Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:32:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sound card, multiple rates Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809221331380.29981-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199809220221.VAA04330@detlev.UUCP>
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On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Joel Ray Holveck wrote: > I've got a question that I always had just been a fact of life until > now. > > I have an Aztech Sound Galaxy Pro 16 sound card. In order for it to > function, I have following in my kernel config file [line break > added]: > > # Sound card > controller snd0 > device sb0 at isa? port 0x220 irq 5 drq 1 vector sbintr > device opl0 at isa? port 0x388 > # device mss0 at isa? port 0x530 conflicts irq 5 conflicts drq 1 \ > conflicts vector adintr disabled > # device uart0 at isa? port 0x330 irq 5 vector "m6850intr" > options CONFIG_SBPRO > # options __SGNXPRO__ > device joy0 at isa? port "IO_GAME" > pseudo-device speaker > > Without the CONFIG_SBPRO, /dev/audio becomes a no-op. That's a minor > issue, but one that I probably should add to LINT. > > My question is about sample rates. The first file I play (using > cp foo.au /dev/audio, with a proper header on foo.au according to > sox) sometimes comes out at the wrong sample rate. If I ^C it and > start again, the correct sample rate is emitted. > > However, this only takes place with 8000 Hz 8-bit sounds. Others play > a distorted sound, clearly a different sample being interpreted as > 8000 Hz 8-bit. > > Should this be happening? Yes - Aztech cards SUCK. I suggest retiring your Aztech to a doorstop and buy a nice Crystal-based card. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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