[Alsa-user] Sound Card with C-Media Suggestions

2008-02-05 Thread Jim Duda
Hello List, I'm looking for suggestions for a sound card that will support the alsa a52 plugin properly. I currently have a sound blaster Live! with the emu10k1 chip. For some reason, this card doesn't want to work properly with the a52 plugin. The audio through this plugin is very choppy. N

Re: [Alsa-user] Intel HDA with VT8251 gives high pitched noise

2008-02-05 Thread Stefan Bellon
Takashi Iwai wrote: > The beep is likely not implemented. I've been always annoyed and > am happy not to have such a thing. Of course, a patch to fix it is > welcome, though :) Ok, I'm indeed even prepared to take a closer look at the code, but I think I need a short intro of the sound stuff (al

[Alsa-user] Best card for sound grabbing

2008-02-05 Thread Helge Fredriksen
Hello! I'm writing a VoIP application and need some advice on the best PCI/USB sound card for grabbing sound. Little delay and crystal clear sound... We have had good experience with the Terratec Aureon 5.1 cards, but they seem to be a bit noisy. The best so far has been the USB headsets from Logi

Re: [Alsa-user] Intel HDA with VT8251 gives high pitched noise

2008-02-05 Thread Tobin Davis
Actually, you're a bit off base. The file you need to look at is alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_.c where is the name of the codec manufacturer of your sound chip. For example, I have an Analog Devices AD1986A chip in my laptop. By looking in the patch_analog.c, I can find the sections dealing with t

Re: [Alsa-user] Sound Card with C-Media Suggestions

2008-02-05 Thread Johannes Bauer
Jim Duda schrieb: > All I really need is the following: > - PCI card > - C-Media CMI8738 (or similiar) > - Coax SPDIF connector Have you had a look at the Terratec soundcard line? I believe some have Coax SPDIF output. Mine (the Aureon 5.1) only has optical fiber output. Greetings, Johannes ---