From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 28 18:44:33 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0F6C16A4CE for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:44:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from e-card.bg (FaiLurE.e-card.bg [212.91.167.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A28B43D1F for ; Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:43:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lordbad@developer.bg) Received: (qmail 50381 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2005 18:41:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO support) (212.91.167.24) by mail.e-card.bg with SMTP; 28 Jan 2005 18:41:15 -0000 Message-ID: <005501c50569$42529320$18a75bd4@support> From: "Bozhidar Batsov" To: "Gert Cuykens" References: <08ab01c50555$26559870$18a75bd4@support> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:43:29 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sound issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Bozhidar Batsov List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:44:33 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gert Cuykens" To: Cc: Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:01 PM Subject: Re: Sound issues On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:19:32 +0200, lordbad@developer.bg wrote: > Hello! > > I'm have been using FreeBSD 5.3 since the day it was officially released, > altough I had little experience with Unix-based OS before it. I have found > that the enviroment provided by FreeBSD is perfect for my work, but I'm > trying to get decent multimedia experience either. So to the point - I > have the Epox 8RDA+ Pro mainboard with the following onboard audio : 6-CH > audio from onboard RealTek ALC65x AC'97 v2.3 compliant CODEC. I'm > currently using the ich_snd driver. I get sound via it, but it is far from > being good, not to mention perfect... With the stereo output I'm fine, I > can live without the surround capabilities of the card. But only if the > quality of the stereo playback was good - and belive me - it isn't. The > basses are awful and it is not caused by some mixer settings, of that I'm > certain. If fact the basses are almost missing and the high frequences > heavily distorted. I heard that the opensound driver can help but it does > not recognize my audio... So I'm asking is there someone using sound > device same as mine while getting decent output or should I buy some high > quality sound card such as Audigy 2 for which I know there are some nice > drivers. And one more question regarding the sound - if I get an Audigy 2 > sound card will I get the 6.1 surround or I will still be stuck with > stereo. > > I thank you in advance for your responses. > > Best Regards, > > Bozhidar Batsov, a devoted open-source enforcer and FreeBSD lover :) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > install this http://www.opensound.com/download.cgi _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ====================================================== I already tried the OpenSound driver but it doesn't seem to support my audio device...