but when I switch to Channels the audio is fine and doesn't drop out, when using the same HDhomerun device. Any ideas?
ebr 16169 Posted July 28, 2021 Posted July 28, 2021 2 hours ago, shdwkeeper said: Has this been resolved in some way. I get audio dropouts playing live tv from the HDhomerun device through Emby, but when I switch to Channels the audio is fine and doesn't drop out, when using the same HDhomerun device. Any ideas? Hi. Is it the same situation of switching between multi-channel and stereo audio? If you set the app to downmix to stereo, does it happen?
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, ebr said: Hi. Is it the same situation of switching between multi-channel and stereo audio? If you set the app to downmix to stereo, does it happen? No idea if it's same but sounds similar. It happens on 2 different TVs one with Shield Pro and one with normal Shield. Vizio TV and Soundbar on one, and Samsung TV with soundbar on another. Where is the setting to downmix to stereo located at? Also, it seems the error occurs in Live Seek Mode a lot more than Direct Play. In Live Seek Mode I get Direct Play error under transcode reason. Edited July 29, 2021 by shdwkeeper
ebr 16169 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 12 hours ago, shdwkeeper said: Where is the setting to downmix to stereo located at? Settings->Playback->Audio Output
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Downmix option isn't there. If convert unsupported audio to Dolby is what you mean, I tried that and it's still happening.
Luke 42077 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Can you try the standard Emby android app on the same device and see how that compares? https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html Thanks.
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, Luke said: Can you try the standard Emby android app on the same device and see how that compares? https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html Thanks. Isn't that what's installed on the Shield? I downloaded it from Google play store.
Luke 42077 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Just now, shdwkeeper said: Isn't that what's installed on the Shield? I downloaded it from Google play store. No, this is our standard Emby android app for tablets and phones, but is also compatible with TV devices.
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) 1 minute ago, Luke said: No, this is our standard Emby android app for tablets and phones, but is also compatible with TV devices. Ok let me try. What's the difference? Edited July 29, 2021 by shdwkeeper
Luke 42077 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 29 minutes ago, shdwkeeper said: Ok let me try. What's the difference? Sometimes it is a little bit ahead in terms of video player updates. 1
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 29, 2021 Posted July 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Luke said: Sometimes it is a little bit ahead in terms of video player updates. Ok install emby for android on the shield. How do I pause and rewind live tv?
Luke 42077 Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 4 hours ago, shdwkeeper said: Ok install emby for android on the shield. How do I pause and rewind live tv? If it's direct playing there will be limited ability to do that, but what about the audio problems?
shdwkeeper 15 Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Luke said: If it's direct playing there will be limited ability to do that, but what about the audio problems? Is there an option to time shift on this app? The audio when direct playing seems fine, the problem is the audio in Live Seek mode.
Carlo 4560 Posted July 30, 2021 Posted July 30, 2021 Hi, Yes time shifting is supported on the Shield TV.
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