Re: distorted sound output

* Gary Counsellor <[email protected]> [05-21-02 12:50]:
> On Tuesday 21 May 2002 10:28, you wrote:
> > * Gary Counsellor <[email protected]> [05-21-02 11:28]:
> > > Before trouble-shooting too deeply.  try setting your gains on the mixer.
> > >  You could be recording too hot a signal which would result in a lot of
> > > distortion of the nasty variety.  Just lower the 'volume setting' for
> > > what-ever recording input you're using and retry.  If that doesn't do it
> > > we can look else where.
> > > 	Good Luck
> >
> > KMix setting seem OK.  All about middle of scale.  What is Pcm ??
> 
> Short for Pulse Code Modulation, a sampling technique for digitizing analog 
> signals, especially audio signals. PCM samples the signal 8000 times a 
> second; each sample is represented by 8 bits for a total of 64 Kbps. There 
> are two standards for coding the sample level. The Mu-Law standard is used in 
> North America and Japan while the A-Law standard is use in most other 
> countries. 
> 
> PCM is used with T-1 and T-3 carrier systems. These carrier systems combine 
> the PCM signals from many lines and transmit them over a single cable or 
> other medium. 
> 
> What are you recording from?  CD? Microphone? Line-in?

mp3's stored on hard drive.
 
> Try different recording inputs and see if there is a difference.

Seem to be able to play CD's ok.  Noatun will not play ??  It did
before, but I don't know the last time.  I don't use it much and today
is the first time I noticed.  Xmms will play (gets distorted) and
FreeAmp does the same.  Xmms and FreeAmp will not play my CD's. ??
 
> Gain or volume setting of your outboard gear can effect what is sent to your 
> computer and in turn, what your computer records.
> >
> > The esd problem is corrected.  Required initiation as ROOT.  Must have
> > crashed and left the socket behind ??
> 
> I've seen that movie too ;-)
> >
> > Still have bad distortion thou, and seems to be related to lower
> > freq's.  It's not my sound system (card & speakers), they are OK in
> > winDers.  First time it's been booted in 2 months, just to check sound
> > card & speakers.
> 
> Is distortion coming only from what you record?  Try downloading a sound file 
> or default wave etc. on your computer.  Is it distorted?
> Or is it only what you record?

Stream seems to be ok.  I think it's just mp3's I play from the
hard-drive.
 
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