----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clemens Ladisch" <cladisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Wiebe Cazemier" <wiebe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, 16 May, 2013 9:38:10 AM > Subject: Re: Asus Xonar DX (AV200) dmix resampling > > > Now that high-end cards don't do this anymore, it seems to defeat > > the > > purpose to then put it in software. > > Modern cards don't do this anymore because *all* operating systems > already do software mixing. But don't they do this because cards don't hardware mix anymore? > > > I understand it's necessary for mixing sources, but doesn't one > > like > > to retain full quality when there is one source? > > This is a restriction of dmix; using one predetermined sample rate > avoids communicating between multiple instances. Modern desktops use > PulseAudio instead. "Can't.... use ... new ... technology..." :) I guess I have to give Pulse a try. Choosing the sample rate of the first stream is what would suit me. I don't care what music sounds like while I'm skyping, but when I'm just listening to music, I want original quality. > > Anyway, in what way does resampling from 192 to 48 kHz reduce > quality? > Are you a bat? ;-) While I agree that I find the whole HD audio stuff a bunch of marketing hype (CD quality is good enough for human hearing), I think it too bold of the subsystem to just downmix to 48 kHz, mostly because any resampling theoretically introduces aliasing artifacts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate all of your security controls from a single console and one unified framework. Download a free trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/alienvault_d2d _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
