On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 23:30, Russell Hanaghan wrote: > On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 20:49, Joseph Dell'Orfano wrote: > > I missed the beginning of this thread, so forgive me if this has already > > been covered. Did you try listening through the onboard mixer at all? > > This removes the software from the equation. Use envy24control and route > > the first 2 channels through the onboard mixer, then listen for your > > crackles/pops/snaps. My delta 1010lt performs flawlessly on linux > > (fedora core 1). > > > > -Joe > > No I didn't...but thanks for the idea. > > I think I have a handle on this. And mush thanks to Mr Depner for > helping me out with an .asoundrc question. > > To provide the solution after all my bleating: > > I had been using the "default" alsa setting in Qjackctl. I had this > nagging feeling that setting up an .asoundrc as I have always done in > the past would resolve this, or at least help. I read somewhere that the > "default" setting is not as efficient? Anyway, no amount of googling > would give me enough info for an .asounrc config for the 8 analgue I/O's > (or so it seemed to my sublime ignorance). I tried several different > configs and each way I entered them thru Qjackctl would not provide > success. > > Finally, I read Jan's how to again and looking at his script and knowing > he is also using the 1010, I saw he had the generic .asoundrc from the > Alsa site. I e-mailed him asking how and if, in fact, he gets the 8 > I/O's showing in the Connect pannel of Qjackctl. He was kind enough to > indulge me and said that he is now using the .asoundrc that is listed > for a "hoontech" card with the Envy24 chip on the bottom of the Envy24 > pages in the Alsa site Details and docs. So I figured I'd plug it in and > see... > > I fired up Qjackctl again and tried the usual "hw:0" and "default" > settings. None would connect at first. Then I tried setting the > "channels" widgets to "0" where I had been setting them to either 2 or > 8. I set to hw:0 and ........WAHLAA! Finally!!! This .asoundrc actually > sets up for 12 ins and 10 outs. It's including the digital I/O's as well > for the needs of whomever wrote this particular one. And in point of > fact the CPU usage shown is lower using this and less call backs than > the "default" setting. > > Been farting around with it for several hours now and not one "Snap, > crackle nor pop!" Been using the 2.6.7 kernel with all the realtime > goodies to see if it is better now I have a good configuration for my > card. It seems to be... > > So, it seems I'm up. (Throws salt over shoulder) I have a rehearsal > tomorrow night so it will get a work out. > > Thanks for the replies and hints. And Thanks Jan for pointing me where > I'd already been but didn't know I was there and removing all doubt! :) > > Russell My NEXT major quest.....Learning haw tu spall! doh! R~ > > > > > > > On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 15:46, Russell Hanaghan wrote: > > > On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 12:20, Joe Hartley wrote: > > > > On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 10:19:41 -0700 > > > > Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Still have some light "snap, crackle and pop" problems here. They don't > > > > > seem to be related to X-runs. > > > > > > > > I was having some big problems with noises and distortion for a while. > > > > It turns out that I had some mismatches on the dB level of my gear. > > > > Some worked at -10dB, some at +4dB. When I mixed and matched it, I > > > > had some baaaad sounds for a while. > > > > > > > > I don't know how/if the 1010LT lets you change these settings, but it > > > > might be worth looking at. > > > > > > Hmmm. I hear it mostly on the ch 1 input of the 1010. Now this channel > > > is provided with a mic preamp and it is adjustable via a jumper on the > > > card from (I think) +4 to -10. I use this channel because the output of > > > my Takamine is relatively low. I dont hear much distortion (unless I > > > thump into my axe a bit) but more subtle pops at random intervals. > > > > > > But I buss the other fx in seperate mixer channels in Ardour back out to > > > seperate channels of the card. I am pretty sure I hear the odd pop in > > > the reverb and delays as well. > > > > > > R~ > > > > > > R~ > > > > > >
