Delta Audiophile 2496 = (low pitch && low speed) || crackling

Maximalminimalist · 2009-11-27 22:24:07

Hi everybody,

I have a the sound card Delta Audiophile 2496 but unfortunately I can't really use it.

I only can play mp3's with audacious2 without crackling but the pitch and the speed is too low. Changing Bit Depth and Sampling Rate doesn't really help because either it makes no difference or audacious can't open any mp3's any more.
I can't get Amarok playing sound. (maybe it's not because of the sound card but I think so )
It's crackling with VLC. (I'd like to watch videos without crackling when I spent so much money on a good sound card and good headphones...:rolleyes:)

Can somebody help me or has somebody better Google skills than me?
(I hope I chose the right area for my thread and it's not too nooby for 'Kernel & Hardware Issues'... )

Thanks in advance for your help.

Maximalminimalist · 2009-11-28 11:11:16

Some additional comments:

Sound as on youtube works fine.
The lack of speed and pitch is not high but disturbing.

schuay · 2009-11-28 11:15:40

Sounds like you might have a wrong clock frequency set?

This is my amixer output with (using the 2496 card):

Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
  Capabilities: penum
  Items: 'PCM Out' 'H/W In 0' 'H/W In 1' 'H/W In 2' 'H/W In 3' 'H/W In 4' 'H/W In 5' 'H/W In 6' 'H/W In 7' 'IEC958 In L' 'IEC958 In R' 'Digital Mixer'
  Item0: 'PCM Out'
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Multi',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 96
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Multi',1
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 96
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
  Capabilities: penum
  Items: 'PCM Out' 'H/W In 0' 'H/W In 1' 'H/W In 2' 'H/W In 3' 'H/W In 4' 'H/W In 5' 'H/W In 6' 'H/W In 7' 'IEC958 In L' 'IEC958 In R' 'Digital Mixer'
  Item0: 'PCM Out'
Simple mixer control 'ADC',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 163
  Mono: 118 [72%] [-4.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'ADC',1
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 163
  Mono: 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'DAC',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 127
  Mono: 118 [93%] [-4.50dB]
Simple mixer control 'DAC',1
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 127
  Mono: 0 [0%] [-99999.99dB]
Simple mixer control 'Deemphasis',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: '44.1kHz' 'Off' '48kHz' '32kHz'
  Item0: 'Off'
Simple mixer control 'H/W',0
  Capabilities: penum
  Items: 'PCM Out' 'H/W In 0' 'H/W In 1' 'H/W In 2' 'H/W In 3' 'H/W In 4' 'H/W In 5' 'H/W In 6' 'H/W In 7' 'IEC958 In L' 'IEC958 In R' 'Digital Mixer'
  Item0: 'PCM Out'
Simple mixer control 'H/W',1
  Capabilities: penum
  Items: 'PCM Out' 'H/W In 0' 'H/W In 1' 'H/W In 2' 'H/W In 3' 'H/W In 4' 'H/W In 5' 'H/W In 6' 'H/W In 7' 'IEC958 In L' 'IEC958 In R' 'Digital Mixer'
  Item0: 'PCM Out'
Simple mixer control 'H/W Multi',0
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 96
  Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'H/W Multi',1
  Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Capture 0 - 96
  Front Left: Capture 10 [10%] [-129.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Capture 10 [10%] [-129.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',0
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',1
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',2
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',3
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',4
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',5
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 96 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',6
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',7
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',8
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi',9
  Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
  Limits: Playback 0 - 96
  Mono:
  Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
  Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-144.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Internal Clock',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: '8000' '9600' '11025' '12000' '16000' '22050' '24000' '32000' '44100' '48000' '64000' '88200' '96000' 'IEC958 Input'
  Item0: '48000'
Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Internal Clock Default',0
  Capabilities: enum
  Items: '8000' '9600' '11025' '12000' '16000' '22050' '24000' '32000' '44100' '48000' '64000' '88200' '96000'
  Item0: '48000'
Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Peak',0
  Capabilities: volume
  Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear Right - Front Center - Woofer - Side Left - Side Right - Rear Center - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ?
  Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear Right - Front Center - Woofer - Side Left - Side Right - Rear Center - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ? - ?
  Limits: 0 - 255
  Front Left: 0 [0%]
  Front Right: 0 [0%]
  Rear Left: 0 [0%]
  Rear Right: 0 [0%]
  Front Center: 0 [0%]
  Woofer: 0 [0%]
  Side Left: 0 [0%]
  Side Right: 0 [0%]
  Rear Center: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
  ?: 0 [0%]
Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Rate Locking',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Rate Reset',0
  Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Multi Track Volume Rate',0
  Capabilities: volume volume-joined
  Playback channels: Mono
  Capture channels: Mono
  Limits: 0 - 255
  Mono: 7 [3%]

and the output of lsmod | grep snd:

snd_seq_dummy           3588  0
snd_seq_oss            36320  0
snd_seq_midi_event      8640  1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq                64768  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss            47360  0
snd_mixer_oss          21024  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_ice1712            74500  1
snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx      4320  1 snd_ice1712
snd_ak4xxx_adda         9760  2 snd_ice1712,snd_ice17xx_ak4xxx
snd_cs8427              9536  1 snd_ice1712
snd_ac97_codec        133592  1 snd_ice1712
snd_pcm                91848  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ice1712,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer              25456  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc         10832  1 snd_pcm
ac97_bus                2208  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_i2c                 6688  2 snd_ice1712,snd_cs8427
snd_mpu401_uart         9312  1 snd_ice1712
snd_rawmidi            26752  1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device          8372  4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd                    77224  16 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_ice1712,snd_ak4xxx_adda,snd_cs8427,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_i2c,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore               8768  1 snd

And a screenshot of my mixer settings:

Last edited by schuay (2009-11-28 11:22:23)

Maximalminimalist · 2009-12-01 23:20:42

Oh thank you very much! I spend so many time to fix it with google...

Is there a possibility to have the volume manager applet change the "master" volume?

Last edited by Maximalminimalist (2009-12-01 23:23:12)

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#1 2009-11-27 22:24:07

Delta Audiophile 2496 = (low pitch && low speed) || crackling

#2 2009-11-28 11:11:16

Re: Delta Audiophile 2496 = (low pitch && low speed) || crackling

#3 2009-11-28 11:15:40

Re: Delta Audiophile 2496 = (low pitch && low speed) || crackling

#4 2009-12-01 23:20:42

Re: Delta Audiophile 2496 = (low pitch && low speed) || crackling

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