8 Jan
2017
8 Jan
'17
9:25 p.m.
On Sun, 8 Jan 2017 21:01:45 +0100
Georg Krause <mail(a)georg-krause.net> wrote:
Am 08.01.2017 um 20:53 schrieb Robin Gareus:
>> Missing alsamixer controls aren't a problem for me.
> ..except that the default routing inside the device may affect what
> you're hearing. OOTB it patches analog inputs through to the outputs
...which would mean that you if you listen to an input, you mix it with
a copy of itself delayed by the buffer size. That would definately
sound weird, and could explain Ralf's experience.
Not just that, my focusrite sounds crappy when the
outputs are "too
loud" in alsamixer. means over 80% its not usable. so maybe that is an
issue, Ralf?
That's definately an issue with my 18i8 first-gen as well. When I set
an output control to more than 0db, the output doesn't clip -- it
integer-wraps, which causes really evil distortion. I confirmed that
with an oscilloscope. I'm not sure whether this is a Linux driver
issue, or bad design. It shouldn't be possible to turn volume up beyond
the 0db setting if that causes such distortion.