Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:33:50 -0500 From: Philippe Vachon <phirkel@sympatico.ca> To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SoundBlaster 16 PnP ISA Card on 5.1 Message-ID: <403F9B9E.1040505@sympatico.ca> In-Reply-To: <403FD708.4070103@daleco.biz> References: <403F7351.1000601@sympatico.ca> <44ishst90t.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <403F8B90.3050907@sympatico.ca> <20040227154115.4a564282.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> <403FD708.4070103@daleco.biz>
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Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Chris Pressey wrote: > >> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:25:20 -0500 >> Philippe Vachon <phirkel@sympatico.ca> wrote: >> >> >> >>> As I said before, the sound is compressed -- not in the data sense, >>> but rather in the analogue sense where the wavelength of a waveform >>> decreases, as does the period. I appologize if I had confused you, but >>> I'm not a Software Engineer -- merely a lowly Electrical Engineering >>> Student. :) >>> >> >> >> Off topic, but in hopes of clearing up the terminology at least, this is >> what "compressed" means for audio engineers: >> >> http://www.flashbacksales.co.uk/articles/compression.htm >> >> I doubt you're experiencing this... I think you mean your audio is >> simply sped up? >> >> > > At the risk of going far enough OT > to be banned, there are two types > of audio compression. One is amplitude > adjustment, as it were, and another > is "time compression" (yes, check out > some multitracking software), so it's > possible to use the term in the sense > he's using it, but it's a tad, what, {arcane<?>} > unless you're producing hip-hop records.... > > Maybe we should recommend getting > a slower processor? :D :D > > KDK > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Haha...the CPU is already slow enough for my tastes. Still, nobody has any clues as to what the problem could be? I've loaded just snd_sbc and just snd_oss and even the "compressed" sound thing doesn't occur. Thanks. Phil.
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