[mythtv-users] 0.23 and sound
Seth Daniel
mythtv.org at sethdaniel.org
Sat Apr 3 06:49:22 UTC 2010
Hi,
Just went from 0.22 to 0.23 (mythbuntu; system status says r23923).
Everything is great. I know 0.23 isn't released yet, but it looks like
a good job by the developers. I especially like the new sound
configuration. I do have a question about it. Up until 0.23 I've never
consistently been able to get mythmusic to play my music files (ogg's
mostly). Or, better, mythmusic plays them but I never hear the music.
With 0.21 it was inconsistent. Some times it worked other times it did
not. With 0.22 I don't recall it ever working. At first with 0.23 it
seemed it was going to be the same as 0.22, but I discovered the
"Upconvert to 5.1" option and now I can hear the music when I am using
mythmusic.
So the question: why do I need to upconvert to 5.1 to play music? Is
this expected? I'm a sound neophyte so don't overwhelm me with details.
:-) In Setup / General I set sound to ALSA:default. I have the speaker
configuration set to surround5.1, upconvert to 5.1 is unchecked, digital
output device is ALSA:iec958:{ AESO 0x02 }. My mythbox connects to my
amp via an optical cable. In Setup / Music / General the Audio device
is default and upconvert to 5.1 is checked. I have an .asoundrc but
I removed it and it seemed to have no effect whatsover on any sound
playing (for music or TV).
Thanks.
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seth /\ sethdaniel.org
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