[LAU] Installed Fedora17, now trying to play sound

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On 07/18/2012 09:09 AM, Ivan K wrote:
> Thank you for your detailed response!
>
> The things I needed to select where:
>
>    H/W Out 1(L):  PCM Out
>    H/W Out 2(R):  PCM Out
>
> Everything works now, sound from audio applications,
> and sound from the browser.
>
> The one thing that still continues to confuse me, is
> that even though I just have three audio devices in my
> computer:
>
>     Mother Board NVidia
>     M-Audio Audiophile 24/96
>     WebCam with microphone
>
> the number of "sound cards" that the panel in Fedora's sound
> card configure GUI refers to is large:
>
>    >  HDA NVidia (Alsa mixer)
>    >  FG0560 Live! Cam Optia AF (Alsa mixer)
>
>    >  Capture: VF0560 Live! Cam Optia AF Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
>    >  Playback: Internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
>    >  Capture:  Monitor of internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
>
> **>  M Audio Audiophile 24.96 (Alsa mixer)
>    >  Playback: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Chan I/O Cont. Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
>    >  Capture: Monitor of ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Chan I/O Cont. Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
>    >  Capture: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Chan I/O Cont. Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
>
> I am guessing that the last four devices all refer to the M-Audio
> card.  I chose -- "M Audio Audiophile 24.96" -- and things are working
> now.  What exactly are the last three "sound cards" in the list
> referring to and under what circumstances would one choose

Different profiles that are recognized by Pulse Audio (for the same card).

-- Fernando