sound problems in Mandrake

**Weedman** · 07-21-2005

i have been using Mandrake 10.0 with XMMS with the ALSA sound output.

it likes to put crackle through my speakers on some of my mp3 tracks. i have tried Mandrake and XMMS on a different system but it still happens.

has it got anything to do with the EQ on XMMS?

**fingal** · 07-21-2005

Have you tried using KMixer and turning some of the channels down (and generally experimenting with these). Or maybe they are just low quality mp3s?

**Weedman** · 07-21-2005

the mp3s ae fine ive had no problems with them using a windows media player (not WMP but iTunes actually)

**Weedman** · 07-22-2005

i tried switching the sound to and from OSS, ALSA and eSound

the all have the same problem. with eSound being the worst sounding.

**fingal** · 07-22-2005

I must admit, the only time I've ever had crackle (and hiss) on an mp3 was when I encoded wav files at a different frequency to the intended mp3. In Windows (and be aware, I haven't done this for years) I would right click on the wav, look at the frequency (in MHz??) and make sure my mp3 encoder was set to the same rate.

Something worth looking at in ALSA would be to open a terminal and type alsamixer. You have many more channels to alter with that tool (some of them a bit obscure). Use the left and right arrow keys to scroll left and right. Play with the settings. Admire the lovely software

It could just be that you encoded your mp3s in Windows, and that your Linux software has different ideas about playback. I used 'lame' to encode my mp3s, ripping the tracks from CDs (don't tell anyone

) These decoders are written using different algorithms.

**Weedman** · 07-22-2005

has it got something to do with the equaliser on XMMS?

i tried boosting the bass side of the eq and i got crackling and the same thing happened when i tried to boost the preamp.

also with alsamixer, i tried it and it made no difference
where are the setting on it, all i see is a big volume control

**fingal** · 07-22-2005

Originally Posted by Weedman

has it got something to do with the equaliser on XMMS?

It could be - I suppose you just need to find the best settings for the ones you're having problems with. With alsamixer, you should have loads of channels available to adjust, which you need to scroll sideways to get.

If you don't have any channels to speak of, perhaps you're using an onboard graphics card? Even then, you should have a few.

**cp0ff** · 07-22-2005

I've had a similar problem at first with all my audio output,
I used aumix and adjusted the PCM levels and that fixed it.
what kind of controls you have in you're mixer prog
depends on the sound card you have so your results may vary.
it is a delicate balance for me that took a little tweaking.
just a thought.
cp

**Blood Ran Black** · 09-17-2007

I Have Had Similar Problems. Maybe This Will Fix It

**devils casper** · 09-17-2007

Originally Posted by Blood Ran Black

I Have Had Similar Problems. Maybe This Will Fix It

Hi and Welcome !

If above suggestions couldn't sort out your problem then I would suggest you to start a new thread and explain your problem in detail. This thread is very old and I am locking it.
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