RE: more general audio question (was [iPAQ] SpeakFreely with 16k/ stereo works)

From: Stephen Davies <steve.a.t.daviesfam.org>
Date: Thu Mar 15 2001 - 17:49:20 EST

On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

> Clearly, rate conversion belongs in the user app if the hardware can't
> provide it. Not in the kernel driver. Many audio applications have the
> ability to downgrade their 16-bit signal when they detect an old 8-bit
> SoundBlaster. Now it's time to teach apps to do the opposite... or use a
> sound daemon that handles that for you.

Nicolas:

The problem isn't that the driver doesn't support 8k. Its that it does
(or claims to), but it doesn't work properly.

11025 is also broken - actually running at 22050.

THis is to do with the divisor being reprogrammed if I remember
rightly. But the code looked fine to me.

Steve
Received on Thu Mar 15 14:53:10 2001

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