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Date:      Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:14:37 +0200
From:      Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net>
To:        Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org>
Cc:        freebsd-usb@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: uaudio - distorted output
Message-ID:  <20171010201437.Horde.akunLS7Olg1TP_2Xo07fLI3@webmail.leidinger.net>
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Quoting Hans Petter Selasky <hps@selasky.org> (from Mon, 9 Oct 2017=20=20
22:38:32=20+0200):

> On 10/09/17 21:47, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
>>> If you are using multi channel audio equipment with 24-bits, try=20=20
>>>=20to avoid FULL-speed ones!

I have now tried every single USB connector, external and internal.=20=20
None=20of them attaches to the EHCI bus. :( The only connector which I=20=
=20
was=20not able to test is labeled "USB SSD" and has a smaller pin-grid=20=
=20
than=20those other internal usb-PIN-connectors with cables to the front=20=
=20
of=20the case.

I think I will now buy a PCIe USB3.0 card. Anything I should avoid?=20=20
Anything=20you recommend? I found this:
=20=20=20=20=20
www.amazon.de/CSL-Express-Controller-SATA-Stromanschluss-Schnittstellenkart=
e/dp/B00OBACW0G
which=20seems to have some VLI chip on it. I haven't found anything=20=20
usable=20in terms of vendor/product ID or such.
4 ports may be enough, for an external USB backup HD, the soundcard,=20=20
and=20a video device, but for ~10 EUR difference...

>> Well... first I want to get the 2 channel 16bit case working...=20=20
>>=20then I will have a look at extending this to 5.1 (most probably=20=20
>>=2016bit, that's enough to watch action movies).
>
> Hi,
>
> Some more ideas:
>
> 2 channel 16 bit will only work if you turn off bitperfect. The

I activated bitperfect as a test because I got the distortion and was=20=20
hoping=20to either gain some lower-latency or at least get rid of some=20=
=20
layers=20of code to rule out issues there.

> lowest number of channels the device exports is 4 for playback. That=20=
=20
>=20means the kernel will re-format 2 channels to 4 channels always and=20=
=20
>=20that is done by the PCM feeder. You'll need to check that there is a=20=
=20
>=20filter which handle that.
>
> You might want to install virtual_oss from ports to handle this=20=20
>=20device properly.

In the end I want 5.1 output, so if the bus speed doesn't give me=20=20
this:=20no need to waste our time with the slow ports.

Bye,
Alexander.

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