[linux-audio-user] Re: Have a look at the kcsm .ogg stream

[James Stone]

On Mon, 09 May 2005 17:08:02 -0400, M P Smoak wrote:

> 
> I've been listening to kcsm recently using alsaplayer. They have a 128k
> stream and a 64k mp3 stream.  Both have sounded real good everytime till
> now.
> 
> Right now the ogg stream is very distorted/corrupted.  I sent them an
> email, but I'm still interested in what's causing this.
> 
> I can bring up 2 instances of Alsaplayer and listen to first one stream
> and then the other.  Alsaplayer reports the mp3 stream as 64k, but the
> streaming rate for the 128k stream varies, 110  to  230 rapidly.  I never
> payed attention to the stream rate before but I know I've been using the
> ogg stream and I think I would have noticed this rapid variation.
> 
> I running a recent PlanetCCRMA RH9 setup.
> 
> Who's problem is it; theirs or Alsaplayers?
> 
> Marv

Dunno.. sounds fine to me.

The changing bitrate is normal for ogg streams AFAIK.

James