[PlanetCCRMA] ALSA/Soundcard problems

[Fernando Lopez-Lezcano]

On Mon, 2005-11-07 at 12:57 -0500, tboulet1@maine.rr.com wrote:
> > > >>>>Windows XP.  I've made sure the card isn't muted (in fact, in 
> > > >>>>frustration I'd turned every slider up full).  Peter, I'm NOT 
> > (yet) 
> > > >>>>using envy24control.  That may be the answer, but (I'm 
> > embarassed to 
> > > >>>>say) I can't figure out how to install it. 
> > > >>>>        
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>It is part of the alsa-tools package, most probably you 
> > already have it
> > > >>>installed ("rpm -q alsa-tools" to find out - "apt-get install
> > > >>>alsa-tools" to install it). 
> > > >>>
> > > >>>If you have it "envy24control" will start it from a terminal. 
> > > >>>
> > > >>I'm sorry -- I just realized I hadn't reinstalled the 
> > planetccrma 
> > > >>package in my latest go-round.  Having done that, I now have 
> > the 
> > > >>envy24control mixer running.  Still no sound, though.
> > > >
> > > >There is a tab with sliders for the analog outputs, are those up?
> > > >What is it your are using to test sound output?
> > > >
> > > Under the "analog volume" tab, I've moved all sliders to max.  
> > I'm using 
> > > audio player, playing a .wav file.  When I push the play button, 
> > I get 
> > > the following popup error message:
> > > 
> > > "Please check that:
> > > 
> > > Your soundcard is configured properly
> > > You have the correct output plugin selected
> > > No other program is blocking the soundcard"
> > 
> > So... what output plugin do you have selected?
> > See if you can start jack, for example, in a terminal do:
> >   jackd -R -d alsa -d hw
> > if it starts fine you could start Hydrogen, load a demo sequence 
> > and see
> > if you get sound. 
>
> I've actually tried that already, although I've started Jack
> (successfully) from the Applications > Music and Video in Gnome. 
> Internally, Hydrogen seems to be playing -- the output meter on the
> Hydrogen mixer indicates something's playing -- but it's just not going
> to the Delta.  On envy24control, I've got every slider up full.  

Very strange, the Midiman Delta cards are usually very easy to work
with. When Jack/Hydrogen is running open envy24control and see if the
level meters for the first two outputs are registering audio. 

-- Fernando