Re: [LAU] Cracks while using Audiophile 2496

I'm afraid this is on the hardware side.
I recently tried this card on Windows and encountered very similar symptoms.

Regards,
Artem Vakhitov

Manu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just bought an Audiophile 2496. Unfortunately, it does not work as
> well as I imagined. Here are the symptoms :
>
> * Simple listening (no jack, just alsa):
> - when I route PCM outs directly to HW outs, I here "cracks" on the
> right side (I don't know the precise english word to describe the
> noise, see below for example)
> - if I switch the RCA cables, the cracks change side
> - when I route the digital mix to HW out, I don't hear cracks
>
> * Recording (jack, no xruns):
> - I can record my guitar (I use the RCA analog in)
> - I still hear the cracks while I play and in the recorded sound
> (example :http://manu.mindslicer.com/export.wav). These cracks are
> very similar to what I hear when I listen music without jack (with PCM
> out -> HW out).
>
> I tried with different sets of cables and headphones.
>
> What do you think ? From what I heard, I doubt it is a
> software-related problem. A lot of people use the Audiophile without
> problem. Moreover, switching the RCAs switches the side of the cracks.
> I just wanted to have your opinion before sending the card back. Could
> it be a configuration issue ? Is it a problem with the
> chair-to-keyboard interface ?
>
> Thanks in advance for all the advices you can give me.
>
> Cheers,
> Manu
>
> Conf:
> -------
>
> Arch Linux 64 bits (Intel Core i5, 4 Gb RAM)
> M-Audio Audiophile 2496
> alsa 1.0.24
> envy24control 0.6.0
> jack2 1.9.6
> qjackctl 0.3.7
> _______________________________________________
> Linux-audio-user mailing list
> Linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden
> http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
>
>
_______________________________________________
Linux-audio-user mailing list
Linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden
http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
Received on Mon Mar 14 00:15:03 2011