[ALSA - driver 0001111]: Audigy2NX: Channels interchanged

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A NOTE has been added to this issue.
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<https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1111> 
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Reported By:                fabian
Assigned To:                Clemens Ladisch
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Project:                    ALSA - driver
Issue ID:                   1111
Category:                   USB - usb-audio
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     assigned
Distribution:               
Kernel Version:             2.6.11.9
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Date Submitted:             05-14-2005 17:34 CEST
Last Modified:              06-24-2005 09:29 CEST
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Summary:                    Audigy2NX: Channels interchanged
Description: 
Hi

I recently bought an Audigy2NX for my Laptop to use my Creative Inspire
5300 5.1 System. I configured around a little bit, and tried to simulate
5.1 sound with stereo-mp3s by copying the audiostreams using TTable. I got
very confusing results so I tried speaker-test.

speaker-test -D default -c 6 -f 300 -p 300

default is, cause I have to resample output to 48k to get correct sound:

1. Problem:
The confusing thing is that I noticed that the rear speakers are
interchanged with the subwoofer/center speaker. First I thought I made a
mistake with the plugs, but I checked everything: I only get the correct
output, when I plug the black chord for rear speaker in "Sub/center" on
the Audigy and vice versa.

Little other problems:
* The Master volume adjustor on the card itself doesn't work.
* When I use the "Mute" button on the card, I only can unmute in software
* The channels in "Alsamixer" are named very confusingly: 
Speaker
Speaker1
Speaker2
Speaker2
Speaker2
Speaker2
Speaker3 (is a switch)
How does Alsamixer get the labels for the channels? Can one rename the
channels anywhere?

And a question:
* Will the remote control work someday?


And the last thing I want to say: I got in touch with ALSA today the first
time, and I'm fascinated about the things you can do especially in
asound.conf. Great great great Work! :-)

greetings
fabian

PS:
My /etc/asound.conf:

pcm.intel8x0 {
        type hw
        card 0
}

ctl.intel8x0 {
        type hw
        card 0
}

pcm.Audigy2NX {
        type hw
        card 1
}

ctl.Audigy2NX {
        type hw
        card 1
}

pcm.!default {
        type plug
        slave {
                pcm Audigy2NX
                rate 48000
        }
}

ctl.!default {
        type plug
        slave {
                ctl Audigy2NX
                rate 48000
        }
}

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----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Clemens Ladisch - 06-24-05 09:29 
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ALSA 1.0.9 has better control names, and you don't need the 48 kHz hack
anymore.

The remote control is supported with the alsa_usb driver in the CVS
version of LIRC.

Issue History
Date Modified  Username       Field                    Change              
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05-14-05 17:34 fabian         New Issue                                    
05-14-05 17:34 fabian         Kernel Version            => 2.6.11.9        
06-24-05 09:29 Clemens LadischNote Added: 0005206                          
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