Re: [linux-audio-user] linuxsampler distortion?

> Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:07:47 -0400
> From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@email-addr-hidden-job.com>
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] linuxsampler distortion?
> To: A list for linux audio users <linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden>
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> On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 18:23 -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:
> >
> > See, this is why we have mailing lists :-)
> > Problem solved. I was using my sb128 PCI card, which uses
> > snd_1371. And I was indeed using it at 44100. Alsa version 1.0.10.
> >
> > Switched sampling rate to 48000 (it took me a while to realize that
> > field in the qsampler gui is editable! It doesn't look like it)...
>
> Pro audio apps should default to 48000 like JACK, as it's the most
> widely suppored sample rate (not to mention the best available on
> consumer hardware).

I can't agree with this.
The most popular high quality music distribution format is still the
audio CD, and most sample libraries etc are still at 44.1, so it makes
sense to work at 44.1 and avoid having to src everthing.
On consumer hardware the slightly extended top end makes little
difference too.

I can understand why compatability with cheap fixed 48k rate soundcards
is useful, but I don't see that as a reason to make everything default
to that rate.

The only place I see 48k used is for people working with video.

By the way, does anyone know how I can get my email replies to go to to
the correct place in a thread in the archives?
They always appear as a new post, rather than after the message I am
replying to.
I get the digest version and just copy and paste the subject line, there
must be something I'm missing.

>
> > and problem is solved.
>
>
> That's interesting, I did not know snd-ens1371 was affected. If
> possible trst 1.0.11-rc4 and if it's also broken file an ALSA bug
> report.
>
> The Creative cards are known to suck at anything but 48KHz but I think
> there's also a driver bug.
>
> Lee
Received on Thu Apr 6 16:15:05 2006