On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 10:33:14AM -0600, Jack O'Quin wrote: > On 12/20/05, Paul Winkler <pw_lists@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > So, I thought, I'll just play them with alsaplayer -o jack. I have > > alsaplayer version 0.99.76. But when I do, alsaplayer loads the files > > without complaint (well, mostly; there's some messages like "short_mask > > = 0x6" on stdout...) ... the UI indicates that it's playing, and it says > > "sndfile supported format" -- but the output is silent! Could it be a > > problem with routing or mixer controls? Nope, I can hear any other file > > I load, but not these mixes. Weird. > > alsaplayer -o jack works reliably for me, I use it all the time. > > I generally add the "-d transport/noconnect" option, then use qjackctl > (or the jamin Ports menu) to connect the output ports to jamin. That > way you can start and stop (but not reposition) alsaplayer using JACK > transport commands. > > Is alsaplayer able to play your file without JACK? No. Or rather, it appears to play, but no sound is audible. Same with JACK. > Can it play other files through JACK? Yes, I said so. This is clearly not a JACK problem. Alsaplayer appears to simply not properly handle the float or 32-bit-integer wav files that I export from ardour. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
