[LAU] beginning audio setup: sblive midi not working

[Hein Zelle]

James Stone wrote:

> > Thanks for the tip, but it appears to make no difference.  The control
> > is still called "Synth" on this card, it's relatively old (not exactly
> > sure how much).  I must say the alsamixer is acting strangely with
> > this card - some controls can't be changed, some (including synth)
> > won't be muted.  The synth does let itself be adjusted.  The total volume
> > doesn't respond to "pcm" or "main", I need to use "Wave Surround" instead.
> 
> I think you have the speakers plugged into the rear output. The
> synth only plays out of the front output, and the rear output is
> adjusted using wave surround (I have my headphones plugged into
> that one on my computer).

Ouch!  Where can I buy you a drink, James?  You solved it :-)
I can't believe I fell for that, I thought black was the logical
"primary" audio output.  I'm only using regular 2-channel audio
through a mixer and stereo system.

Banging my head the wall won't make things better, but I sure feel
like it. 

Many thanks!
	Hein Zelle

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