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-<P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></P></B>
+<P><B><A NAME=2.3.2>2.3.2. Audio output devices</A></B></P>
 <P><B>MPlayer</B>'s audio interface is called <I>libao2</I>. It currently
-contains these drivers :</P>
+contains these drivers:</P>
 <TABLE BORDER=0>
-<TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">General:</B></P></TD>
+<TR><TD COLSPAN=4><P><B><FONT CLASS="text">General:</B></P></TD></TR>
 <TR><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">oss</TD><TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS (ioctl) driver</TD></TR>
 <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>
 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">nas</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">NAS (Network Audio System) driver</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top><FONT CLASS="text">alsa5</TD><TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">native ALSA 0.5 driver</TD></TR>
 <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>
 <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>
 </TABLE>
-<P>The fact is, Linux soundcard drivers are usually bad, and always as
+<P>Fact is, Linux sound card drivers have compatibility problems.
-incompatible as they can be. It MAY take a while to find your optimal settings.</P>
+It <B>may</B> take a while to find your optimal settings.</P>
-<P><UL>
-<LI>if you have OSS as driver, first try with <I>-ao oss</I> (this is the default).
+<UL>
-If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the ordinary, have a
+<LI>If you have an OSS driver, first try <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> (this is the default).
-look at <I>-ao sdl</I> (NOTE: of course you'll have to have a new SDL library and its
+If you experience glitches, halts or anything out of the ordinary, try
-devel pair installed). It helps in a lot of cases (it also supports ESD, ARTS, and
+<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE> (NOTE: you need to have SDL libraries and header files
-up/downsampling. /esd is GNOME's, arts is KDE's sound daemon/).</LI>
+installed). The SDL audio driver helps in a lot of cases and also supports ESD,
-<LI>if you have ALSA version 0.5, then you ALMOST always have to use <I>-ao alsa5</I> ,
+ARTS, and up/downsampling. (ESD is the sound daemon from GNOME, ARTS is from KDE.)</LI>
-since 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with
+<LI>If you have ALSA version 0.5, then you almost always have to use <CODE>-ao alsa5</CODE> ,
+since ALSA 0.5 has buggy OSS emulation code, and will <B>crash MPlayer</B> with
 a message like this:<BR>
-<UL>
+<CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></LI>
-<CODE>DEMUXER: Too many (945 in 8390980 bytes) video packets in the buffer!</CODE></UL>
+<LI>If you have ALSA version 0.9 you may choose between <CODE>-ao oss</CODE> and
-</LI>
+<CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>. You can also use <CODE>-ao alsa9</CODE>. It works, but
-<LI>if you have ALSA version 0.9, use <I>-ao oss</I> or <I>-ao sdl</I> as you
+there are problems like lost sync and disappearing audio.</LI>
-wish. You can also use <I>-ao alsa9</I> as it works now, however it has many
+</UL>
-problems (losing sync, disappearing audio, etc).</LI>
-</UL></P>
 <P>On <B>Solaris/FreeBSD</B> systems, use the SUN audio driver with the
-<I>-ao sun</I> option, otherwise you'll have no video, nor audio playing.</P>
+<CODE>-ao sun</CODE> option, otherwise neither video nor audio will work.</P>
-<P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Soundcard experiences, recommendations</A></B></P>
+<P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.1>2.3.2.1. Sound Card experiences, recommendations</A></B></P>
-<P><TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH=100%>
+<TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="100%">
-<TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48Khz only</B></TD><TR>
+<TR><TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">VIA onboard chipset (via82cxxx) 48kHz only</B></TD><TR>
-<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>
+<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Driver:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text"> from <A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3242&amp;release_id=59602">here</A></TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Aureal Vortex 2</B></TD><TR>
 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB Live!</B></TD><TR>
-<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Analog OK, SP/DIF won't work</TD><TR>
+<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Analog OK, SP/DIF not working</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Both OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">192</TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">SB AWE 64</B></TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">max 44kHz</TD><TR>
-<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48kHz sounds shit</TD><TR>
+<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48kHz sounds bad</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">48</TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Gravis UltraSound ACE</B></TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (hissing) (?)</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (?)</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Yamaha cards (*ymf*)</B></TD><TR>
-<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (?) (maybe -ao sdl)</TD><TR>
+<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">not OK (?) (maybe <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR>
-<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK only with ALSA 0.5 with OSS emulation <B>AND</B> <I>-ao sdl</I> (!) (?)</TD><TR>
+<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>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">Cards with envy24 chips (like Terratec EWS88MT)</B></TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS/Pro:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">?</TD><TR>
 <TD COLSPAN=3><B><FONT CLASS="text">PC Speaker or DAC</B></TD><TR>
-<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (<I>use the SDL driver : -ao sdl</I>)</TD><TR>
+<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OSS:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">OK (Use the SDL driver: <CODE>-ao sdl</CODE>)</TD><TR>
 <TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">ALSA:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">no driver</TD><TR>
-<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">the driver emulates 44.1 maybe more</TD><TR>
+<TD></TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">Max kHz:</TD><TD><FONT CLASS="text">The driver emulates 44.1, maybe more.</TD><TR>
-<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><TR>
+<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>
-</TABLE></P>
+</TABLE>
-<P><UL>
+<UL>
-<LI>on Linux, use at least kernel 2.4 if possible, 2.2 isn't tested
+<LI>On Linux, a 2.4.x kernel is highly recommended. Kernel 2.2 is not tested.</LI>
-<LI>if sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking !
+<LI>If sound clicks when playing from CD-ROM, turn on IRQ unmasking, e.g.
-for example "hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom" (see "man hdparm" !!!)
+<CODE>hdparm -u1 /dev/cdrom</CODE> (<CODE>man hdparm</CODE>). This is
-This is recommended anyways... (for XMMS, etc...)
+generally beneficial and described more detailed in the
-Read section <A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.1">4.1</A>.
+<A HREF="cd-dvd.html#4.1">CD-ROM section</A>.</LI>
-<LI>don't use your soundcard by other application ( for ex. XMMS ) !
+<LI>Sharing your sound card with another application like XMMS is <B>strongly discouraged</B>!
-if you use ESD, start MPlayer with the '-vo sdl:esd' option !
+If the other sound application is using ESD, start <B>MPlayer</B> with the <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> option
-<LI>Please tell us how MPlayer and your soundcard(s) worked together!
+to combine both sound streams! In fact, the option <CODE>-vo sdl:esd</CODE> could be used with ESD
-</UL></P>
+even when playing <B>Mplayer</B> alone.</LI>
+<LI>Feedback to this document is welcome. Please tell us how <B>MPlayer</B> and
+your sound card(s) worked together.</LI>
+</UL>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2>2.3.2.2. Audio plugins</A></B></P>
 <P><B>MPlayer</B> has support for audio plugins. Audio plugins can be used for
 changing the properties of the audio data before the sound reaches the sound
-card. They are enabled using the <CODE>-aop</CODE> switch followed by the
+card. They are enabled using the <CODE>-aop</CODE> switch which takes a
-<CODE>list=plugin1,plugin2,...</CODE> switch. The <CODE>list</CODE> switch is
+<CODE>list=plugin1,plugin2,...</CODE> argument. The <CODE>list</CODE> argument
-required and determines which plugins that should be used and in which order
+is required and determines which plugins should be used and in which order they
-they should be executed, example:
+should be executed. Example:
 </P>
 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample,format</CODE></P>
 <P>would run the sound through the resampling plugin followed by the format
 plugin.
 </P>
-<P>The plugins can also have switches that changes their behaviour. These
+<P>The plugins can also have switches that change their behavior. These
 switches are explained in detail in the sections below. A plugin will execute
-using default settings if it's switches are omitted.  Example of how to use
+using default settings if its switches are omitted.  Here is an example of how
-plugins in combination with plugin specific switches:
+to use plugins in combination with plugin specific switches:
 </P>
 <P>&nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
-list=resample,format:fout=48000:format=0x8</CODE>
+list=resample,format:fout=44100:format=0x8</CODE>
 </P>
 <P>would set the output frequency of the resample plugin to 44100Hz and the
 output format of the format plugin to AFMT_U8.
 </P>
 <P>Currently audio plugins can not be used in <B>MEncoder</B>.</P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.1>2.3.2.2.1. Up/Downsampling</A></B></P>
-<P><B>MPlayer</B> fully supports up/down sampling of the sound. This plugin can
+<P><B>MPlayer</B> fully supports up/downsampling of the sound. This plugin can
-for example be used if you have a fixed frequency sound card or if you are
+be used if you have a fixed frequency sound card or if you are
-stuck with an olqd sound card that is only capable of max 44.1kHz.
+stuck with an old sound card that is only capable of max 44.1kHz.
 Limitations in your hardware are not auto detected, so you have to specify
 the sample frequency explicitly. This plugin has one switch:
 <CODE>fout</CODE> which is used for setting the desired output sample
-frequency, it defaults to 48kHz, and is given in
+frequency. It defaults to 48kHz, and is given in
 &lt;Hz&gt;.
 </P>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=resample:fout=&lt;required
 frequency in Hz, like 44100&gt;</CODE></P>
+<P>Note that the output frequency should not be scaled up from the default value.
+Scaling up will cause the audio and video streams to be played in slow motion
+in addition to audio distortion.</P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.2>2.3.2.2.2. Surround Sound decoding</A></B></P>
-<P><B>MPlayer</b> has an audio plugin that can decode matrix encoded
+<P><B>MPlayer</B> has an audio plugin that can decode matrix encoded
-surround sound.  Dolby Surround is an example of a matrix encoded format.</p>
+surround sound. Dolby Surround is an example of a matrix encoded format.
+Many files with 2 channel audio actually contain matrixed surround sound.
-<P>Many files with 2 channel audio actually contain matrixed surround
+To use this feature you need a sound card supporting at least 4 channels.</P>
-sound.</p>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
-<P>To use this feature, you will need a sound-card supporting at least 4 channels.</P>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=surround</CODE></P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.3>2.3.2.2.3. Sample format converter</A></B></P>
-<P>If your sound card driver doesn't support signed 16bit int, this plugin can
+<P>If your sound card driver does not support signed 16bit <CODE>int</CODE> data type,
+this plugin can
 be used to change the format to one which your sound card can understand. It
-has one switch <CODE>format</CODE> which can be set to one of the numbers
+has one switch, <CODE>format</CODE>, which can be set to one of the numbers
-found in libao2/afmt.h. This plugin is hardly ever needed and is intended for
+found in <CODE>libao2/afmt.h</CODE>. This plugin is hardly ever needed and is
-advanced users. Observe that this plugin only changes the sample format and
+intended for advanced users. Keep in mind that this plugin only changes the
-not the sample frequency or the number of channels.
+sample format and not the sample frequency or the number of channels.
 </P>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
 list=format:format=&lt;required output format&gt;</CODE>
 </P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.4>2.3.2.2.4. Delay</A></B></P>
 <P>This plugin delays the sound and is intended as an example of how to develop
-new plugins. It can not be used for anything useful from users perspective
+new plugins. It can not be used for anything useful from a users perspective
 and is mentioned here for the sake of completeness only. Do not use this
 plugin unless you are a developer.</P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.5>2.3.2.2.5. Software volume control</A></B></P>
 <P>This plugin is a software replacement for the volume control, and
-can be used in machines with broken mixer device. It can also be
+can be used on machines with a broken mixer device. It can also be
-used if one wants to change the output volume from <B>MPlayer</B>
+used if one wants to change the output volume of <B>MPlayer</B>
 without changing the PCM volume setting in the mixer. It has one
 switch <CODE>volume</CODE> that is used for setting the initial
 sound level. The initial sound level can be set to values between 0
 and 255 and defaults to 101 which equals 0dB amplification. Use this
 plugin with caution since it can reduce the signal to noise ratio of
 the sound. In most cases it is best to set the level for the PCM
 sound to max, leave this plugin out and control the output level to
-your speakers with the mixers master volume control. If there is an
+your speakers with the master volume control of the mixer. If there is an
 external amplifier connected to the computer (this is almost always
 the case), the noise level can be minimized by adjusting the master
 level and the volume knob on the amplifier until the hissing noise
 in the background is gone.
 </P>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
 list=volume:volume=&lt;0-255&gt;</CODE>
 </P>
-<P>This plugin also have a compressor or "soft-clipping" capabilities.
+<P>This plugin also has compressor or "soft-clipping" capabilities.
 Compression can be used if the dynamic range of the sound is very
 high or if the dynamic range of the loudspeakers is very
-low. Observe that this feature creates distortion and should be
+low. Be aware that this feature creates distortion and should be
 considered a last resort.
 </P>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop
 list=volume:softclip</CODE>
 </P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.6>2.3.2.2.6. Extrastereo</A></B></P>
-<P>This plugin increases (linearly) the difference between left and right
+<P>This plugin (linearly) increases the difference between left and right
-channels (as the XMMS extrastereo plugin) which has some of "live" effect
+channels (like the XMMS extrastereo plugin) which gives some sort of "live"
-on playback.
+effect to playback.
 </P>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo</CODE><BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=extrastereo:mul=3.45</CODE></P>
 <P>The default coefficient (<CODE>mul</CODE>) is a float number that defaults
-to 2.5.  If you set it to 0.0, you will have a mono sound (average of both
+to 2.5. If you set it to 0.0, you will have mono sound (average of both
-channels), if you set it to 1.0, sound will be unchanged.</P>
+channels). If you set it to 1.0, sound will be unchanged.</P>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.7>2.3.2.2.7. Volume normalizer</A></B></P>
-<P>This plugin maximizes the volume while maintaining distortionless
+<P>This plugin maximizes the volume without distorting the sound.</P>
-sound.
-</P>
+<P>Usage:<BR>
-<P>Usage :<BR>
 &nbsp;&nbsp;<CODE>mplayer media.avi -aop list=volnorm</CODE><BR>
 <P><B><A NAME=2.3.2.2.8>2.3.2.2.8. Surround</A></B></P>

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