Re: [Alsa-user] FW: Surround Sound issues

2008-12-28 Thread Jason Gauthier
> I understand. I guess I thought it was an issue, since when I play a > DVD I don't hear voice, for instance.. but I hear all background. > Perhaps this is a software configuration issue. > > I guess I could also find some audio with AC3 and determine if the > receiver process the channels corre

Re: [Alsa-user] FW: Surround Sound issues

2008-12-28 Thread Lee Revell
On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Jason Gauthier wrote: > >>SPDIF only supports two channels. AC3 encoding (if the source >>material is PCM) or AC3 passthrough (if the source is AC3 encoded >>already) is required to send surround over the optical port. > > > I understand. I guess I thought it was

Re: [Alsa-user] FW: Surround Sound issues

2008-12-28 Thread Jason Gauthier
>SPDIF only supports two channels. AC3 encoding (if the source >material is PCM) or AC3 passthrough (if the source is AC3 encoded >already) is required to send surround over the optical port. >Lee I understand. I guess I thought it was an issue, since when I play a DVD I don't hear voice, for

Re: [Alsa-user] FW: Surround Sound issues

2008-12-28 Thread Lee Revell
SPDIF only supports two channels. AC3 encoding (if the source material is PCM) or AC3 passthrough (if the source is AC3 encoded already) is required to send surround over the optical port. Lee On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Jason Gauthier wrote: > All, > > > > I have moved to 10.018a, and t

[Alsa-user] FW: Surround Sound issues

2008-12-25 Thread Jason Gauthier
All, I have moved to 10.018a, and this issue still persists. I cannot get all 6 channels working, and in fact the right and left seems to come out of the rear. It's just completely inconsistent. Can anyone lend a hand, or some form of troubleshooting ideas? Thank you, Jason