ALSA will never allow the "wrong" format to be delivered to the device. If you select a format the device does not support, ALSA will not allow the device configuration step to succeed. If the device lies about what formats it supports, well, that's a different issue. On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 12:39 PM <nik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well, that was just an example ... but I've played around with intentionally using > the "wrong" sample format to make noise music, and it sounds very similar. > > > Paul Davis wrote on 05.01.2022 20:08 (GMT +01:00): > > there are almost no audio interfaces that accept F32, let alone require > > it. > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 11:27 AM <nik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, that was a typo. It was meant to be 44100. > > > > > > The codec supports that rate. > > > > > > But I think it's more about the sample format than the sample rate. > > > It really sounds like the card expects F32 but is sent S16_LE, and vice > > versa. > > > > > > Best, > > > n > > > > > > > > > Michael Jarosch wrote on 05.01.2022 11:00 (GMT +01:00): > > > > Am 05.01.22 um 10:34 schrieb nik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: > > > > > My typical start options are - jackd -P98 -dalsa -dhw:0 -r44000 > > -p512 > > > > -n5 > > > > > > > > That's a typo, right? ;) > > > > (44000 instead of 44100) > > > > > > > > My experience is that modern audio devices work better with a > > samplerate > > > > of 48000 Hz. Some of them don't even sync to 44100. My ten year old > > T410 > > > > does, fortunately: > > > > > > > > $ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 |grep rates > > > > rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 > > > > rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000 > > > > rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000 > > > > rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 > > > > rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 > > > > rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 > > > > rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 > > > > rates [0x160]: 44100 48000 96000 > > > > > > > > Also, n seems high to me. I usually start with lower numbers and > > rather > > > > play with the periods. > > > > > > > > greets! > > > > Mitsch > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
