I'm using an Audigy2 in one PC and an SB Live value in another (both Debian etch) and I output to a 5.1 speaker system over S/PDIF coax and to my headphones (via the TV) over analogue stereo. I have AC3 passthrough working when I call mplayer with -afm hwac3, (I think DTS will work but can't find a test clip) and I can soft decode and downmix the AC3 audio with -ac a52, so that's all great, except that with -ac a52 rear left and right are mixed and I don't get anything out of the LFE track. What I can't do is both at once which would make life easer for SWMBO. This is possible in newer versions of MythTV, but obviously as a function of that software, it doesn't help you when playing an ac3 video with mplayer. My google search (below) has reviled I'm not alone in wanting this but hints that a more general solution may not be possible, however, my search skills are week so I thought I'd ask."ac3 passthrough" "analog (output | stereo | downmix)" (simultaneous | "both at" | "same time") Has anyone got any suggestions? I can install more than one sound card, so if it can be done but only on a second card I'm still interested in the solution Thanks for any help. PS: I asked the same question on debian-user 20 days ago and mythtv-users 10 days ago but with no luck, sorry to those who are subscribed to the other lists. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
