Decibel for PC

★ ★ ★ Decibel Overview

What is Decibel? Decibel is an audio player designed for audiophiles that supports all popular lossless and lossy audio formats. It features gapless playback, replay gain adjustment, a 31-band equalizer, precise digital and device volume control, hog mode, automatic sample rate adjustment, and the ability to load and play files entirely in memory. It also supports native DSD playback via ASIO and DoP (DSD over PCM) support for exaSound DACs.

Software Features and Description

1. Decibel supports all popular lossless and lossy audio formats including FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Musepack, WavPack, Monkey's Audio, Speex, True Audio, Apple Lossless, AAC, MP3, MOD, DSF, DSDIFF, WAVE and AIFF.

2. Additionally, Decibel can automatically adjust the output device's sample rate to that of the playing track, preventing audio quality degradation associated with software sample rate conversion.

3. For lossless formats such as FLAC and WAVE, and for Ogg Vorbis and specially tagged MP3 files, Decibel supports gapless playback with seamless transitions between tracks.

4. For users desiring more control over their audio, Decibel can take exclusive control of the output device using hog mode.

5. Finally, Decibel can load and play files entirely in memory, eliminating audio glitching associated with disk access.

6. Decibel has an optional 31-band equalizer for unlimited sonic adjustment and provides precise digital and device volume control.

7. Decibel is an audio player tailored to the particular needs of audiophiles.

8. For users with exaSound DACs, Decibel supports native DSD playback via ASIO.

9. Decibel also features replay gain adjustment for more comfortable listening.

10. Decibel has an intentionally minimal user interface designed to be instantly intuitive and non-intrusive.

11. Decibel also contains DoP (DSD over PCM) support.

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Download and install Decibel on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Decibel	Get App ↲	0 1	Feisty Dog, LLC

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Decibel app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Decibel on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Decibel"
The search will reveal the Decibel app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Decibel is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Decibel.
Now enjoy Decibel on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Feisty Dog, LLC	1	1.3.5

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Decibel Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Decibel,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Decibel" » then Click "Install".
- Decibel will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Decibel on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get $32.99 on Mac	Feisty Dog, LLC	0	1

Download on Android: Download Android

Decibel functions

- Supports all popular lossless and lossy audio formats

- Gapless playback with seamless transitions between tracks for FLAC, WAVE, Ogg Vorbis, and specially tagged MP3 files

- Replay gain adjustment for more comfortable listening

- Minimal user interface designed to be instantly intuitive and non-intrusive

- Optional 31-band equalizer for unlimited sonic adjustment

- Provides precise digital and device volume control

- Hog mode for exclusive control of the output device

- Automatic sample rate adjustment to prevent audio quality degradation

- Ability to load and play files entirely in memory to eliminate audio glitching

- Native DSD playback via ASIO for exaSound DACs

- DoP (DSD over PCM) support.

✔ Pros:

- Allows for listening to music on a computer in a way similar to listening to a vinyl album

- Can be optimized for performance and sound quality

- Supports key lossless formats that iTunes doesn't support

- Provides reliable playback

☹ Cons:

- Can be a memory and processor hog

- May experience "not bit-perfect" audio if the computer is used for other processes

- Has been reported to crash under El Capitan

- Minimal support is devoted to the product

- Does not have a good system of organization

- Does not save a media library, requiring users to load songs each time as a playlist

- Considered overpriced by some users

Top Pcmac Reviews

Very good niche product

By ryanmichaellewis (Pcmac user)

This product is for those who want to listen to music on their computer similarly to the way you’d listen to a vinyl album. Change the settings to “Load files in memory”, “Obtain exclusive access”, “Adjust sample rate for best quality”, and Sample rate converter to “Maximum quality”. Open this app and load an album that you have saved as a lossless format, and press play. Then just listen! The program can be a memory and processor hog, but that's because it’s using lots of resources to best play your audio files. You may experience some “not bit-perfect” audio if you’re using your computer for other processes (and Decible knows when it’s made an error). But you’re busy listening to your music, so why are you doing that?? I bought this because I was originally listening to flac files using vlc and was frustrated with the lack clarity and abundance of errors during playback. Using this app and an external sound card makes my digital music library sound just as good as my physical library.
used to do everything it says it does but now just crashes

By bedlam and drudgery (Pcmac user)

The review below is how I felt when it was working. Unforutnately, under El Capitan, all it does is crash :( When it starts working again, my review will return to being: I tried the various hacks to play lossless music on my Mac like Fluke etc and none were satisfactory. Free stuff like VLC can work in a pinch, but it's not optimized for performance nor sound quality (playing from memory, sample rates, processing quality). this app does what it says it will do and it does it very well. Quality sound, reliable playback and the key lossless formats that iTunes doesn't support. What's missing? Media management. I'm not looking for something too fancy, and even a hook into another software program would be acceptable. Right now, there is nothing like that from what I can see. And ripping would be cool too. Of course, if both those were added, the price would likely double. Get it now. It's a bargain and does what it says it does and does it well. (And use an external DAC. The quality of this app means that the weak link will be the Mac's own DAC. You can still use your Mac's DAC of course, but you'll be even happier with something better and this app can make use of it.)
Don't upgrade to 1.3

By MarcelLevi (Pcmac user)

Went from 5 stars to 1 star. After a couple months messing w/ 1.3 & 1.3.1 I realized they had completely messed it up during the "upgrade" and minimal support is devoted to this product. I reported 1 of many bugs in 1.3, which they immediately confirmed as a bug, but that was 2 months ago and no fix or update has been offered. Thankfully, with Time Machine restoring 1.2.11 was as snap. That version works like a charm. Sound quality for FLAC files is great and it works seamlessly with my USB DAC. Problem was that in recoding for 1.3 they introduced so many bugs, and response time is terrible - it can take upwards of a minute to load songs from the server, and nearly everything you do results in the spinning beach ball that goes on for 30-90 seconds.
Save $$$ Get VLC instead

By King Tubby 1st Generation (Pcmac user)

this is basically VLC player with some minor iTunes integration. i don't even really like VLC, but i thought this would have a better system of organization...except it doesn't even save a media library! that's the reason i bought this overpriced program you have to load the songs each time you start the program as a playlist. i don't want to have to create an entire playlist of my life