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howtos:hardware:soundblaster-live-5.1 [2014/03/19 07:57 (UTC)] wisedraco [Playing MIDI] |
howtos:hardware:soundblaster-live-5.1 [2014/03/19 12:07 (UTC)] wisedraco [Problems with SoundFonts] |
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| ===== Play files from CLI ===== | ===== Play files from CLI ===== | ||
| - | For playing MIDI (.mid) files under Command Line Interface, you can use a aplaymidi command from slackware, or download and install pmidi from http:// | + | For playing MIDI (.mid) files under Command Line Interface, you can use a **aplaymidi** command from slackware, or download and install pmidi from http:// |
| The both programms is very similar in use and syntax. | The both programms is very similar in use and syntax. | ||
| To play MIDI via aplaymidi: | To play MIDI via aplaymidi: | ||
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| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
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| + | To play another types of files ( .wav .flac .mp3 and so on) you can use " | ||
| + | in default it use default sound card for output. | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
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| + | play loona.mp3 | ||
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| + | loona.mp3: | ||
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| + | File Size: 3.44M Bit Rate: 112k | ||
| + | Encoding: MPEG audio | ||
| + | Channels: 2 @ 16-bit | ||
| + | Samplerate: 44100Hz | ||
| + | Replaygain: off | ||
| + | Duration: 00: | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| + | You also can use mixer for change volume: | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | alsamixer | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| ==== Make a right soundcard as first (default) ==== | ==== Make a right soundcard as first (default) ==== | ||
| + | Firstly, make a file called sound.conf under / | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | ##alias char-major-116 snd | ||
| + | options snd cards_limit=2 slots=snd-emu10k1, | ||
| + | # LHB6.mOmgEN0gox0: | ||
| + | alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 | ||
| + | alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1 | ||
| + | # W60f.x8s5HMdIibD: | ||
| + | alias snd-card-1 snd-hda-intel | ||
| + | alias sound-slot-1 snd-hda-intel | ||
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| + | ##options snd-emu10k1 enable=1 index=0 max_buffer_size=756 | ||
| + | options snd-emu10k1 enable=1 index=0 max_buffer_size=1750 | ||
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| + | options snd-hda-intel enable=1 index=1 | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| SB Live! And Audigy Rx use similar DSP - emu10k based, and looks like have similar problems. | SB Live! And Audigy Rx use similar DSP - emu10k based, and looks like have similar problems. | ||
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| As i read, problem root is in that fact, a DSP use 31 bit in memory address instead of 32 bits - and it causes problem on linux x64 systems with more than 2 (3?) Gb RAM. | As i read, problem root is in that fact, a DSP use 31 bit in memory address instead of 32 bits - and it causes problem on linux x64 systems with more than 2 (3?) Gb RAM. | ||
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| I encounter that with 4 Gb RAM on Slackware64 14.1 - the symptoms is that, you cannot load soundfont larger than 16 Mb - asfxload on trying that writes: | I encounter that with 4 Gb RAM on Slackware64 14.1 - the symptoms is that, you cannot load soundfont larger than 16 Mb - asfxload on trying that writes: | ||
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| sfxload: no memory left | sfxload: no memory left | ||
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| while asfxload -M gives something like this: | while asfxload -M gives something like this: | ||
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| DRAM memory left = 115576 kB | DRAM memory left = 115576 kB | ||
| - | it means - about 100+ megabytes free ram. but you really cannot load even 30 Mb soundbank. | + | |
| + | it means - about 100+ megabytes free ram. But you really cannot load even 30 Mb soundbank. | ||
| Ok, what is workaround? | Ok, what is workaround? | ||
| - | there is two: decrease memory size used by system at boot stage to 2 Gb - use at lilo kernel parameter | + | There is two: decrease memory size used by system at boot stage to 2 Gb - use at lilo kernel parameter |
| '' | '' | ||
| - | other is more usable - change kernel source files and recompile kernel: | + | Other is more usable - change kernel source files and recompile kernel: |
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| + | go to / | ||
| arch/ | arch/ | ||
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| after that need to recompile kernel. after that you get usable 1 Gb RAM for SB Live /Audigy Rx soundfonts. | after that need to recompile kernel. after that you get usable 1 Gb RAM for SB Live /Audigy Rx soundfonts. | ||
| - | if you want more - you need edit also | + | |
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| </ | </ | ||
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| - | after that you can use up to 2 Gb RAm for soundfonts loading. | + | |
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| + | write in file / | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
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| + | options snd-emu10k1 | ||
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| + | </ | ||
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| + | where max_buffer_size reffers to amount of RAM dedicated to soundfonts, in megabytes. in that case its about 1.7 Gb. | ||
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| + | <note tip> | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| ====== Useful Links: ====== | ====== Useful Links: ====== | ||
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| * [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
| * [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
| + | * [[http:// | ||
| ====== Sources ====== | ====== Sources ====== | ||
| Originally written by --- // | Originally written by --- // | ||
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| + | Rewrited with used materials from " | ||
| Edited by --- // | Edited by --- // | ||
