On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 1:40 PM, frantisek holop <min...@obiit.org> wrote:
> hi there, > > with the april 13 snapshot i get "fluctuations" > in the volume level and audible cracks and glitches > when have e.g. a browser (opera) and mplayer open. > > i dont see a patern yet, but for example during > watching the movie the volume level keeps changing > accompanied by an audible pop. > > it could be an mplayer issue as well of course, > i am just writing here if anyone else is having > similar issues. i have seen the a thread about > aucat and volume's but i am not using aucat or any > other audio daemon... > > -f > -- > i tried switching to gum but i couldn't keep it lit! > > You should paste a dmesg, and point out what audio drivers you are using. I am using azalia drivers, and I have experienced static in my mplayer audio when it should not be there. At times this static becomes constant (does not clear up in a few seconds), but can always be fixed by jumping the track 10 seconds back. A little time later and the static always creeps back in. I do not have any of these problems when using xmms2. However, not all mp3s play properly in xmms2. Some are played at double (or faster) speed, like the chipmunks. These files play at proper speeds under mplayer without any flags or config changes. These are just my observations. I have done no further work in testing, other than changing players. The xmms2 problem I have is probably my own user error, or there is probably a flag to fix playback speed. (I've barely experimented with this, but it seems to be not quite double speed.)
