[linux-audio-user] Clipping from USB audio device

[Clemens Ladisch]

Tim wrote:
> Kai Vehmanen wrote:
> > ecasignalview -f:16,2,48000 /dev/dsp1 null
>
> Works, I've attached the output of 30 seconds analysis from my amp as
> source, as well as the portable CD player which doesn't have the
> clipping problem.
> [...]
> Would it be possible I've bought a dud analogue-digital converter, which
> suffers clipping at normal line volume?

This would be theoretically possible, but IMHO it's more probable that
your amp produces more than standard line volume, "just to be sure".
(My UA-1A works fine, as long as the input really is line volume.)


HTH
Clemens