• NativeDSD Music is the largest high-resolution download store for DSD and DXD music, with over 4,000 Albums from over 100 Record Labels.
• Verified high-res audio sources: DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, 352.4kHz (DXD), 384kHz original recording format, or Analog Tape Transfers direct to DSD or DXD.
Please note this information on Foobar may be outdated.
Downloading foobar and installing the DSD decoder component
foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player, you can use it to play DSD files downloaded from NativeDSD.com.
Install foobar2000.
Download foobar's input SACD (Super Audio CD decoder) plugin foo_input_sacd - xxxx.zip by the link.
Unpack foo_input_sacd - xxxx.zip to a folder.
Launch the playback software and open Preferences (<Ctrl+P> key combination) > Components.
Click Install button. In opened Install component window select foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component file (dsf component) from the folder.
Click OK button in Preferences window. Restart foobar2000.
Push Playback button.
A complete guide is available here to get DSD going: https://samplerateconverter.com/educational/play-dsf-foobar2000
To play DSD files with Foobar, you'll need the dsdiff decoder component, this does no longer seem to be available at the foobar site, advice is to use the SACD plug-in from Sound Forge instead, which also supports DSDIFF:
The SACD Decoder plug-in for Foobar 2000 is available for download on the Sound Forge website. The Super Audio CD Decoder input plugin for foobar2000 is capable of playing back Super Audio CD ISO images, DSDIFF, DSF and DSD WavPack files. Direct DSD playback for compatible devices. https://sourceforge.net/projects/sacddecoder/files/foo_input_sacd/
Editing metadata within Foobar
It is possible to edit the tags within .dsf files using foobar2000.
Locate a checkbox called “Editable Tags” in the preferences pane
Check the box
Edit .dsf files in the properties window
