Re: [LAU] Cracks while using Audiophile 2496

I'm afraid this is on the hardware side. I recently tried this card on Windows and encountered very similar symptoms. Regards, Artem Vakhitov Manu wrote: > Hi, > > I just bought an Audiophile 2496. Unfortunately, it does not work as > well as I imagined. Here are the symptoms : > > * Simple listening (no jack, just alsa): > - when I route PCM outs directly to HW outs, I here "cracks" on the > right side (I don't know the precise english word to describe the > noise, see below for example) > - if I switch the RCA cables, the cracks change side > - when I route the digital mix to HW out, I don't hear cracks > > * Recording (jack, no xruns): > - I can record my guitar (I use the RCA analog in) > - I still hear the cracks while I play and in the recorded sound > (example :http://manu.mindslicer.com/export.wav). These cracks are > very similar to what I hear when I listen music without jack (with PCM > out -> HW out). > > I tried with different sets of cables and headphones. > > What do you think ? From what I heard, I doubt it is a > software-related problem. A lot of people use the Audiophile without > problem. Moreover, switching the RCAs switches the side of the cracks. > I just wanted to have your opinion before sending the card back. Could > it be a configuration issue ? Is it a problem with the > chair-to-keyboard interface ? > > Thanks in advance for all the advices you can give me. > > Cheers, > Manu > > Conf: > ------- > > Arch Linux 64 bits (Intel Core i5, 4 Gb RAM) > M-Audio Audiophile 2496 > alsa 1.0.24 > envy24control 0.6.0 > jack2 1.9.6 > qjackctl 0.3.7