<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > - with alsa: > > o all channels should be unmuted > > o all channels levels should be set to 67% > > eh..wrong.... > At least for sblive, if you want to have sound via analog speakers on the > second output channel you have to _mute_ "analog output jack". IIRC this > "analog output jack" was some extra output some sblives have (but i never > saw one). But if it is not muted, the analog output for your second pair > of speakers is muted, and since _many_ people for some reason put their > speakers in this output, their sound is muted.
i just added this quirk to: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/HardwareHowTo#Card_specific_problems i also: - document the infamous "Exchange DAC" on CMI cards (found on shuttle) - add a section about how to record with alsa on common cards > I would rather like to see alsa patched to switch the behaviour (so > that all "unmuted" works for most people). But then, if you call the > mixer "rear speaker output", nobody will know what to mute if they > actually have an analog output jack...argh... yes. and more standardize control names.
