Daniel James wrote: >>Can >>you remember how you went about accessing the signal from the IDE cable? > > > With the AudioCD Reader plugin for xmms. If you go to Configure - Output there > is the option Read Digital CD Audio. I think some people have had problems > with this plugin recently though. > > I reckon the internal digital audio cable is probably the best way to go. I > can't think why you would want to play (as opposed to rip) audio through the > IDE cable unless you wanted to pass the CD data by the OS for DRM purposes. > That's my conspiracy theory, at least... > It can dramatically improve the sound quality you hear as you don't have an ad/da conversion. -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide ======================================== Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything I've ever done. Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002 The Scotsman
