Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 17:18:44 -0600 From: Russell Cattelan <cattelan@thebarn.com> To: martin.kraft@fal.de Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ES1373/1373 driver now committed to -stable {was: icecast on Message-ID: <383B20D4.48231206@thebarn.com> References: <199911232140.WAA04006@hpcs14.dv.fal.de>
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Martin Kraft wrote: > Russell Cattelan wrote: > > > > Martin Kraft wrote: > > > > > * Unfortunatedly I encountered another problem: I wasn't able to change > > > * the LINE input's VOLUME. I modified the line volume using DAP's > > > * X Mixer. FreeBSD's mixer reported the changed values, but input > > > * volume did not change effectively. > > > > What motherboard/chip set are you using? > > I found some chatter on the ALS mailing list about none intel chip set > > motherboards not working with the new PCI128s. > > Asus P2L97-S AGP (Adaptec aic7880 Ultra SCSI adapter onboard) Intel 440LX > chipset. Hmm the Asus boards are the ones having problems... but without the Intel chip set. I'll keep a look out to see if somebody finds a fix for the problem. > > > > Does it sort of sound like cracking in the high ranges? > > I have heard some clipping in the high end. > > Kind of clipping, yes. > > > Unfortunately from reviews I have found the 1371 doesn't perform > > as well as the 1370. > > > > Note: I tried the OSS driver just as a test to see if the sound was > > any different... I couldn't find any differences. > > Oh, I didn't know that. Bought it, because some people wrote, that it > has a good A/D (for the price, of course). If it is not a driver problem, > I might consider to buy another brand in the middle future. As I wrote, > the sound is worse than with an old SB 16 ISA. If you want to look at some good write-ups http://www.pcavtech.com/soundcards/reports/ The Creative Labs stuff doesn't score all the well... not bad but the Turtle Beach stuff seems to be better equip. > > > Thanks! > > Martin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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