[paranoia] sound quality problems

[Randy Zagar]

I should be able to do that...  Rip it, copy to floppy, reboot to
Windoze, play.

I'll do that as soon as I get home.  If playback under Windows is okay
then that
would mean that my Alsa AC'97 drivers are a likely culprit...

Bruce wrote:
> 
> I think wav and wav like data (ogg/mp3/etc.) go through the same
> hardware and device driver paths.  Where CD audio usually will go
> through almost untouched.
> 
> Take your wav to another machine (maybe cut out a sample if it's too
> large) and try it on that machine.  Maybe try it under windows to see if
> it's a driver issue.
> 
> On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 11:58, Randy Zagar wrote:
> > How can I get at the EAC list archives and/or subscribe?
> >
> > If wav playback is the problem, then why do I still hear the problems
> > even after the WAV files have been converted to Ogg?
> >
> > -RZ
> >
> > John Shankland wrote:
> > >
> > > This issue was brought up on the EAC list. I think the problem may not
> > > be with the rip but with the play back of the wav files. Try burning
> > > what you ripped to a cd and see if this cd plays as good as the first
> > > cd, if it doesn't it only cost you $.45 to find out
> > >
> > > --- Robert Lange <rcl24 at drexel.edu> wrote:
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> > > > I have been trying out paranoia and have been noticing some static
> > > > and
> > > > sound distortion on particularly low bass samples in the resulting
> > > > wavs
> > > > which were not present when playing the sound via cd. (ie: emperor's
> > > > theme from Return of the Jedi)
> > > >
> > > > One of my friends suggested that I need a digital audio cable from my
> > > > cd-rom to my sound card. I currently do not have one; just an analog
> > > > cd-rom-to-sound-card cable.
> > > >
> > > > Does this matter to paranoia, and if I install one, will paranoia
> > > > automatically use it, or is there some switch needed?
> > > >
> > > > thanx
> > > >
> > > > - --Rob
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