>> Thank you for that. It sounds like whether or not these digital >> conversions take place is dependent on the capabilities of the sound >> card or DAC. >> >> > > That and the audio you are playing. If they match, no alsa conversion. >>> >>> I'm not sure about puleaudio, but I think, like jack, it opens the card >>> at a >>> fixed rate, and >>> everything is converted to that rate. >>> >> >> Great, sounds like jack and pulseaudio are to be avoided. What about >> the Enlightened Sound Daemon? >> > > All sound servers will do this. They are doing software mixing. The > hardware device can only > be run at a single frame rate. Anything that is different than that frame > rate has to be resampled > to match or it can't be played. > > So as long as you are playing audio encoded at a hardware rate your card > supports, and the sound > server opens the device at that rate, it is transparent. Except for the > format conversion that > Bill showed has a negligible influence on sound quality. I think the blood > rushing through our > ears makes a sound louder than -96 db. :-) >> >> Other than what's been mentioned, ALSA will do a perfect job of >> passing the audio straight through to the DAC? >> > > Yes. Think of alsa as a lazy worker; it does the least amount of work it > can get away with. Great, thanks a lot guys. - 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
