[LAU] tips for beginners

[David Adler]

> Just so I covered all bases, I rebooted into windows and actually made sure the 2496 produces sound (no false connections etc.). Strangest thing, I can route xmms to ardour2 and see the signals coming in (leds bouncing), but actual sound coming out of the 2496 alludes me.
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> I fear this is something simple but it could very well be forest through the trees scenario.
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A bit further down the hierarchy:
Is everything unmuted in alsamixer?
type alsamixer -c 1 (according to your /proc/asound/cards the
2496 is the 2nd entry, numbered 1), unmute all channels (typing 'm')
and pull up the volume faders.

best,
d