Better re-reading the description of the card in ALSA Matrix I realized that is not declared to be compatible with digital inputs and outputs.
I do not know why I was convinced to the contrary.
But even worse news, there is no sound card in ALSA Matrix which is declared compatible with digital HD audio recording, NONE.
The only possible solution to make HD audio recordings from digital inputs is to work on Windows or Mac, only using those systems sound cards can record HD audio, including DMX 6Fire.
This is a bad news for me, I can not stand being forced to work in Windows.
I hope at least to be able to solve high-definition recording at least from the analog inputs.
I would be annoyed by having to work in Windows to produce my music.
Il giorno mer, 19/03/2014 alle 19.46 +0100, renedrive ha scritto:
I'm back.
After your help in december, and after seeing the sound card appear in the ALSA mixer, I have not had time to continue operating tests.
The card, even if it is visible, it is virtually unusable.
I would try to use some of the features of the card:
- multiple audio output and/or multichannel audio output
- volume adjustment for output channels
- volume adjustment for input channels
- possibilities of analog audio recording on Line2 input / phono input
- possibilities of digital audio recording
- ability to manage the system audio
- enable outputs digital audio (coaxial / optical)
- usability of MIDI ports (IN / OUT)
I would try to figure out if there is a way to configure the card?
Working with configuration files or various commands from terminal.
The general-purpose I have to do are 3:
- system audio (all types of system audio, error beep, media player, video YouTube, ...)
- high quality music composition (multitrack recording, 96 / 192 KHz recording, digital input / output, ...)
- management multichannel audio during video playback (DVD, BlueRay, MKV, Audio multichannel DTS / AC3, ...)
These are the reasons why I bought it
Here below you will find the results of the tests I've done
------ start info section------
dmesg
[ 4666.195238] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 11 using ehci-pci
[ 4666.311920] usb 1-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0ccd, idProduct=0080
[ 4666.311929] usb 1-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 4666.311934] usb 1-3: Product: DMX 6Fire USB
[ 4666.311938] usb 1-3: Manufacturer: TerraTec
[ 4666.311942] usb 1-3: SerialNumber: 000000000001C153
aplay -l
card 1: DMX6FireUSB [TerraTec DMX6FireUSB], device 0: DMX6FireUSB [DMX 6Fire USB]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
amidi -l
IO hw:1,0 DMX6FireUSB MIDI
Input / output / switch in alsamixer
Playback
Master
Analog
Analog 1
Analog 2
Digital Thru (switch)
Capture
Line/Phono (switch)
Analog
Opt/Coax (switch)
The mute and volume controls do not work, do not give any result listenable
There is no setting to output multichannel or stereo
Only 1/2 output works, the 3/4 and 5/6 do not work
Only line1 works, the line2 do not work
---
Configuration is not possible in Yast
The error is always the kernel module called snd-ce1712 that can not be loaded
Yast Hardware Information -> USB
DMX 6Fire USB
---
Tests done with Audacity.
Inputs selectable
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Line:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): CD:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Mic:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Video:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Phone:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Aux:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Mix:0
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0): Mix Mono:0
Outputs selectable
TerraTec DMX6FireUSB: DMX 6Fire USB (hv:1,0)
Results
The signal present in line1 is simultaneously present on all inputs selectable, including the MIC and Phono input.
The signal present in line2 is not playable in any selectable audio input
The signal present in Phono is not playable
The signal present in (front) MIC input (mono) is simultaneously present on all inputs selectable on on the left channel (or mono recording)
The signal present in (front) INSTRUMENT input (mono) is simultaneously present on all inputs selectable on on the right channel (not recordable in mono mode)
Coaxial audio input and output non active
Optical audio input and output non active
Audio stops after 1 minute and 30 seconds of play or in the case of high signal prolonged or repeated (this also in record mode).
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Tests done with Ardour
With the card selected by Jack for audio input, if you try to activate the monitor function of a recording track the program closes
In command line is visible this error
ardour-3.5.74: ../libs/ardour/port_set.cc:148: boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Port> ARDOUR::PortSet::port(ARDOUR::DataType, size_t) const: asserzione "n < v.size()" non riuscita.
Annullato
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Tests done with Rosegarden
Can not record audio because there is no routing in Jack
No signal is present in the midi in and out ports, No signal is present in the midi in and out ports, MIDI data transmission is not being received.
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Tests done with VLC
After 1:30 / 1:45 minutes of listening to the audio stops, restarting VLC you get a device busy error.
------ end info section------
These are a little 'tests.
I am available for all tests that you make me want to run, the important thing is to try to use the card in some way.
Thank you in advance for any help you will be able to give me
Il giorno gio, 19/12/2013 alle 13.06 +0100, renedrive ha scritto:
I thank you, Daniel, for the information.
I, however, are not very experienced, the procedure to be followed is that on the ALSA wiki?
"Quick installation" --> "Now unzip and install the alsa-firmware package:"
I'm a little confused, I have to follow the whole "Quick installation" procedure, or only the "Now unzip and install the alsa-firmware package:" session?
However, I did some test
In YAST package manager I see an installed package named "alsa-firmware" with version 1.0.27-2.1.2.
but no "dmx6firel2.ihx" file find in my system.
I tried to download the file "alsa-firmware-96ebc5f.tar.gz" from "http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-firmware.git" as instructed by the wiki.
but no "dmx6firel2.ihx" file find in the "alsa-firmware-96ebc5f" folder contained.
So I found the file "6fire-firmware-1.23.0.02-1-mdv2012.0.noarch.rpm" in "http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=6fire-firmware"
I installed it
and now I find the "dmx6firel2.ihx" file in the "/lib/firmware/6fire/" folder
Good!
After this the USB audio device is visible in
aplay -l
...
...
card 1: DMX6FireUSB [TerraTec DMX6FireUSB], device 0: DMX6FireUSB [DMX 6Fire USB]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
And I can see it in the ALSA mixer by change sound card with the F6 function.
No more firmware error in dmesg.
In the Jack Audio Connection Kit in the ALSA page I can see the MIDI IN and OUT ports.
In VLC I can select the ALSA audio module and Terratec DMX 6 Fire card correctly, and the files playback is good working.
The card is correctly activated at startup and hotplug.
Not good (I think)
No system audio card present in YAST Audio configuration panel, then no system sound possible.
Error trying to manually configure it with YAST (the previous same error).
Not present in the Jack "Audio" panel as an analog capture device or audio playback device (I do not know if it can be normal)
Seem not possible to record digital audio from COAX digital input from Audacity despite the correct setting in ALSA mixer "Opt/Coax" voice with "Optical" and "Coax" option set to "Coax", I do not be able to identify the digital input channel, even trying them all (on this function will do more experiments, maybe even with Ardour)
There is something to do to enable digital audio recording?
it would be possible to have the system sound on this card? (now the system output is on the Sound Blaster Live configured in YAST)
Meanwhile, thank you very much, Daniel, for the help you gave me.
Regarding the modification of the wiki, I would love to help other users by writing something in it, but the problem is that I have absolutely no experience in editing wiki, I would not know where to start.
Possibly you could give me some advice on how to proceed?
Bye
Il giorno mer, 18/12/2013 alle 21.14 +0100, Daniel Mack ha scritto:On 12/18/2013 08:25 PM, renedrive wrote: > I just bought the USB audio sound card Terratec DMX 6Fire. > I tried to install it on my OpenSUSE 13.1 without success (kernel > version 3.11.6-4-desktop). [...] > <the snd-ice1712 kernel module can not be loaded> This is unrelated. > dmesg | grep 6fire > [ 7.539580] ALSA firmware.c:223 6fire: error requesting ezusb firmware 6fire/dmx6firel2.ihx. Here's your problem. You have to provide a firmware image for this device to work. In order to help others, please edit the ALSA wiki and add this information :) Daniel
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