Subject: Re: [LAU] sound problems in Arch Linux

From: Ray Rashif <schivmeister@...> · Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 11:47 pm

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2009/11/11 Arnold Krille 
> On Tuesday 10 November 2009 20:08:02 Preston C. wrote:

quoted text> > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 3:51 AM, Clemens Ladisch

> wrote:

> > > This message is trying to tell you that alsamixer did not find any

> > > playback controls for this device.  The reason for this might be that

> > > your device actually does not have any playback controls.

> > > This is common with USB devices; you have to use the hardware controls

> > > of the device itself.

> > I do not understand? How could alsamixer not require playback

> > controls? Would you mind explaining further?

>

> Hardware mixer controls != playback controls !!!

>

> Alsamixer accesses the hardware mixer of the soundcards/-devices. And most

> USB-devices don't have a hardware mixer. At least it is not accessible via

> software, just via the "hands on" hardware access :-)
Which is actually a good thing because its one place less where the volume

quoted text> set

> to zero/mute gives you endless fights of getting sound of the speakers...

>

> Have fun,

>

> Arnold

>

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My Zoom H2 when used as a USB devices introduces 0 controls, but I can

monitor from it and record. I'm still not able to fix the latency issue I'm

having there, or the fact that I hear the clean signal (going in to the

computer) together with the processed one which is coming out from JACK. I

just gave up because it wasn't my intention to make it do anything, just

curious to see how it worked.
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2009/11/11 Arnold Krille <arnold@arnoldarts.de>
On Tuesday 10 November 2009 20:08:02 Preston C. wrote:

quoted text> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 3:51 AM, Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de> wrote:

> > This message is trying to tell you that alsamixer did not find an=

y

quoted text> > playback controls for this device. =A0The reason for this might b=

e that

quoted text> > your device actually does not have any playback controls.

> > This is common with USB devices; you have to use the hardware con=

trols

quoted text> > of the device itself.

> I do not understand? How could alsamixer not require playback

> controls? Would you mind explaining further?
Hardware mixer controls !=3D playback controls !!!
Alsamixer accesses the hardware mixer of the soundcards/-devices. And most<=

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USB-devices don't have a hardware mixer. At least it is not accessible =

via

software, just via the "hands on" hardware access :-)=A0Which is actually a good thing because =

its one place less where the volume set
to zero/mute gives you endless fights of getting sound of the speakers...
Have fun,
Arnold

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My Zoom H2 when used as a USB devices intro=

duces 0 controls, but I can monitor from it and record. I'm still not a=

ble to fix the latency issue I'm having there, or the fact that I hear =

the clean signal (going in to the computer) together with the processed one=

 which is coming out from JACK. I just gave up because it wasn't my int=

ention to make it do anything, just curious to see how it worked.
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