myHRTF with HQPlayer

HQPlayer Desktop

HQPlayer Desktop is a software audio player for Windows, macOS and Linux operating systems for stereo and multi-channel recordings. It supports streaming services and features both advanced upsampling and convolution. More information about HQPlayer Desktop can be found here.

The software presented on this webpage has been tried and tested by us. However, please do note that it comes from a third party that is not connected to myHRTF in any way. Hence, we cannot guarantee that this software will work on your PC or laptop as described.

Installation

Download the latest version of HQPlayer Desktop here and install it on your PC or laptop. The generous trial period allows you to test it before making a purchase.

Configuration for stereo

  1. For Windows users: go to Files in the menu and select Settings....
    For macOS users: go to HQPlayer5Desktop in the menu and select Preferences....
  2. Go to the Advanced tab and set DSP pipelines to 4.
  3. You may increase the FFT filter length in case you encounter choppy sound reproduction from a lack of processing power.
  4. Leave all other settings as is and confirm by clicking OK.
    5. HQPlayer screenshot 1
  5. Got to Tools in the menu and select Channel balance.
  6. Set the Level for the Left and Right channel to -10.0 dB. More information why this is required can be found in the FAQ.
  7. Leave all other settings as is, tick Enabled and confirm by clicking OK.
    8. HQPlayer screenshot 2
  8. Go to Matrix in the menu and select Pipeline setup....
  9. Row 1: set Source Ch to 1 and Mix Ch to 1.
    Row 2: set Source Ch to 1 and Mix Ch to 2.
    Row 3: set Source Ch to 2 and Mix Ch to 1.
    Row 4: set Source Ch to 2 and Mix Ch to 2.
  10. Click Browse to select filters contained in myHRTF for HQPlayer as follows:
    Row 1: select the filter with the filename ending with ..._LL_352.wav.
    Row 2: select the filter with the filename ending with ..._LR_352.wav.
    Row 3: select the filter with the filename ending with ..._RL_352.wav.
    Row 4: select the filter with the filename ending with ..._RR_352.wav.
  11. Leave all other settings as is, tick Enabled and confirm by clicking OK.
    12. HQPlayer screenshot 3
  12. You can save settings in order to switch between different filters conveniently:
    Write a preset name in the input field and click Save.
    To switch between filters, select a setting from the dropdown menu and click Load.
    To delete a saved setting, select it from the dropdown menu and click Delete.
    Confirm by clicking OK.
    13. HQPlayer screenshot 4

    Signal clipping

    Setting the Level in Channel balance to -10.0 dB as described above, the clipping of audio signals is virtually impossible since the required headroom has been taken into account during the design of myHRTF Personalized Filters.

    Sampling rate

    HQPlayer Desktop adapts the sampling rate of selected myHRTF Personalized Filters to the sampling rate of the music automatically by means of integrated high-quality sampling rate conversion. In order to avoid a loss of resolution, the filters contained in myHRTF for HQPlayer have the maximum recommended sampling rate of 352.8 kHz.