Bug 216291 - Rear channels sound level fluxuate
Summary: Rear channels sound level fluxuate
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: alsa-lib
Version: 6
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Martin Stransky
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Reported: 2006-11-18 20:22 UTC by stephen
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-12-14 17:06:08 UTC
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Description stephen 2006-11-18 20:22:06 UTC 
Description of problem:
Rear surround channel sound level fluxuate while watching video with a
SoundBlaster Live 5.1 (4.1 Altec Lansing speakers)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
alsa-lib-1.0.12-2.fc6
alsa-lib-devel-1.0.12-2.fc6
alsamixergui-0.9.0-0.3.rc1.fc6
alsa-utils-1.0.12-3.fc6

How reproducible:
Reproducable on Fedora 4, 5 and 6 (can't remember, but probably 2 and 3).  Not
reproducable on Windows ME/2000/XP/2003 on same computer.  This is affects
stereo and surround.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Watch a video with Realplayer, xine, etc 
2.  Sound will most likely will jump up and down during video
  
Actual results:
Rear sound volumes keep changing, so I have to keep adjusting rear volume.

Expected results:
Volume should maintain current selected state.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Martin Stransky 2006-12-14 11:00:28 UTC 
Could you please check the latest drivers / packages? (ALSA 1.0.14rc1)
How-to is here:

http://people.redhat.com/stransky/alsa/
Comment 2 stephen 2006-12-14 17:06:08 UTC 
I was playing with my subwoofer.  It seems that the problem stems from the
connections on the unit and is most likely not a software issue.
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