Why are so many users having issues with sound?

[ubuntu-freak]

After thinking about it, my comp is about 3 years old (P4 Dual Core) with a integrated Intel sound card as far as i can tell.
Maybe its time to replace it somewhen with a 100% Linux compatible box.

Sef (Ubuntu mod) told me that package can cause problems. He posted another possible fix involving modules

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...11#post4170211

Nathan

[herbster]

I have an M-Audio Revolution 7.1 card and haven't had any problems once I got my .asoundrc set up, which took some tweaking for sure, but now I can have multiple apps using sound at once, 5.1, 2.0 upmixed to 5 channels, etc.

Last I checked sound in linux is all about the hardware company playing nice with putting out drivers for linux. I had tried a couple Creative cards and a Turtle Beach, then settled on the Revo as the quality is superb and it works great.

[HermanAB]

I have come to the conclusion that very few users have trouble with sound. It is just that the ones that do sound off a lot about it...

[Bungo Pony]

Well that was creative! Haha me funny...

How did it work in Fiesty? Or only used Gutsy?

Nathan

It actually worked a lot better in Feisty. I could (almost) command which ever sound card I wanted to. It would usually use the onboard, but sometimes it would randomly pick the Creative card when it booted.

I had worse trouble when I used Edgy. When I finally got ANY sound to work, it sounded terrible.

I've been doing a very slow migration over to Ubuntu, and things seem to slowly be getting better. I haven't tinkered much with Gutsy since I'll be moving to Hardy (and staying there) when it finally comes out.

And I may just give Pulse Audio a try.

[conehead77]

Sef (Ubuntu mod) told me that package can cause problems. He posted another possible fix involving modules

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...11#post4170211

Nathan

Thanks for the link, i bookmarked it in case i get a problem with the current solution.

[Xizorbg]

Hey All-

I have an M-Audio Revo 7.1 and love it. Except for 3 main issues:

1) Sometimes if I launch another app that uses sound (movieplayer, youtube videos) the sound will stop working and I have to do a cold reboot

2) I cannot control volume from the ubuntu volume control applet. I am using the PCM (digital) sound out, BTW

3) I really want to use audacity to edit mp3s for my upcoming wedding slideshow and cannot hear the mp3s play via my PCM


Thanks for any help.

Take care,
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