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Find help with your first album, Live playback, moving a license or another PGGB question.

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Help in the app.

Click the Help icon (question mark) beside the Settings icon to open built-in Help. Browse the Contents, look up a term in the Index, or use Search to find a topic. The help pages are installed with PGGB, so you can read them without an internet connection.

On Windows, focus a control and press F1 to open its help topic. Or press Shift+F1, then click the control. If no help topic covers it, Shift+F1 keeps the short help popup.

PGGB built-in Help, Contents and Getting started
Built-in Help, with the Help button shown in the app header.

Use Show me in a help topic to find a control. PGGB brings it into view and briefly outlines it. If it is unavailable, a note explains why and how to reach it. A page for the other mode may open with its controls disabled. Show me does not switch modes, change settings or start playback or processing.

Quick routes

Common tasks.

Trial & downloads.

Install PGGB or find beta download information.

Get started.

Build a setup for your platform, source and DAC.

Licenses & activations.

Activate, upgrade or move an existing license.

Explore the app.

Take a guided tour of PGGB, or look up a setting.

Browse support topics.

Browse topics and common questions.

Open a guide.

Go straight to the full instructions.

The complete guides

Choose your guide.

PGGB guide.

Learn how to configure PGGB for your DAC and upscale your first album.

Open guide
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

PGGB-Live guide

Use the setup wizard to connect your music player to your DAC for upsampling through PGGB, then configure live playback and remote control.

Open guide
Disaster Area, the loudest band

PGGB-ARC guide.

Set up crossfeed for headphone listening and explore optional room effects for offline upsampling.

Open guide
Marvin listening to headphones

PGGB-EQ guide.

Fine-tune the tonal balance with parametric EQ or your own convolution filters.

Open guide
A Vogon listening to monolith speakers
Roon

PGGB with Roon

Set up the audio device and zone, enable Follow Roon, and see the track and cover art in PGGB.

Open guide →
Roon playing to the PGGB Live zone

PGGB-Remote guide.

Control playback, browse the queue and adjust settings from your phone, tablet or browser.

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PGGB Remote playing Take Five, with signal path, Live stats and playback controls.

Explore the app.

Take a guided tour of PGGB, or select a control to see what it does and when to use it.

Open guide
The hitchhiker’s towel

PAL installation guide.

Connect your DAC over the network. Install PAL on Windows, Mac or Linux, or use PAL OS on a Raspberry Pi 5.

Open guide →
Deep Thought

Your DAC Reimagined

What sets PGGB apart.

PGGB uses accurate reconstruction to help you get more from your existing DAC. It prepares the signal at a format and rate your DAC supports. Process albums offline or listen through PGGB-Live.

Accuracy at the core
PGGB reconstructs the signal as accurately as the selected precision allows across the audible band, before it reaches your DAC.
Precision throughout
Up to 256-bit calculations preserve numerical accuracy through resampling, EQ and output conversion. Your DAC receives the output bit depth suited to it.
Ultra-low quantization noise
PGGB’s PCM noise shapers and DSD modulators keep quantization noise very low in the audible band, with settings to match what your DAC accepts.
Find your DAC ↗

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Help by topic.

Understanding PGGBExplore the app

Quick answers

Common questions.

Should I upsample files offline or use PGGB-Live?

Offline processing saves new PCM or DSD files to play later. PGGB-Live processes music as it plays, without creating a separate upsampled library. Choose the approach that fits how you listen.

Compare the two approaches ↗
Can PGGB produce both PCM and DSD files?

Yes. Choose PCM or DSD output and a rate supported by your DAC. The PGGB Guide explains the output settings and how to configure DSD.

Choose your output settings ↗
Can I keep using Roon, JRiver or another player?

Yes. On the same computer, send your player’s output to PGGB through the PGGB Bridge; across your network, use UPnP. Which one works depends on the player and operating system.

Find your player in the compatibility table ↗
Why is a live output rate unavailable?

The device may not support it, or calibration may have found it too demanding for your computer. Check the status lines below Endpoint before changing the limits.

Understand the rate limits ↗
Does my V8 license work in V9?

Yes. Every V8 license works in V9 without an upgrade charge. Follow the registration and activation instructions for your existing license.

Use your existing V8 license ↗
Can I use EQ and PGGB-ARC with live playback?

EQ and ARC crossfeed work during offline and live processing. Room reflections are available only when processing files offline.

Read about EQ and ARC in PGGB-Live ↗
Do I need a new DAC?

No. Your current DAC will work; check which formats and sample rates it and your player support. Whether the DAC also bypasses its own processing depends on its design.

Get started
What happens after 30 days?

Try PGGB for 30 days. During the trial, PCM processing up to 107-bit precision is unlimited; higher precision and DSD output are limited to two tracks. After 30 days, PGGB continues as the free Lite version.

Does ARC work with PCM and DSD?

Crossfeed and head measurements work with PCM and DSD using the default engine, in Offline and Live. Optional Room reflections are available for offline processing.

How do I move a V9 license?

Install PGGB on the new computer, then use your email address and activation code to select your license. If its activation limit has been reached, confirm the move. The old computer switches to Lite the next time it starts.

Follow the move instructions
Does Remote need its own app?

No. Open PGGB-Remote in a phone or tablet browser on your home network while PGGB is running with Remote enabled on the host computer.

PGGB-Remote guide
PGGB FAQ

Earlier releases

Older versions & downloads.

Looking for an earlier release? Choose your version and platform to find the installer.

These installers are for existing setups. Check that your license covers the version you choose and that it supports your operating system. Keep your current installer and settings before changing versions.

v8 (Rob Reiner Edition)
v7 (2048 Edition)
v7 (Lite Edition)
v7 (Neo Edition)
v6 (DSD Edition)
v5 (Reference Edition)
v3 (Insane Edition)

More from PGGB

Other tools and earlier products.

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When asking for help, include your operating system, DAC, player and a short description of what happened. A log or screenshot can help us understand the problem.

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