I have a notebook with an es1969 which can mix 4 streams in hardware. -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd For the discerning hardware connoisseur Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/Linux_Audio_Users_Guide/
--- "Ivica Bukvic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >First off, thanks for your reply. > >I am, however, baffled by what you had to say. Crystal company claims >complete Linux "friendliness" and I've seen several sites which carry >detailed specs of the CS4205 chip in PDF file, so I am not sure what >aspect of the sound chip is missing for such information to be complete. >Could you please clarify your point? > >Also, is there a way to contact Crystal company and request additional >info? > >Finally, if this soundcard is not capable of hardware downmixing, is >there ANY laptop soundcard at all out there that IS capable of doing >that. > >P.S. What about Yamaha/Intel 753 chip that is found in the Toshiba >Satellite 5005's? > >Thanks for your assistance! > >Ico > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Patrick Shirkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 2:25 AM >> To: Ivica Bukvic; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [Alsa-devel] question regarding latest CS4205 laptop >> soundcard driver >> >> --- "Ivica Bukvic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >Hi all! >> > >> >I have a quick question regarding the latest CrystalClear soundcard >that >> >is found in Dell Inspirons and other laptops (model name CS4205). >> > >> >My understanding is that the maker of this DSP chip is rather Linux >> >friendly, so my question is does the driver for this soundcard (which >I >> >believe is Intel810 and has been reported to be working in Linux) >> >supports hardware mixing (i.e. opening sound device multiple times as >is >> >the case with SBLive!), since this card also advertises having >hardware >> >mixer like SBLive! does. I=92ve also heard that most other modern >> >mainstream soundcards have that capability and some of them simply >> don=92t >> >do that due to lack of documentation (i.e. Ess maestro 3i). So what >is >> >then the case with this one and how does it stack-up against other >> >mobile built-in soundcards? >> > >> >> IIRC The docs for this chip are not sufficient for the hardware mixing >to >> be used. >> >> In regards to how well it works I have had ok sound from it and have >> recorded quite clean through it but it is nothing special IMO. >> >> >> -- >> Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd >> For the discerning hardware connoisseur >> Http://www.boosthardware.com >> Http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/Linux_Audio_Users_Guide/ >> >> >Ivica Ico Bukvic, composer, multimedia sculptor, >> >programmer, webmaster & computer consultant >> >http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/ >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 >D= >> 3D= >> >=3D=3D=3D >> >"To be is to do"=A0=A0 - Socrates >> >"To do is to be"=A0=A0 - Sartre >> >"Do be do be do"=A0=A0 - Sinatra >> >"I am"=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 - God >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Alsa-devel mailing list >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel >> >> _____________________________________________________________ >> Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net >> >> _____________________________________________________________ >> You deserve a better email address! Get personalized email @yourname >> or @yourcompany from Everyone.net --> http://www.everyone.net?tag _____________________________________________________________ Want a new web-based email account ? ---> http://www.firstlinux.net _____________________________________________________________ You deserve a better email address! Get personalized email @yourname or @yourcompany from Everyone.net --> http://www.everyone.net?tag _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
