I'm kind of an audiophile and I'd like to make sure there is no digital alteration being made to my music between the time it is decoded from FLAC and passed to the DAC via USB. We could argue about whether it makes a difference, but I'd just like to make sure there is a straight "pass-through" happening. The ALSA volume control and mute functions have no effect whatsoever on the volume of the sound, which is good. I used to use Rhythmbox which incorporated a software mixer for volume control. I now use mpd which does not use a software mixer, the volume control doesn't work, and that is good. It sounds a lot clearer. Can you guys tell me how else I should inspect my system's configuration for digital manipulation of my music? Would pulseaudio introduce this type of manipulation? - Grant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user