On Tue, 2010-12-14 at 04:38 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 22:30 -0500, Douglas Pollard wrote: > > On 12/13/2010 09:59 PM, Douglas Pollard wrote: > > > On 12/13/2010 09:47 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > >> On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 21:40 -0500, Douglas Pollard wrote: > > >>> On 12/13/2010 09:31 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > >>>> On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 21:28 -0500, Douglas Pollard wrote: > > >>>>> On 12/13/2010 08:25 PM, Mike Holstein wrote: > > >>>>>> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 8:22 PM, Douglas Pollard > > >>>>>> <dougp...@verizon.net> wrote: > > >>>>>> I am using Ubuntu studio 10.04. I get sound for a while > > >>>>>> after start up > > >>>>>> but then loose it. I typed pavucontrol into the terminal. > > >>>>>> The volume > > >>>>>> control panel comes up and I get an error message > > >>>>>> ( connection failed: > > >>>>>> connection terminated). The little speaker thingies in > > >>>>>> the > > >>>>>> Volume > > >>>>>> control are showing and X as if muted. If I restart I have > > >>>>>> sound for a > > >>>>>> while but then loose it. If I play VLC media player sound > > >>>>>> stops and > > >>>>>> starts and beaks up and after a while it shuts down > > >>>>>> altogether. I would > > >>>>>> appreciate any help with this. Thanks Doug > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > > >>>>>> Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> let us know what hardware your using... are you using JACK? is this > > >>>>>> an internal card? or a USB device? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> you can run > > >>>>>> lspci > > >>>>>> in a terminal and paste that here, or > > >>>>>> lsusb > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> i have a VIA sound device that just dies sometimes... what kernel > > >>>>>> are you using? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> uname -a > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> have you tried other kernels? > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> MH > > >>>>>> http://www.myspace.com/mikeholstein > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> http://opensourcemusician.libsyn.com/ > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> I have an AMD 64 dual chip motherboard that I installed about 3 years > > >>>>> ago . The computer is an HPpavilian 720 > > >>>>> I am trying to think how to see what kernal is in here. I > > >>>>> downloaded Ubuntu Studio 10.04 and installed it. I see if I can figure > > >>>>> out what the kernel is. Doug > > >>>> Open a terminal emulation and run > > >>>> > > >>>> uname -a > > >>>> > > >>>> ;) > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> No I have not. I just installed Ubuntu Studio 10.04 about two months ago > > >>> but have not had consistent sound since then. Doug > > >> On an Ubuntu forum on German, regarding to codec Via VT1708 someone > > >> solved this by installing > > >> http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/lucid/linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic > > >> > > >> To know what kernel you are running run > > >> > > >> uname -r > > >> > > >> or better > > >> > > >> uname -a > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Here is the kernal output from the terminal Doug > > > > > > Linux ubuntu 2.6.32-27-preempt #49-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu Dec 2 03:21:34 > > > UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > > > > > > I just played some music with VLC and it played well for about 5 minuets > > and then i got th message that the connection failed. that sounds like > > a hardware problem? Doug > > :( > > linux-backports-modules-alsa-lucid-generic > > I did ignore the word 'generic' for this package. > > It seems to be able to solve your issue for a default, resp. upgraded > default kernel. > > Hm? > > Perhaps you should get a low cost PCI card, that anyway would be better > for audio, but your card. I e.g. bought a TerraTec EWX 24/96 PCI card at > Ebay for less, but 30,- EUR. Compared to professional studio equipment > the bass sounds muddy, compared to a crappy on-board device as yours, it > not only does sound amazing good, but also ships with very good latency, > when used as a duplex device and btw. the PCI MPU MIDInterface will > cause less MIDI jitter, but other solutions. > > 2 cents, > > Ralf
PS: The TerraTec is an Envy24 based device, some other might have better or more worse audio sound quality, regarding to the audio converters etc., but anyway Envy24 PCI cards still are the only 'nearly' professional 'elcheapo' audio devices. -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
