Automatic audio configuration based on an audio output device

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processes to perform operations including:

• determining an encode format of audio content to be decoded by an audio processing device;
• determining a hardware format associated with an output device to which decoded audio data is to be provided, wherein the output device is coupled to the audio processing device, and wherein the output device has an associated audio fidelity;
• based at least in part upon the hardware format associated with the output device, the encode format of the audio content, and the fidelity of the output device, determining a decode format selected from a plurality of decode formats to which audio content is to be decoded, the decode formats including a high quality format having a first bit depth and a low quality format having a second bit depth, wherein the first bit depth is higher than the second bit depth;
• decoding at least a portion of the audio content from an encode format to the determined decode format for audio processing before converting the portion of the audio content to the hardware format associated with the output device, wherein the bit depth of the decode format is determined at least in part by the fidelity associated with the output device;
• and
• providing the audio content to the output device after the converting.

A method comprising:

• determining an encode format of audio content to be decoded by the audio processing device;
• determining, by an audio processing device, a hardware format associated with an output device to which decoded audio data is to be provided, wherein the output device is coupled to the audio processing device, and wherein the output device has an associated audio fidelity;
• based at least in part upon the hardware format and fidelity of the output device, and the encode format of the audio content, determining a processing mode decode format, from a plurality of decode formats, to which audio content is to be decoded, wherein the processing mode decode format is at a higher bit depth than the hardware format associated with the output device;
• and
• decoding at least a portion of the audio content to the processing mode decode format;
• converting at least a portion of the audio content from the processing mode decode format to the hardware format supported by the output device;
• and
• providing the audio content to the output device after the converting.