Wouldn't defining all the appropriate ALSA symbols in ~/.asoundrc take care of this:<div><a href="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/1712_.asoundrc" target="_blank">http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/1712_.asoundrc</a></div>
<div><a href="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/.asoundrc" target="_blank">http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/.asoundrc</a></div>
<div><a href="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Ice1712" target="_blank">http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Ice1712</a></div><div><a href="http://www.jrigg.co.uk/linuxaudio/ice1712multi.html" target="_blank">http://www.jrigg.co.uk/linuxaudio/ice1712multi.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>My solution to these and other problems is to uninstall pulseaudio: <a href="http://old.nabble.com/uninstall-pulseaudio-to-increase-audio-app-stability-across-updates-(was-Re:-yum-update)-to27759501.html" target="_blank">http://old.nabble.com/uninstall-pulseaudio-to-increase-audio-app-stability-across-updates-(was-Re:-yum-update)-to27759501.html</a> && dream for a day when a Jack-based "consumer" audio system is available: <a href="http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showpost.php?p=122789&postcount=24">http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showpost.php?p=122789&postcount=24</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>FYI -- I have two computers, mine with a plain Delta-66, and my son's with a Delta-66 "Omni Studio" ... I think they're great, but they're also "obsolete" (which means they work and don't require endless futzing). The newer generation might be better but not as reliable <a href="http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Ice1724" target="_blank">http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Ice1724</a> (e.g. ESI Juli@ & Maya44 & Audiophile 192) in terms of latest-technology A/D and D/A, and supports 192K samplerrate). The thing i like most about the Delta 66 is envy24ctrl ( alsa-tools-1.0.22-1.fc12.x86_64 ) and the ability to route inputs, outputs, and digital mix 4 analog and 2 spdif channels entirely on the card: <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/little-boxes-audio-production-hardware-studio-dave" target="_blank">http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/little-boxes-audio-production-hardware-studio-dave</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>The thing that's a complete showstopper on the Audiophile 24/96 is the lack of balanced I/O. You gotta use Balanced I/O into and out of a computer, with unbalanced connections through "telescoping shield" technique ( <a href="http://www.mhsecure.com/technotes/v5MixerOverview/Telescoping_Shield.png">http://www.mhsecure.com/technotes/v5MixerOverview/Telescoping_Shield.png</a> ) unless you like having your sound all fuzzed out by ground & clock noise from the computer. This works well with the Delta 66 since it appears to have a reasonably well isolated analog and digital ground-planes on the card...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Niels<br><a href="http://nielsmayer.com" target="_blank">http://nielsmayer.com</a><br></div>