Re: [LAU] Installed Fedora17, now trying to play sound

Paul Davis <paul@email-addr-hidden> writes:
>
> On 7/15/12, Robin Paulson <robin.paulson@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> > personally, if you're going to use this for recording/making music,
> > i'd recommend ripping out pulseaudio entirely and installing jack
> > instead.
> >
> > those applications will become redundant then.
>
> alsamixer and envy24control will remain entirely relevant.

Thanks;

> to the original poster: you have multiple audio devices. if you're
> using aplay to test things with, you need to be sure that you specify
> which device you want it to use.

But look at all of these deviced I can choose from
in Alsa mixer:

  > HDA NVidia (Alsa mixer)
  > FG0560 Live! Cam Optia AF (Alsa mixer)
  > Capture: VF0560 Live! Cam Optia AF Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
  > M Audio Audiophile 24.96 (Alsa mixer)
  > Playback: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
  > Playback: Internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
  > Capture: Monitor of ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O ControllerAnalog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
  > Capture: ICE1712 [Envy24] PCI Multi-Channel I/O Controller Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)
  > Capture:  Monitor of internal Audio Analog Stereo (PulseAudio Mixer)

I am pretty sure that the last six refer to my M-Audio Audiophile 2496
card, but which do I want to choose?  I take it I might choose
between several of the last six depending on what task I
am trying to accomplish?
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Received on Tue Jul 17 00:15:02 2012