How to set optimum Spotify audio format?

[Tim Curtis]

Try the commands below.

Code:

moodeutl -f

moodeutl -F

# Help
pi@moode:~ $ moodeutl --help
Usage: moodeutl [OPTION]
Moode utility programs

With no OPTION print the help text and exit.

 -a             Print features availability
 -A [add|rm N]  Update features availability
 -d             Dump session file (requires sudo)
 -D [var name]  Delete session variable (requires sudo)
 -e [filename]  Export settings to [filename] or ./moodecfg-<timestamp>.ini
 -i             Import settings (/boot/moodecfg.ini)
 -f             Print supported audio formats
 -F             Print full alsacap info
 -l             Print moode log
 -m             Run system monitor
 -s             Print system info
 -c             Detect CIFS (SMB) hosts
 -C             Detect CIFS (SMB) shares [host or ip address]
 -N             Detect NFS hosts
 -M             Detect MPD hosts
 -o             List audio overlays
 -p             Import playlists
 -q             Query sql database
 -r             Restart servers
 -R             Restart renderer [--bluetooth | --airplay | --spotify | --squeezelite | --roonbridge]
 -t             Print last 10 lines of moode log and wait
 -u             Check radio station urls for playability
 -U             Check station urls, list only unplayable
 --btreset      Reset Bluetooth to off
 --mpdlog       Print MPD log
 --updlog       Print in-place update log
 --mooderel     Print moOde release
 --revision     Print hardware revision
 --version      Print program version
 --help         Print this help text

Example:

Code:

# Just the bit depths

pi@moode:~ $ moodeutl -f
S16_LE, S24_LE, S32_LE

# Bit depths and sample rates

pi@moode:~ $ moodeutl -F
*** Scanning for playback devices ***
Card 0, ID `BossDAC', name `BossDAC'
 Device 0, ID `Boss DAC HiFi [Master] pcm512x-hifi-0', name `Boss DAC HiFi [Master] pcm512x-hifi-0', 1 subdevices (1 available)
   2 channels, sampling rate 8000..384000 Hz
   Sample formats: S16_LE, S24_LE, S32_LE
   Buffer size range from 64 to 131072
   Period size range from 32 to 65536

     Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0'

# Supported formats are also printed in the moOde startup log

Code:

pi@moode:~ $ moodeutl -l | grep "Audio formats"
20221006 121251 worker: Audio formats (S16_LE, S24_LE, S32_LE)