[For the people I've CC'ed: this might interest you. Read quoted message below for context.]
Hi all, So I downloaded the emu10k1 tools, screwed around with them a bit and now got my sound working. This is with the OSS drivers, but I will explain what I did anyway, it might be helpful for ALSA also. The emu10k1 init script initializes the card with a bunch of routes and other things that I don't really understand, but it also adds a +12db boost to the PCM route. I removed that boost from the PCM route and added it to the Front route. So basically all sound to the Front speakers output gets a boost and not just PCM. This results in (a) my sound being as loud as in Windows and (b) I don't get ugly distortion if I max out the PCM volume and neither if I now max out the main volume. Note that the SBLive also has a hardware switch to enable a boost on the Front output. I have the hardware boost diabled in my setup. If I enable it together with the other boost then the sound gets distorted and the hardware boost alone is not enough. I hope this message is helpful to others who have the same problem as me. I've also CCed the emu10k1 developers so that maybe they can change the default script to always boost the Front output and not PCM. Cheers, - Frank PS: archived thread starts here: http://www.mail-archive.com/alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net/msg05524.html On Fri, 2002-11-29 at 14:46, Frank Worsley wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a SB Live Value and have recently changed to Debian from > RedHat72. I also run WinMe on the same machine. > > In WinMe when I have the volume control sliders at maximum the sound is > quite loud. In Debian with the sliders at max the sound is barely > audible and I have to up the volume on my external amp so that the sound > is at reasonable volume. In RedHat72 the sound also wasn't as loud as in > WinME, but it was still at a reasonable volume. > > Another thing to note is that in WinME the sound is audible for the top > 3/4 of the sliders and only goes silent for the bottom 1/4. In Debian it > is only audible for the top 1/4 and goes silent in the bottom 3/4. > > My question: is there a way to increase the default sound level? > > It is really annoying to have to adjust my amp everytime I boot into > WinMe to play a game and vice versa. Especially since I forget about it > and then my speakers blare out very loud. > > I am running kernel 2.4.19-686 with the Debian supplied ALSA modules > version 0.9.0rc5+0.3+2.4.19+3. > > Thanks in advance, > > - Frank ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
