[LAU] beginning audio setup: sblive midi not working

[James Stone]

On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 11:12:40PM +0200, Hein Zelle wrote:
> 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!

No problem. Glad it helped! It's a fiddly card, but very good for
the price!

If you are ever dropping by in London, I wouldn't say no to a
beer!!

Best wishes,

James