Soundcard

[BRUCE STANLEY]

--- Bob Chiodini <rchiodin at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 21:54 +0200, Marcus Zingmark wrote:
> > Kam Leo wrote:
> > 
> > >On 8/1/05, Marcus Zingmark <blackline at bodymodification.se> wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>On 8/1/05, Marcus Zingmark <blackline at bodymodification.se> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hi!
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Got Fedora Core 4 installed since yesterday and getting to know it
> > >>>>better hour for hour.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>I have problem with my Soundcard and I'm quite sure it's software
> > >>>>related cause it works well under Windows. The thing is that I have
> > >>>>sound and all but it's a buzzing sound that's quite annoying that have
> > >>>>not been there before. The buzz disapears if I pause the track so it
> > >>>>does not seem to be related to the cables/speakers.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Linux had no trouble finding my sound device but I'm a bit confused by
> > >>>>the name cause the soundcard detector says: "Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI" and
> > >>>>I'm quite sure I have Creative Labs Soundblaster 128PCI. Can this be a
> > >>>>driver issue?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Would be very tankeful for help with this issue, and keep it simple
> > >>>>cause I'm really a newbie ;)
> > >>>>
> > >>>>/// Marcus
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>        
> > >>>>
> > >>>Might your motherboard also have built-in sound? Which MB do you have?
> > >>>
> > >>>Dotan
> > >>>http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/214/gaynor_gloria.php
> > >>>Gaynor, Gloria Song Lyrics
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>No, no inbuilt. megabyte?
> > >>
> > >>/// Marcus
> > >>
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >
> > >Open volume control.  Mute microphone and line-in if these inputs are
> unused.
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > They are down to bottom. But to my main question. Do I have the right 
> > driver if the detector says "Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI" when I have 
> > Soundblaster 128PCI?
> > 
> 
> Marcus,
> 
> More than likely you do.  Per google hits and the alsa website some 128
> PCI Soundblasters use the Ensoniq chipset.  1371 or something like that.
> 
> There is another, unresolved, thread concerning distortion with the
> Ensoniq based sound card originated by William Case.  Possibly you have
> the same problem.
> 
> Bob...
> 

If you sound is distorted, check the kmix setting for the IEC958 option.
If it is turned on,  turn it off (mute it).

I had distorted sound problems with FC4 with this option turned on.