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toni

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Registered: 2011-10-15

Posts: 437

Audacity: No sound using OSS4

I have installed Audacity 2.0.3 and select oss as the output but there is no sound.
Below the audio device information:

==============================
Default capture device number: 2
Default playback device number: 2
==============================
Device ID: 0
Device name: pulse
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 32
Output channels: 32
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 1
Device name: oss
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 2
Device name: default
Host name: ALSA
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 3
Device name: /dev/dsp
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 4
Device name: /dev/dsp1
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 5
Device name: /dev/dsp4
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 6
Device name: /dev/dsp5
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 7
Device name: /dev/dsp6
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 8
Device name: /dev/dsp8
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 9
Device name: /dev/dsp9
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 10
Device name: /dev/dsp10
Host name: OSS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,011610
Low Output Latency: 0,011610
High Input Latency: 0,046440
High Output Latency: 0,046440
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Selected capture device: 3 - /dev/dsp
Selected playback device: 3 - /dev/dsp
Supported Rates:

sonoran

Member

From: sonoran desert

Registered: 2009-01-12

Posts: 192

Re: Audacity: No sound using OSS4

Audacity 2.0.3 works fine here with oss-nonfree-4.2_2008-5-x86_64 (from the AUR).

Audacity Preferences/Devices:
Host: OSS
Playback Device: /dev/dsp
Recording Device: /dev/dsp

Your "Default playback device number" is 2, and "Device ID: 2" is ALSA, which could be the problem.

How did you obtain the "audio device information" you posted?

toni

Member

Registered: 2011-10-15

Posts: 437

Re: Audacity: No sound using OSS4

I have obtained it from audacity => Help menu => Audio device information

How to change to the correct device?

Audacity 2.0.3 works fine here with oss-nonfree-4.2_2008-5-x86_64 (from the AUR).

Audacity Preferences/Devices:
Host: OSS
Playback Device: /dev/dsp
Recording Device: /dev/dsp

Your "Default playback device number" is 2, and "Device ID: 2" is ALSA, which could be the problem.

How did you obtain the "audio device information" you posted?