sound on mandrake 9.1

sanjiv · 11-28-2003, 11:35 PM

Hi,
I have Mandrake 9.1installed and have my sound card configured, well almost....
Mp3s are playing without any problem. Regarding audio CDs, I have the required cdread plugin installed (I use xmms for audio). However, the sound quality for CDs is horrible. I don't know why. I mean, I can definitely listen to audio CDs, but there is too much disturbance. So, I was thinking if trying and using the onboard ALSA drivers will improve the quality. When I run the command 'draksound', this is the message I get :

The "" driver for your card is unlisted.

Does that mean my sound card (Soundblaster Live! 5.1, ships along with Dell desktops) is not supported under ALSA, on mandrake 9.1 ? I remember reading in a different newsgroup about this user who had the same sound card and had it up and running using ALSA. Of course, he was using Mandrake 9.2.

I would appreciate any help in this regard.

Sanjiv

siddiqu · 11-29-2003, 12:35 AM

Hi.

Audio CD Dirctly plays from CD thorugh the line in Cable/ CD Cable. Since the MP3 is playing, it may not be a drive issue. Check ur mixer settings.

Siddiqu.T

adz · 11-29-2003, 07:07 PM

OSS sound modules can be crap. Also, xmms doesn't necessarily play CDs through the cable connecting your CD-ROM and your soundcard. It has a plugin that will play it regardless. SO, yes, ALSA drivers will most probably get rid of the crappy sound quality.

adz · 11-29-2003, 07:08 PM

OSS sound modules can be crap. Also, xmms doesn't necessarily play CDs through the cable connecting your CD-ROM and your soundcard. It has a plugin that will play it regardless. SO, yes, ALSA drivers will most probably get rid of the crappy sound quality. One thing though, I find it's always better to install ALSA from source. You can get the latest source [url=www.alsa-project.org]here[/url[.

adz · 11-29-2003, 07:08 PM

OSS sound modules can be crap. Also, xmms doesn't necessarily play CDs through the cable connecting your CD-ROM and your soundcard. It has a plugin that will play it regardless. SO, yes, ALSA drivers will most probably get rid of the crappy sound quality. One thing though, I find it's always better to install ALSA from source. You can get the latest source here.