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5765 | 15 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></B></P> |
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1892 | 17 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently |
5765 | 18 contains these drivers:</P> |
1892 | 19 |
1905 | 20 <TABLE BORDER=0> |
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5765 | 22 <TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">General:</B></P></TD></TR> |
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24 <TR><TD> </TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">oss</TD><TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS (ioctl) driver</TD></TR> |
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25 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sdl</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SDL driver (supports up/downsampling, <B>ESD</B>, <B>ARTS</B> etc)</TD></TR> |
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26 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">nas</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">NAS (Network Audio System) driver</TD></TR> |
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27 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR> |
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28 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa9</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.9 driver (works, but has problems -> use OSS)</TD></TR> |
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29 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">sun</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">SUN audio driver (/dev/audio) for BSD and Solaris8 users</TD></TR> |
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31 </TABLE> | |
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5765 | 33 <P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems. |
34 It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P> | |
35 | |
36 <UL> | |
37 <LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the default). | |
38 If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the ordinary, try | |
39 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries and header files | |
40 installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases and also supports ESD, | |
41 ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI> | |
42 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> , | |
43 since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with | |
1892 | 44 a message like this:<BR> |
5765 | 45 <CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></LI> |
46 <LI>If you have ALSA version 0.9 you may choose between <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> and | |
47 <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It works, but | |
48 there are problems like lost sync and disappearing audio.</LI> | |
49 </UL> | |
1892 | 50 |
51 <P>On <B>Solaris/FreeBSD</B> systems, use the SUN audio driver with the | |
5765 | 52 <CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P> |
1892 | 53 |
5765 | 54 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P> |
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5765 | 56 <TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%"> |
57 <TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD><TR> | |
58 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&release_id=59602">here</A></TD><TR> | |
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60 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD><TR> |
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61 <TD> </TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
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62 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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63 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
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64 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD>48</TD><TR> |
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65 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"><A HREF="http://aureal.sourceforge.net">aureal.sourceforge.net</A></TD><TR> |
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66 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver2:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://makacs.poliod.hu/~pontscho/aureal/au88xx-1.1.3.tar.bz2">here</A><BR> |
2999 | 67 (<I>buffer size increased to 32k</I>)</TD><TR> |
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69 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">GUS PnP</B></TD><TR> |
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70 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
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71 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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72 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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73 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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75 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB Live!</B></TD><TR> |
5765 | 76 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD><TR> |
5123 | 77 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Both OK</TD><TR> |
78 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">192</TD><TR> | |
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80 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB AWE 64</B></TD><TR> |
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81 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">max 44kHz</TD><TR> |
5765 | 82 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48kHz sounds bad</TD><TR> |
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83 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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85 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD><TR> |
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86 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK</TD><TR> |
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87 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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88 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">44</TD><TR> |
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90 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound MAX</B></TD><TR> |
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91 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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92 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR> |
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93 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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95 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">ESS 688</B></TD><TR> |
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96 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR> |
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98 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR> |
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100 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">C-Media cards (which ones?)</B></TD><TR> |
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101 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (hissing) (?)</TD><TR> |
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105 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD><TR> |
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107 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK only with ALSA 0.5 with OSS emulation <B>AND</B> <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (!) (?)</TD><TR> | |
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116 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD><TR> |
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118 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR> |
5765 | 119 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD><TR> |
120 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"><A HREF="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp">ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/pcsp</A></TD> | |
121 </TABLE> | |
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5765 | 123 <UL> |
124 <LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI> | |
125 <LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g. | |
126 <CODE>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</CODE> (<CODE>man hdparm</CODE>). This is | |
127 generally beneficial and described more detailed in the | |
128 <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.1">CD-ROM section</A>.</LI> | |
129 <LI>Sharing your sound card with another application like XMMS is <B>strongly discouraged</B>! | |
130 If the other sound application is using ESD, start <B>MPlayer</B> with the <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> option | |
131 to combine both sound streams! In fact, the option <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> could be used with ESD | |
132 even when playing <B>Mplayer</B> alone.</LI> | |
133 <LI>Feedback to this document is welcome. Please tell us how <B>MPlayer</B> and | |
134 your sound card(s) worked together.</LI> | |
135 </UL> | |
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4536 | 138 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2>2.3.2.2. Audio plugins</A></B></P> |
3671 | 139 |
4508 | 140 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has support for audio plugins. Audio plugins can be used for |
141 changing the properties of the audio data before the sound reaches the sound | |
5765 | 142 card. They are enabled using the <CODE>-aop</CODE> switch which takes a |
143 <CODE>list=plugin1,plugin2,...</CODE> argument. The <CODE>list</CODE> argument | |
144 is required and determines which plugins should be used and in which order they | |
145 should be executed. Example: | |
4508 | 146 </P> |
147 | |
148 <P> <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample,format</CODE></P> | |
149 | |
150 <P>would run the sound through the resampling plugin followed by the format | |
151 plugin. | |
152 </P> | |
153 | |
5765 | 154 <P>The plugins can also have switches that change their behavior. These |
4508 | 155 switches are explained in detail in the sections below. A plugin will execute |
5765 | 156 using default settings if its switches are omitted. Here is an example of how |
157 to use plugins in combination with plugin specific switches: | |
4508 | 158 </P> |
159 | |
160 <P> <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop | |
5765 | 161 list=resample,format:fout=44100:format=0x8</CODE> |
4508 | 162 </P> |
163 | |
164 <P>would set the output frequency of the resample plugin to 44100Hz and the | |
165 output format of the format plugin to AFMT_U8. | |
166 </P> | |
167 | |
168 <P>Currently audio plugins can not be used in <B>MEncoder</B>.</P> | |
169 | |
170 | |
4536 | 171 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.1>2.3.2.2.1. Up/Downsampling</A></B></P> |
3671 | 172 |
5765 | 173 <P><B>MPlayer</B> fully supports up/downsampling of the sound. This plugin can |
174 be used if you have a fixed frequency sound card or if you are | |
175 stuck with an old sound card that is only capable of max 44.1kHz. | |
4508 | 176 Limitations in your hardware are not auto detected, so you have to specify |
177 the sample frequency explicitly. This plugin has one switch: | |
178 <CODE>fout</CODE> which is used for setting the desired output sample | |
5765 | 179 frequency. It defaults to 48kHz, and is given in |
4508 | 180 <Hz>. |
181 </P> | |
3671 | 182 |
5765 | 183 <P>Usage:<BR> |
3671 | 184 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample:fout=<required |
185 frequency in Hz, like 44100></CODE></P> | |
186 | |
5765 | 187 <P>Note that the output frequency should not be scaled up from the default value. |
188 Scaling up will cause the audio and video streams to be played in slow motion | |
189 in addition to audio distortion.</P> | |
3671 | 190 |
4536 | 191 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.2>2.3.2.2.2. Surround Sound decoding</A></B></P> |
3931 | 192 |
5765 | 193 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has an audio plugin that can decode matrix encoded |
194 surround sound. Dolby Surround is an example of a matrix encoded format. | |
195 Many files with 2 channel audio actually contain matrixed surround sound. | |
196 To use this feature you need a sound card supporting at least 4 channels.</P> | |
3931 | 197 |
5765 | 198 <P>Usage:<BR> |
3931 | 199 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=surround</CODE></P> |
200 | |
4508 | 201 |
202 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.3>2.3.2.2.3. Sample format converter</A></B></P> | |
203 | |
5765 | 204 <P>If your sound card driver does not support signed 16bit <CODE>int</CODE> data type, |
205 this plugin can | |
4508 | 206 be used to change the format to one which your sound card can understand. It |
5765 | 207 has one switch, <CODE>format</CODE>, which can be set to one of the numbers |
208 found in <CODE>libao2/afmt.h</CODE>. This plugin is hardly ever needed and is | |
209 intended for advanced users. Keep in mind that this plugin only changes the | |
210 sample format and not the sample frequency or the number of channels. | |
4508 | 211 </P> |
212 | |
5765 | 213 <P>Usage:<BR> |
4508 | 214 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
215 list=format:format=<required output format></CODE> | |
216 </P> | |
217 | |
218 | |
219 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.4>2.3.2.2.4. Delay</A></B></P> | |
220 | |
221 <P>This plugin delays the sound and is intended as an example of how to develop | |
5765 | 222 new plugins. It can not be used for anything useful from a users perspective |
4508 | 223 and is mentioned here for the sake of completeness only. Do not use this |
224 plugin unless you are a developer.</P> | |
225 | |
4913 | 226 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.5>2.3.2.2.5. Software volume control</A></B></P> |
227 | |
228 <P>This plugin is a software replacement for the volume control, and | |
5765 | 229 can be used on machines with a broken mixer device. It can also be |
230 used if one wants to change the output volume of <B>MPlayer</B> | |
4913 | 231 without changing the PCM volume setting in the mixer. It has one |
232 switch <CODE>volume</CODE> that is used for setting the initial | |
233 sound level. The initial sound level can be set to values between 0 | |
5099 | 234 and 255 and defaults to 101 which equals 0dB amplification. Use this |
235 plugin with caution since it can reduce the signal to noise ratio of | |
236 the sound. In most cases it is best to set the level for the PCM | |
237 sound to max, leave this plugin out and control the output level to | |
5765 | 238 your speakers with the master volume control of the mixer. If there is an |
5099 | 239 external amplifier connected to the computer (this is almost always |
240 the case), the noise level can be minimized by adjusting the master | |
241 level and the volume knob on the amplifier until the hissing noise | |
242 in the background is gone. | |
4913 | 243 </P> |
244 | |
5765 | 245 <P>Usage:<BR> |
4913 | 246 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
247 list=volume:volume=<0-255></CODE> | |
248 </P> | |
249 | |
5765 | 250 <P>This plugin also has compressor or "soft-clipping" capabilities. |
5099 | 251 Compression can be used if the dynamic range of the sound is very |
252 high or if the dynamic range of the loudspeakers is very | |
5765 | 253 low. Be aware that this feature creates distortion and should be |
5099 | 254 considered a last resort. |
255 </P> | |
256 | |
5765 | 257 <P>Usage:<BR> |
5099 | 258 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop |
259 list=volume:softclip</CODE> | |
260 </P> | |
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5069 | 263 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.6>2.3.2.2.6. Extrastereo</A></B></P> |
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5765 | 265 <P>This plugin (linearly) increases the difference between left and right |
266 channels (like the XMMS extrastereo plugin) which gives some sort of "live" | |
267 effect to playback. | |
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268 </P> |
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5765 | 270 <P>Usage:<BR> |
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271 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo</CODE><BR> |
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272 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo:mul=3.45</CODE></P> |
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274 <P>The default coefficient (<CODE>mul</CODE>) is a float number that defaults |
5765 | 275 to 2.5. If you set it to 0.0, you will have mono sound (average of both |
276 channels). If you set it to 1.0, sound will be unchanged.</P> | |
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279 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.7>2.3.2.2.7. Volume normalizer</A></B></P> | |
280 | |
5765 | 281 <P>This plugin maximizes the volume without distorting the sound.</P> |
5109 | 282 |
5765 | 283 <P>Usage:<BR> |
5109 | 284 <CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=volnorm</CODE><BR> |
285 | |
5721 | 286 |
287 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.8>2.3.2.2.8. Surround</A></B></P> | |
288 | |
289 <P>Someone should document something, sometime.</P> | |
290 | |
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