[linux-audio-user] A nice PCI audio card for the PC?

[RickTaylor at Speakeasy.Net]

On 21-Jun-2004 Stephen Hassard wrote:

}  Their's a bug in the driver that mutes the left primary channel on init 
}  until you bumb the mixer values. no matter how much you do an 'alsactl 
}  restore' you don't get your left channel to play. mixer looks fine, but 
}  no audio until the mixer twidle..
}  
}  mmap support also seems to be lacking last I checked, so I wouldn't 
}  suggest it for linux gaming.

}  otherwise, it's got really nice clean output, and is relatively cheap.

 It does look like it would be perfect... for games and videos and stuff.

 {even for music... but it's cheap so if I admit that I look a bit foolish for
spending what I have on soundcards. :}}

}  oh, it's also missing internal analog/digital audio connectors for 
}  CDROM, etc. I also doesn't have a joystick port, so no MIDI I/O.

 ~13 years I've worked with computers... I've yet to put an audio cd in the
drive and I don't know what I'd do with a joystick. Midi I just use for
automation, etc... 

}  It's a really nice card when combined with an on-board AC97 for gaming 
}  and generic blips.
}  
}  I just wish someone would fix the mute bug in the driver. :P

 You can't get any of the channels to go? 

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E-Mail: RickTaylor at Speakeasy.Net
Date: 21-Jun-2004
Time: 17:33:39

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