Daniel Yek wrote: > At 06:09 AM 10/6/2006, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > >Daniel Yek wrote: > > > I opened "surround51" PCM device and set the sampling rate to 48000, S16_LE > > > format. > > > >Better use "plug:surround51". There are chips like ICE1712 that do not > >support any format except S32_LE. > > It would be great if somebody could suggest an easy way for a media > application to identify if the system is 5.1-channels capable. After making > sure that 5.1-channels playback is preferable over 2-channels playback, I > can then use "plug:surround51" PCM device. I assume that Plug will convert > all 6 channels without dropping any here. If not, it is not usable. > > Right now, I'm depending on opening "surround51" PCM device to fail to > indicate that the system isn't 5.1-channels capable. "plug:surround51" PCM > wouldn't open-fail even if the system isn't 5.1-channels capable, resulting > in a poor playback experience. Do you have a suggestion for me? The configuration files won't define a "surround51" device if the hardware is not capable of accepting 5.1 sound, so opening "plug:surround51" should fail as expected. HTH Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
