Beginning Tuesday, Spotify customers may have entry to “Unique Mode,” a brand new function within the streaming service’s Home windows app that may assist maximize audio high quality by giving the Spotify app full management over your system’s audio processing. Based on Spotify, “your laptop might alter audio earlier than it reaches your DAC by resampling it, mixing different system sounds in, and altering the quantity.” Turning on Unique Mode prevents this, which Spotify says permits for “Bit Excellent playback.”
Unique Mode is presently solely accessible to Spotify Premium customers on Home windows, however Spotify says it should even be coming to the Mac app “in a future launch.” To strive it out, go to the settings within the Home windows Spotify app and choose “Playback.” On this menu, choose your audio system from the “Output” choices then toggle on “Unique Mode.” Consider, audio from different apps, in addition to Spotify’s automix and crossfade options, gained’t work whereas Unique Mode is turned on.

