[MPlayer-users] ALSA (0.9.1) + mplayer (0.90rc4) + Audigy2 + channels & surround problem

[gabor]

On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 17:06, Zdenek Pizl wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Monday 17 of March 2003 16:18, gabor wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > -ao alsa9:surround51 opens alsa for 6channel sound. that means if you
> > have a mono or stereo movie, it won't play anything. if you have a
> > 6channel movie, it will play it.
> 
> I see, so if I have (let's say) 2channels divx, it wouldn't play any sound if 
> -ao alsa9:surround51 was requested. Alternatively playing DVD with these 
> settings will be OK, won't it?
yes
> 
> > as you see, mplayer is able to reduce the number of the sound streams,
> > but isn't able to increase it.
> 
>  I am curious if it can be somehow managed by ALSA itself. But it is probably 
> question to another mailing-list ...
> 
>  Thanks a lot.
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