Re: Alsa Sound + channels

1) The audigy does not use am emu10k1, but rather a better model (not sure
about exactly what it is - but im sure google does.

2) Have you tried looking around for linux drivers for your soundcard? You
might also be able to find a proper installation guide of how to get it all
working properly.

Rob.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Chin" <[email protected]>
To: "Melbourne Linux Users Group" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [MLUG] Alsa Sound + channels


> As far as I know, the only sound chip that alsa can use to do hardware
> mixing is the Emu10k1, used in most Creative cards now (sblive, audigy,
> etc) and a few higher-end motherboards. Otherwise, you can do some weird
> stuff with the dmix plugin to get it working, but it's messy and doesn't
> work well. See http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin and
> http://resolute.ucsd.edu/diwaker/articles/howtos/howto-alsa-dmix.html .
> I've got it set up, but most programs seem not to be able to use it - if
> xmms is playing, only a few programs can also grab the sound card (and
> most of those programs are also music players, which is fairly
> redundant...) On the other hand, alsa on my SB live works fine with as
> many channels as I need, with no dmix or anything.
>    --Jeremy
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 11:00:30 +1100, "Jafaruddin Lie"
> <[email protected]> said:
> > Rick Miles wrote:
> >
> > >Jafaruddin Lie is a darn nice person I don't care what anybody says!
> > >
> > >First off, I thought MLUG policy was text emails only.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Oops sorry bout that. Here's one in plain text (if I can get my
> > Thunderbird setting right ;))
> >
> > >That could also mean that your system sounds are disabled or your
desktop
> > >sounds are turned off, e.g. I have sound turned off in kde on my
desktop so
> > >that I don't get the login music and that also means no sound for
incoming
> > >mail form kmail
> > >
> > >
> > Nah, that's not the case. I have made sure that the sound is turned on.
> > Maybe you can do a test for me. Find 2 WAV files, and on 2 different
> > console session type aplay <wavfilename>, see if you can get the two
> > files to play at the same time.
> >
> >
> > >Did you configure alsa manually or did some automated redhat thingo do
it?
> > >
> > >If you can play mp3's alsa is working, if you have used the commandline
ap
> > >alsaconfig and unmuted any channel options ( "m" key") and turned them
up in
> > >volume (up arrow) and saved your settings with "alsactl store"  thats
all you
> > >can do. Alsaconfig will present any option that is a functionality of
your
> > >card, if alsaconfig don't offer it as configurable, i.e you can
unmute/mute
> > >and adjust volume, its not there on your card or not recognised as
being
> > >there.
> > ><snip>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > I think I saw an article on PC Authority this month's edition by Leigh
> > Dyer about configuring alsa. I'll see if I can find a copy and then
> > we'll see how it goes.
> > Thanks guys for all your replies.
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