Reply #4 on: July 05, 2015, 03:48:20 PM
Yeah, Apple core audio doesn't change bit depth/sampling frequency on the fly. That's why many people use one of those named applications to manage the switching. It's one thing that is actually easier to deal with in Windows than on a Mac. Windows 7 audio allows "exclusive control" to other applications, and there are several free applications (like foobar) that do it very simply. I haven't used any of the Mac software.
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