From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 24 12:41:19 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4039B16A4DD for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:41:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60CF443D46 for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:41:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5FF9C.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.255.156]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6OCTThd095680; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:29:29 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k6OCfJqZ001420; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:41:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:41:19 +0200 Message-ID: <20060724144119.1vowamod40c88kws@netchild.homeip.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:41:19 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Konstantin Dimitrov References: <200606072039.13422.shoesoft@gmx.net> <8103ad500607170201k259336a8te2f741f27fd8d3a4@mail.gmail.com> <8103ad500607171052u5196fcf9se50a5a4cbfa0c9f9@mail.gmail.com> <200607172337.48028.lrntct@gmail.com> <8103ad500607180035t50633780wbf585805464b8696@mail.gmail.com> <8103ad500607240437p256e65c2y79cd8fdc34a53cf0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8103ad500607240437p256e65c2y79cd8fdc34a53cf0@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1) / FreeBSD-4.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of VIA Envy24 audio controller X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:41:19 -0000 Quoting Konstantin Dimitrov (from Mon, 24 =20 Jul 2006 11:37:59 +0000): > during the last weekend i have some free time and decided to look through > the list of reported problems: In case there are some open PRs I would like to know the number of them... > 5) vchans don't work > > it is a feature, not a bug and it is really great feature, so should be > removed from the list with bugs. Envy24(1712) has very precise 36bit wide > hardware mixer, which is superior that vchans (software sound mixer in the > kernel). the driver supports Envy24(1712) hardware mixer, so up to 10 > channels (5 stereo pairs) can be playback simultaneously and that is why n= o > software sound mixer (vchans) is needed. What if someone wants to play more than 5 stereo pairs at once? I agree that if an high quality feature like this is supported, it =20 should be used. But I don't agree that we should not use vchans. If =20 someone wants to use vchans, he should be able to use them (we can add =20 a note into the man page regarding the hardware feature and the =20 relative quality of it compared to vchans). Regarding the use of the hardware feature: How do you make use of it =20 in the driver? Do you allow the same stereo channel to get opened 5 =20 times and let the hardware handle everything? Bye, Alexander. --=20 Kiss your keyboard goodbye! http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137