Re: esd == bad_sound

[Elliot Lee <sopwith redhat com>]

On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, James Charles Lewis wrote:

> > esd is not 100% noise-free, but it doesn't seem any worse than /dev/dsp
> > directly.
> 
> Um, esd _IS_ worse than /dev/dsp.  If you want a comparison, listen to an
> AM radio then turn on your favorite CD.

Beg your pardon, I'm already familiar with various levels of sound
quality, and have no sound quality problems compared to direct /dev/dsp.

You are having a problem that other people are not, so telling everyone
else that "esd sucks just because" is inaccurate.

> > Might want to get a bit more details on exactly which situations the
> > problem occurs in and how it manifests itself - a question I ask sometimes
> > is "what's the simplest possible way to reproduce this problem?"
> 
> The simplest way to reproduce the problem is use esd.  All sound effects
> from GNOME have a slight popping "ghost sound."  All mp3's sound like
> their skipping.  I thought it was skipping until I recomplied mpg123
> without esd support.  Of course, while using esd there is a popping and
> crackling.  Usually there is little noise when >I< sit idle, but moving
> windows and such seem to increase the noise.

Um, this has to be your sound card picking up EMF from the other parts of
the computer (I know because I get noise whenever I move my mouse).

Try adjusting volume settings, etc.
-- Elliot
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