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On 11/06/10 23:57, Joep L. Blom wrote:

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> I use the build-in sound card which is advertised as

> the NVIDIA MCP72XE/MCP72P/MCP78U/MCP78S High Definition Audio.

>

> I know I should buy a more sophisticated card but boards like the

> Terratec DMX6fire24/96 or M-Audio Delta 410 have prices here in Holland

> which are way over the prices you pay (€189,00 is the cheapest).

> Moreover I use it to edit using headphones as audio output for computers

> is, in my opinion very bad or you use a pair of studio monitors (I use

> Yamaha 60 W as output boxes for my E-piano for use in small rooms. As

> I'm a jazz-pianist and people prefer to listen so you don't need

> decibels to go over crowd noise!). But those are expensive.

> My jack settings are:

> /usr/bin/jackd -dalsa -dhw:0 -r44100 -p1024 -n2.

The humble hda can perform ridiculously well for what it is. I'd recommend

replacing the '-n2' with '-S -n3'. The '-p1024' should be able to go down to

'-p256' (or even lower) as well.
cheers.

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