'Pro Audio Spectrum 16': Can't get 16 bit?

'Pro Audio Spectrum 16': Can't get 16 bit?

Post by oak » Sun, 14 Feb 1999 04:00:00



Anyone know why I can't get 16 bit from my 'Pro Audio Spectrum 16'
sound card? 8 bit works fine but not 16 bit. The Sound Howto says:

Quote:>6.26.  My 16-bit SoundBlaster "compatible" sound card only works in
>8-bit mode under Linux.

>16-bit sound cards described as SoundBlaster compatible are really
>only compatible with the 8-bit SoundBlaster Pro. They typically have a
>16-bit mode which is not compatible with the SoundBlaster 16 and not
>compatible with the Linux sound driver.

>You may be able to get the card to work in 16-bit mode by using the
>MAD16 or MSS/WSS driver.

But linux supposedly supports 'Pro Audio Spectrum 16' and I included
support for it, as opposed to soundblaster in the kernel when I
compiled the kernel. I might have also enabled sound blaster
'compatibility'....would that affect this? Anyone know what's going
on?  Is there a way to check that 'Pro Audio Spectrum 16' is actually
there in the kernel?

Thanks,

-Tony

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