On 06-Aug-98 Bryan Scaringe wrote:
> Hello,
> I posted a problem with getting linux to
> play MP3's 2 weeks ago. They came out as
> static. Turns out that my 8-bit SB-Pro
> was being handed a 16-bit sound sample.
> X11apm and MPEG123 both suffered from this problem.
>
> To corrrect it, I used the -o 8 option, to step the
> sound down to something the card copuld digest.
> It worked, but the sound is playing at 1/5th normal
> speed.
>
> Apparently, the card's dsp wants a 8kHz signal, and
> the MP3's are at 44kHz. Does anyone know how to play
> mp3s, successfully. Has anyone on this list done it?
> If so, could you tell me how? Even if you don't
> have an SB-Pro, Your setup proceedure might point me
> in the right direction.
Well... if your mp3 player can play to standard output, you can use sox to
convert the output to a suitable format.
It is however, an extremely poor way of doing things as the conversion process
will consume a lot of system resources.
A better way to accomplish this, would involve finding an mp3 player capable of
playing to 8bit 8kHz. Considering the fact that audio signals at 8bit 8kHz has
approximately the same quality as a telephone, I doubt that there would be a
lot of these lying around. (Disclaimer: The only mp3 player I use regularly is
splay. YMMV)
You might want to check your setup. I have never played with an SB-Pro before,
but 8bit 8kHz soundcards have been obsolete for a relatively long time and I
don't think that the SB-Pro is one of them.
You wouldn't happen to be using the /dev/audio device would you? That's a mono
8bit 8kHz device. Normally, the /dev/dsp device should be used.
Cort
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