[linux-audio-user] SBLive5.1 Digital Synth Music

[BJaY]

On Mon, 2005-08-22 at 19:55 +0100, BJaY wrote:
>> Hi, I just got hold of an SBLive5.1 Digital. I can only get Synth
>> sound my selecting the Synth capture, then routing alsa_capture to
>> alsa_playback, but this means I can't use the line in for recording.
>> The 'Music' slider is missing from all the the mixer interfaces.

> We renamed the playback control to "Synth".  "Music" was a terrible
> name.

In gamix, I get two sliders under Synth, one Capture : sliders and a switch,
the other unlabled, no switch : presumably the Synth volume, but I still get
no sound that way.

>>  I also have'nt got a clue about all the routing options or effects
>> routing options. Aynone got a good URL ?

> They don't exist.  The Linux driver for this card does not support
> hardware chorus and reverb sends on the wavetable synth like on Windows.

That's a shame, is the reverb any good ?

>>  It /proc and sfxload report 128Mb available for SoundFonts (Specs say
>> 32Mb), and it works. Did they change the specs or somthing ?

> IIRC the 32MB limit is a Windows kernel limitation.

I guess I'm pushing my luck but any chance of getting more than 128Mb ? my
main font is 320Mb

> And don't use sfxload, it's an OSS program.  Use asfxload.

Thanks, I'll have a look at that today.

Cheers,

Bruce.