On Tue, 2017-07-11 at 23:21 +0300, Denis Shulyaka wrote: > Hi list, > > I am making a small project, a home sound server. It will have a 5.1 analog > output and S/PDIF optical input, besides others. The server has to mix all > inputs and send them to the output. > My initial proof-of-concept with a loopback module failed when I realized > that S/PDIF interface can receive compressed formats that sounded like a > loud white noice to me instead of music. > > Can pulseaudio handle compressed audio streams apart from passthrough? You > cannot passthrough to an analog output without decode. > > I've found some different info here: > https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/Developer/Passthrough/ > And here: > https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/pulseaudio-discuss/2015-March/023322.html > > But could not understand its current status. No, pulseaudio can't decode compressed formats. -- Tanu https://www.patreon.com/tanuk
