Re: [LAU] Cracks while using Audiophile 2496

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Subject: Re: [LAU] Cracks while using Audiophile 2496
From: Artem Vakhitov <temcat@email-addr-hidden>
To: Linux-audio-user@email-addr-hidden
Date: 03/13/2011 01:49 PM
> 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
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Both my cards work fine without cracks.

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