[ALSA - driver 0002244]: Aureon 7.1 Universe speakers in incorrect order when doing a speaker-test

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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=2244> 
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Reported By:                calestyo
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    ALSA - driver
Issue ID:                   2244
Category:                   PCI - ice1724
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Distribution:               Debian GNU/Linux
Kernel Version:             2.6.17
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Date Submitted:             06-29-2006 01:35 CEST
Last Modified:              06-29-2006 15:29 CEST
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Summary:                    Aureon 7.1 Universe speakers in incorrect order when
doing a speaker-test
Description: 
I use my Aureon 7.1 Universe with a TerraTec HomeAreon TXR 884 7.1 speaker
set.

I've connected the outputs of the soundard to those of the subwoofer
which
itself connects the small speakers the following way:

Soundcard -------------- Subwoofer --- Small Speakers
Out Front <---------+--> In FL <-----> Front Left Speaker
                    \--> In FR <-----> Font Right Speaker
Out Rear <----------+--> In SL <-----> Side Left Speaker
                    \--> In SR <-----> Side Right Speaker
Out Center/Subwoofer <-> In C <------> Center Speaker
                      \> In Subwoofer
Out Back Surround <----> In BL <-----> Back Left Speaker
                    \--> In BR <-----> Back Right Speaker

You might have a look at soundcard manual page 8
(http://supportuk.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=getit&lid=574)
and speaker manual page 12
(http://supportuk.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=getit&lid=724)
My speakers are placed in my room in a configuration as the 7.1 shown on
page 12
in the speaker manual.

As you note the connection from rear to side is a little bit strange (at
least I
thought so,...) but this seems to be correct, because when I use the
windows
mixer supplied by TerraTec itself, there is a surround test included which
shows
the position of the 8 speakers and let me put the indiviually on and off
and
this leads always to the correct position.

The problem now: I tried the same as under Windows unter Linux with the
speaker-test tool.
I called it via speaker-test -t wav -c 8 and the following came out:
What wav file was played ----- in which speaker position the wav file was
played
"Front Left" ----------------- Front Left Speaker  (correct)
"Front Center" --------------- Center Speaker      (correct)
"Front Right" ---------------- Front Right Speaker (correct)
"Side Right" ----------------- Back Right Speaker  (probably wrong!)
"Rear Right" ----------------- Side Right Speaker  (probably wrong!)
"Rear Left" ------------------ Side Left Speaker  (probably wrong!)
"Side Left" ------------------ Back Left Speaker  (probably wrong!)
"LFE" ------------------------ Subwoofer (correct)

No one could think that I should just switch the speaker cables but that
can't
be a proper solution (not only because this would break settings in the
original
Windows driver (which I only use for Upgrading my Plextor drive firmware
;) ).
I think the configuration of the surround for the Aureon 7.1 Universe has
here
some mistake, hasn't it?
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 calestyo - 06-29-06 01:36 
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You might also have a look at my post at alsa-users mailinglist
"(Additional) Soundproblems with my TerraTec Auron 7.1 Universe souncard"
from 2006-06-29 (news://news.gmane.org:119/e7v34p$rut$1@sea.gmane.org).

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 Raymond - 06-29-06 15:29 
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How about ?

speaker-test -Dsurround40 -c 4 -t wav

speaker-test -Dsurround51 -c 6 -t wav

speaker-test -Dsurround71 -c 8 -t wav

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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06-29-06 01:35 calestyo       New Issue                                    
06-29-06 01:35 calestyo       Distribution              => Debian GNU/Linux
06-29-06 01:35 calestyo       Kernel Version            => 2.6.17          
06-29-06 01:36 calestyo       Note Added: 0010634                          
06-29-06 01:36 calestyo       Issue Monitored: calestyo                    
06-29-06 15:29 Raymond        Note Added: 0010647                          
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