Additional audio output

I'm wondering if anyone knows if there are any hardware add-ons to give you more audio outputs -- preferably something professional (XLR or phono). The only thing I've had a real problem with moving from analog (tape-based) to digital (computer) editing is the lame-*** mini plug you're supposed to use to monitor audio from a timeline. Worst of all, it's on the front of the computer... You shouldn't HAVE to have a mixer to incorporate studio monitors.

From my perspective I would way rather use the mixer to monitor my sound but that is a personal preference.
In addition to japamac's sage advice, there are several external FireWire and USB devices that have preamps built in and can accept XLR plugs. Those devices generally have their own output for monitors.

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Asrock ION330/Nvidia HDMI - No audio output

Machine was running archlinux and not been upgraded in over 6mths but HDMI audio worked fine. Decided to do a scratch build since all the changes in that time and have a nice clean system.
If it helps, this is what I install. Ssed this exact same install process for another Asrock ION330 and Acer Revo3610 (both same hardware) but neither use HDMI at all. Both VGA with either optical or analog audio. Both work with no additional config.
pacman -Sy nfs-utils screen ntp alsa-utils mlocate xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-server-utils mesa nvidia ttf-dejavu xfce4 gamin slim mythtv unrar lirc xbmc wget
Get no sound output but also zero errors on any of the following commands. I should add that the receiver does not detect any audio coming in, ie it usually identifies how many channels of audio and type it is receiving.
aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
speaker-test -Dhdmi:NVidia -c 6
aplay -D plughw:0,3 /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav
Output of devices and modules:
[root@lounge ~]# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: VT1708S Digital [VT1708S Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
[root@lounge ~]# aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=NVidia
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=NVidia
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Analog
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, VT1708S Digital
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
HDMI Audio Output
[root@lounge ~]# lsmod |grep "snd"
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 27561 1
snd_hda_codec_via 38667 1
snd_hda_intel 27668 0
snd_hda_codec 100743 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_via,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 6429 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_pcm 77827 3 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_page_alloc 7427 2 snd_pcm,snd_hda_intel
snd_timer 18935 1 snd_pcm
snd 60157 7 snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_via,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
soundcore 5443 1 snd
Tried a couple different things either from the wiki or google searching, individually with a reboot between but no change.
# Keep snd-pcsp from being loaded as first soundcard
vi /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-pcsp index=-2
# something i used on the old working system, doesn't help but not sure why I did it
vi /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
options snd-pcsp index=2
#no modprobe conf, try wiki
vi ~/.asoundrc
defaults.pcm.card 0
defaults.pcm.device 3
defaults.ctl.card 0
Here is the output of alsa info script (http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index. … p_To_Debug) with all defaults, ie no modprobe changes etc.
upload=true&script=true&cardinfo=
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.61
!!Script ran on: Fri Mar 1 02:42:57 UTC 2013
!!Linux Distribution
Arch Linux \r (\l) NAME="Arch Linux" ID=arch PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux" HOME_URL="https://www.archlinux.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"
!!DMI Information
Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Product Name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Product Version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Firmware Version: P1.60
!!Kernel Information
Kernel release: 3.7.9-2-ARCH
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: x86_64
Processor: unknown
SMP Enabled: Yes
!!ALSA Version
Driver version: k3.7.9-2-ARCH
Library version: 1.0.26
Utilities version: 1.0.26
!!Loaded ALSA modules
snd_hda_intel
!!Sound Servers on this system
No sound servers found.
!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
0 [NVidia ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 21
!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
00:08.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP79 High Definition Audio (rev b1)
!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's
00:08.0 0403: 10de:0ac0 (rev b1)
Subsystem: 1849:0397
!!Loaded sound module options
!!Module: snd_hda_intel
align_buffer_size : -1
bdl_pos_adj : 32,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
beep_mode : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
enable_msi : -1
id : (null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)
index : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
model : (null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)
patch : (null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)
position_fix : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
power_save : 0
power_save_controller : Y
probe_mask : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
probe_only : 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
single_cmd : N
snoop : Y
!!HDA-Intel Codec information
--startcollapse--
Codec: VIA VT1708S
Address: 0
AFG Function Id: 0x1 (unsol 0)
Vendor Id: 0x11060397
Subsystem Id: 0x18490397
Revision Id: 0x100000
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
rates [0x0]:
bits [0x0]:
formats [0x0]:
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=1, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=1, wake=0
IO[0]: enable=0, dir=0, wake=0, sticky=0, data=0, unsol=0
Node 0x10 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out
Control: name="Front Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Device: name="VT1708S Analog", type="Audio", device=0
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
Amp-Out vals: [0x2a 0x2a]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x11 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out
Control: name="Surround Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
Amp-Out vals: [0x2a 0x2a]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Node 0x12 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=0, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=0, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=0, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
Device: name="VT1708S Digital", type="SPDIF", device=1
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital: Enabled GenLevel
Digital category: 0x2
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x13 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10051b: Stereo Amp-In
Control: name="Capture Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="Capture Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Device: name="VT1708S Analog", type="Audio", device=0
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
SDI-Select: 0
PCM:
rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x17
Node 0x14 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10051b: Stereo Amp-In
Control: name="Capture Volume", index=1, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="Capture Switch", index=1, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x0b, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
Amp-In vals: [0x00 0x00]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
SDI-Select: 0
PCM:
rates [0x560]: 44100 48000 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x1e
Node 0x15 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x611: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x16 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20050b: Stereo Amp-In
Control: name="PCM Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="PCM Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="Mic Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=2, ofs=0
Control: name="Mic Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=2, ofs=0
Control: name="Line Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=3, ofs=0
Control: name="Line Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=3, ofs=0
Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
Amp-In vals: [0x19 0x19] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 7
0x10 0x1f 0x1a 0x1b 0x1e 0x1d 0x25
Node 0x17 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x300501: Stereo
Control: name="Input Source", index=0, device=0
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 6
0x1f 0x1a* 0x1b 0x1e 0x1d 0x16
Node 0x18 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out
Control: name="Surround Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 1
0x11
Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x410110f2: [N/A] Line Out at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x2
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 1
0x18
Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
Control: name="Mic Boost Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=In, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="Mic Jack", index=0, device=0
Pincap 0x00002334: IN OUT Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 100
Pin Default 0x01a19036: [Jack] Mic at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0x6
Pin-ctls: 0x21: IN VREF_50
Unsolicited: tag=02, enabled=1
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x26
Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
Control: name="Line Jack", index=0, device=0
Pincap 0x00002334: IN OUT Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 100
Pin Default 0x0181303e: [Jack] Line In at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Blue
DefAssociation = 0x3, Sequence = 0xe
Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN VREF_HIZ
Unsolicited: tag=03, enabled=1
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x18
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
Control: name="Front Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=3, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="Line Out Jack", index=0, device=0
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
Pincap 0x0001001c: OUT HP EAPD Detect
EAPD 0x2: EAPD
Pin Default 0x01014010: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=01, enabled=1
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x16
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 100
Pin Default 0x422140f0: [N/A] HP Out at Ext Front
Conn = 1/8, Color = Green
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 2
0x16* 0x25
Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40058d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
Pincap 0x0000233c: IN OUT HP Detect
Vref caps: HIZ 50 100
Pin Default 0x42a190f8: [N/A] Mic at Ext Front
Conn = 1/8, Color = Pink
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x8
Pin-ctls: 0x00: VREF_HIZ
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 2
0x16* 0x25
Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400401: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000020: IN
Pin Default 0x503701f7: [N/A] CD at Int N/A
Conn = Analog, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x7
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x20 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital
Control: name="SPDIF Phantom Jack", index=0, device=0
Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
Pin Default 0x074511f0: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Panel
Conn = Optical, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x12
Node 0x21 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400701: Stereo Digital
Pincap 0x00000010: OUT
Pin Default 0x474411f0: [N/A] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear Panel
Conn = RCA, Color = Black
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x15
Node 0x22 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x410160f1: [N/A] Line Out at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Orange
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x1
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 1
0x26
Node 0x23 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400581: Stereo
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x410120f4: [N/A] Line Out at Ext Rear
Conn = 1/8, Color = Grey
DefAssociation = 0xf, Sequence = 0x4
Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 1
0x27
Node 0x24 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out
Control: name="Center Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=1, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="LFE Playback Volume", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=2, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
Amp-Out vals: [0x2a 0x2a]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x41d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x2a, nsteps=0x2a, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
Amp-Out vals: [0x2a 0x2a]
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
PCM:
rates [0x5e0]: 44100 48000 88200 96000 192000
bits [0xe]: 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Node 0x26 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out
Control: name="Center Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=1, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Control: name="LFE Playback Switch", index=0, device=0
ControlAmp: chs=2, dir=Out, idx=0, ofs=0
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x00 0x00]
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D3, actual=D3
Connection: 1
0x24
Node 0x27 [Audio Selector] wcaps 0x30050d: Stereo Amp-Out
Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
Amp-Out vals: [0x80 0x80]
Power states: D0 D1 D2 D3
Power: setting=D0, actual=D0
Connection: 1
0x25
Codec: Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI
Address: 3
AFG Function Id: 0x1 (unsol 0)
Vendor Id: 0x10de0007
Subsystem Id: 0x10de0101
Revision Id: 0x100100
No Modem Function Group found
Default PCM:
rates [0x0]:
bits [0x0]:
formats [0x0]:
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
GPIO: io=0, o=0, i=0, unsolicited=0, wake=0
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Con Mask", index=1, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Pro Mask", index=1, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Default", index=1, device=0
Control: name="IEC958 Playback Switch", index=1, device=0
Device: name="HDMI 0", type="HDMI", device=3
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital: Enabled
Digital category: 0x0
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x05 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
Control: name="HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Jack", index=0, device=0
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x18560110: [Jack] Digital Out at Int HDMI
Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x1, Sequence = 0x0
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x04
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x07 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x58560121: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x1
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x06
Node 0x08 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x09 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x58560122: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x2
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x08
Node 0x0a [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x0b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x58560123: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x3
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x0a
Node 0x0c [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
Converter: stream=0, channel=0
Digital:
Digital category: 0x0
IEC Coding Type: 0x0
PCM:
rates [0xc0]: 48000 88200
bits [0xf]: 8 16 20 24
formats [0x1]: PCM
Node 0x0d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400381: Stereo Digital
Pincap 0x00000014: OUT Detect
Pin Default 0x58560124: [N/A] Digital Out at Int HDMI
Conn = Digital, Color = Unknown
DefAssociation = 0x2, Sequence = 0x4
Misc = NO_PRESENCE
Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
Unsolicited: tag=00, enabled=0
Connection: 1
0x0c
--endcollapse--
!!ALSA Device nodes
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 8 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 7 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/hwC0D0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/hwC0D3
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/pcmC0D3p
crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Mar 1 13:41 /dev/snd/timer
/dev/snd/by-path:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Mar 1 13:41 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 240 Mar 1 13:41 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Mar 1 13:41 pci-0000:00:08.0 -> ../controlC0
!!Aplay/Arecord output
APLAY
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: VT1708S Digital [VT1708S Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ARECORD
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
Subdevices: 2/2
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
!!Amixer output
!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [NVidia]
Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfae78000 irq 21'
Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI'
Components : 'HDA:11060397,18490397,00100000 HDA:10de0007,10de0101,00100100'
Controls : 43
Simple ctrls : 17
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 42
Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [3.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [3.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Front',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 42
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 42
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Center',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 42
Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 42
Mono: Playback 42 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 31
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost',0
Capabilities: volume
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: 0 - 3
Front Left: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Front Right: 0 [0%] [0.00dB]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Default PCM',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Capture',1
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-16.50dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Dynamic Power-Control',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Disabled' 'Enabled'
Item0: 'Disabled'
Simple mixer control 'Input Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic' 'Line' 'Stereo Mixer'
Item0: 'Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Smart 5.1',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
!!Alsactl output
--startcollapse--
state.NVidia {
control.1 {
iface MIXER
name 'Front Playback Volume'
value.0 42
value.1 42
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 42'
dbmin -6300
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
dbvalue.1 0
control.2 {
iface MIXER
name 'Front Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.3 {
iface MIXER
name 'Surround Playback Volume'
value.0 42
value.1 42
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 42'
dbmin -6300
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
dbvalue.1 0
control.4 {
iface MIXER
name 'Surround Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.5 {
iface MIXER
name 'Center Playback Volume'
value 42
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 1
range '0 - 42'
dbmin -6300
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
control.6 {
iface MIXER
name 'Center Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.7 {
iface MIXER
name 'LFE Playback Volume'
value 42
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 1
range '0 - 42'
dbmin -6300
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
control.8 {
iface MIXER
name 'LFE Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.9 {
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Playback Volume'
value.0 25
value.1 25
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -3450
dbmax 1200
dbvalue.0 300
dbvalue.1 300
control.10 {
iface MIXER
name 'PCM Playback Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.11 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -1650
dbmax 3000
dbvalue.0 -1650
dbvalue.1 -1650
control.12 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Switch'
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.13 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Volume'
index 1
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -1650
dbmax 3000
dbvalue.0 -1650
dbvalue.1 -1650
control.14 {
iface MIXER
name 'Capture Switch'
index 1
value.0 true
value.1 true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.15 {
iface MIXER
name 'Input Source'
value Mic
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 Mic
item.1 Line
item.2 'Stereo Mixer'
control.16 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Playback Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -3450
dbmax 1200
dbvalue.0 -3450
dbvalue.1 -3450
control.17 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Playback Switch'
value.0 false
value.1 false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.18 {
iface MIXER
name 'Line Playback Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -3450
dbmax 1200
dbvalue.0 -3450
dbvalue.1 -3450
control.19 {
iface MIXER
name 'Line Playback Switch'
value.0 false
value.1 false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 2
control.20 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Boost Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 3'
dbmin 0
dbmax 3075
dbvalue.0 0
dbvalue.1 0
control.21 {
iface MIXER
name 'Smart 5.1'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.22 {
iface MIXER
name 'Dynamic Power-Control'
value Disabled
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 Disabled
item.1 Enabled
control.23 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
value '0fff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
control.24 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
value '0f00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
control.25 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
value '0482000200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write'
type IEC958
count 1
control.26 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.27 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Default PCM Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.28 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Volume'
value 42
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 1
range '0 - 42'
dbmin -6300
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
control.29 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.30 {
iface CARD
name 'Line Out Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.31 {
iface CARD
name 'Mic Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.32 {
iface CARD
name 'Line Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.33 {
iface CARD
name 'SPDIF Phantom Jack'
value true
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.34 {
iface PCM
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
value.2 0
value.3 0
value.4 0
value.5 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 6
range '0 - 27'
control.35 {
iface PCM
name 'Capture Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 27'
control.36 {
iface PCM
name 'Capture Channel Map'
index 1
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 27'
control.37 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 27'
control.38 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
index 1
value '0fff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
control.39 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Pro Mask'
index 1
value '0f00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
control.40 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
index 1
value '0400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write'
type IEC958
count 1
control.41 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
index 1
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.42 {
iface CARD
name 'HDMI/DP,pcm=3 Jack'
value false
comment {
access read
type BOOLEAN
count 1
control.43 {
iface PCM
device 3
name 'Playback Channel Map'
value.0 0
value.1 0
value.2 0
value.3 0
value.4 0
value.5 0
value.6 0
value.7 0
comment {
access read
type INTEGER
count 8
range '0 - 27'
--endcollapse--
!!All Loaded Modules
Module
nfsv4
auth_rpcgss
nvidia
snd_hda_codec_hdmi
ir_lirc_codec
lirc_dev
joydev
ir_mce_kbd_decoder
ir_sanyo_decoder
ir_sony_decoder
hid_generic
ir_jvc_decoder
usbhid
ir_nec_decoder
snd_hda_codec_via
hid
mceusb
rc_core
snd_hda_intel
i2c_nforce2
i2c_core
snd_hda_codec
snd_hwdep
snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc
snd_timer
forcedeth
snd
soundcore
shpchp
pci_hotplug
evdev
psmouse
mperf
serio_raw
pcspkr
button
processor
wmi
coretemp
microcode
nfs
lockd
sunrpc
fscache
ext4
crc16
jbd2
mbcache
usb_storage
sr_mod
cdrom
sd_mod
ohci_hcd
ahci
libahci
ehci_hcd
libata
scsi_mod
usbcore
usb_common
!!Sysfs Files
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/init_pin_configs:
0x19 0x410110f2
0x1a 0x01a19036
0x1b 0x0181303e
0x1c 0x01014010
0x1d 0x422140f0
0x1e 0x42a190f8
0x1f 0x503701f7
0x20 0x074511f0
0x21 0x474411f0
0x22 0x410160f1
0x23 0x410120f4
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/driver_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/user_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D0/init_verbs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/init_pin_configs:
0x05 0x18560110
0x07 0x58560121
0x09 0x58560122
0x0b 0x58560123
0x0d 0x58560124
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/driver_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/user_pin_configs:
/sys/class/sound/hwC0D3/init_verbs:
!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
[ 6.093571] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21
[ 6.093614] hda_intel: Disabling MSI
[ 6.093710] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:08.0: setting latency timer to 64
[ 6.743392] IR keymap rc-rc6-mce not found
[ 7.150166] Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
[ 7.450271] input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input7
[ 7.450581] input: HDA NVidia Line as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input8
[ 7.450836] input: HDA NVidia Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input9
[ 7.451099] input: HDA NVidia Line Out as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input10
[ 7.453217] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPMU] enabled at IRQ 20
FWIW, I even tried changing the HDMI cable, turning the amp on before or after the PC etc. No change.
Last edited by dave00 (2013-03-01 03:03:42)

Default install, clean boot and I get this error but the info above indicates there is a sound device. Confused!
[root@lounge ~]# systemctl status alsa-restore.service
alsa-restore.service - Restore Sound Card State
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/alsa-restore.service; static)
Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2013-03-01 18:01:19 EST; 1min 2s ago
Process: 241 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/alsactl restore (code=exited, status=19)
Mar 01 18:01:18 lounge systemd[1]: Starting Restore Sound Card State...
Mar 01 18:01:19 lounge alsactl[241]: /usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1696: No soundcards found...
Mar 01 18:01:19 lounge systemd[1]: Started Restore Sound Card State.
[root@lounge ~]# systemctl status alsa-store.service
alsa-store.service - Store Sound Card State
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/alsa-store.service; static)
Active: inactive (dead)
Mar 01 13:41:03 lounge systemd[1]: Started Store Sound Card State.
Mar 01 13:45:54 lounge systemd[1]: Starting Store Sound Card State...
Mar 01 13:45:55 lounge systemd[1]: Started Store Sound Card State.
Mar 01 14:04:19 lounge systemd[1]: Started Store Sound Card State.
Mar 01 17:25:11 lounge systemd[1]: Starting Store Sound Card State...
Mar 01 17:25:11 lounge systemd[1]: Started Store Sound Card State.
Mar 01 17:39:05 lounge systemd[1]: Starting Store Sound Card State...
Mar 01 17:39:05 lounge systemd[1]: Started Store Sound Card State.
Mar 01 18:00:51 lounge systemd[1]: Starting Store Sound Card State...
Mar 01 18:00:51 lounge systemd[1]: Started Store Sound Card State.
Journal
Mar 01 18:01:19 lounge kernel: hda_intel: Disabling MSI
Mar 01 18:01:19 lounge kernel: snd_hda_intel 0000:00:08.0: setting latency timer to 64
Mar 01 18:01:19 lounge alsactl[241]: /usr/sbin/alsactl: load_state:1696: No soundcards found...
Mar 01 18:01:19 lounge systemd[1]: Started Restore Sound Card State.
Mar 01 18:01:20 lounge systemd[1]: Started Linux Infrared Remote Control.
Mar 01 18:01:22 lounge kernel: input: HDA NVidia HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input7
Mar 01 18:01:22 lounge kernel: input: HDA NVidia Line as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input8
Mar 01 18:01:22 lounge kernel: input: HDA NVidia Mic as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input9
Mar 01 18:01:22 lounge kernel: input: HDA NVidia Line Out as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/sound/card0/input10
Mar 01 18:01:22 lounge systemd[1]: Starting Sound Card.
Mar 01 18:01:22 lounge systemd[1]: Reached target Sound Card.
Edit: Am I correct in saying that the issue is because alsactl restore is running before the sound card?
Last edited by dave00 (2013-03-01 07:30:12)

How to connect Digital Optical Audio output iMac with Receiver Input

I have connected iMac with onkyo hts-3300 home theater system receiver through optical audio TosLink Cable.( http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Optical-Audio-TosLink-Cable/dp/B001ZU3G2I/ref=sr12?ie=UTF8&qid=1292865309&sr=8-2 ). Unfortunately there is no sound coming out from the Home theater system. I have verified the Receiver optical input is working fine by connecting with my TV optical audio digital out put and the it's working great. The only difference between TV and iMac is, on my TV, it has optical audio digital output and I can use this cable (http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-A102-02M-Digital-connectors/dp/B0002WPREU/ref=s r11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1297320792&sr=1-1) to make it work. I can also verified my optical audio TosLink Cable working because I can see the red light coming out from the cable. So the only problem could be from iMac. I doubt I need to change the additional setting to configure iMac to use external optical audio setting instead of the buit in audio setting. Hoe can I able to do it? or my iMac(IMAC 21.5"/3.06/2X2GB/500GB/9400M-ITP
MB950ZP/A) doesn't support optical digital audio out put? I have follow this thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12769423&#12769423 and to my surprise which doesn't work out for me. I doubt that i need to change some setting, but when I got to setting>> sound I cannot change any setting. I was quite depressed aldy. Can someone answer my question as i m a newbie here. Thanks a lot

Thank you very much for your reply.
@Király : May i know how to Open Audio Midi Setup? Is this Audio Midi Setup is in the locatated in the Setting in Mac Snow Leapord OS? or how to locate this "Audio Midi Setup " in Mac enviroment. Is it possible to open this Audio Midi Setup in windows 7 enviroment also? I Just want to get the audio from my iMac in Hts-3300 onkyo home theatre. YOur help is much appreciated
@rkaufmann87 : Thank you very much for your sharing about this http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/ connection. for me what i understand is the digital audio output in airportexpress is the same as the audio out put in iMac in terms of details sepcs. So this airportexpress will only help you connect wirelessly to home theatre system, rather than waired connection. Other than that nothig much difference. So there is no point for me to spend extra bucks to attain the wireless connection. Unless the airportexpress have optical digital input, which i believe not. Correct me if I m worng, thanks

Audio output device same for all users Yosemite

I use more then one account on my recent Macbook Pro. For the first account I like to have the audio output set to the speakers but for the other account I want the audio output set to the headphones.
With Mavericks the Macbook remembered the last audio settings for each user account.
With Yosemite any changes to the audio settings (input, output,system sound, etc.) on one account affects the audio setting on other the user account.
I tried various audio settings to see if it affected them all. It seems to.
I tried seeing if it happened only when the users accounts were logged in or it was different on boot etc. It seems to always change the settings for all users no matter what.
I tried resetting the PRAM but that did not solve it.
I tried a 3rd party program called AudiSwitcher from the App store to see if this could help but no luck.
I searched here and more widely to see if anyone else was reporting this and found one other person who seemed to mention the same problem and they concluded "I did some tests and came to the conclusion that the system now does not remember settings for each user, and applies the current setting of audio output for all accounts."
Curious to know:
     a) Does this affect other people? If not, I'll look for conflicting apps on my computer.
     b) Is this intended behavior or should I look for a way to report it as a bug?
     c) And most importantly if there is a way around it?
Thanks!

I'm also have the same problem. I tested it on fresh Yosemite installation without any additional software. Your mentioned my conclusion about tests.

No variable audio output for Cisco CHS 435HDC set top box.

Background: Until the other day I had my stb connectected to a TV, using TV sound, with an HDMI cable. The P265v2 remote volume control changed the TV volume. No problems.
My new TV & home theater system was recently installed. We don't use the TV speakers. While my first preference was to program the Verizon remote to change the volume on my Onkyo receiver, this did not appear to be an option on the remote's programming instruction page on the Verizon website. Instead, I am directed to change a setting on the remote that makes the Verizon remote change the stb output volume vs the tv volume. I changed the setting on the remote and ensured the stb box was set up for "variabe" audio output.
Problem: Using the stb variable audio settings, volume settings 1 through 30 produce the same volume. (Volume setting 0 produces no volume, as one would hope.) It appears the "variable" setting isn't producing a variable output as it should be on this unit.
Thinking that maybe the receiver was complicating the sitation, I tried connecting the stb to the old TV and the new TV directly and had the same results.
Now, while I am watching TV, I need to have the receiver remote at hand in addition to the Verizon remote. It would be nice to have the volume be adjustable as it should be while using the Verizon remote. I don't like the idea of using a seperate universal remote because then I would lose some of the functionality that the Verizon remote provides when watching TV, using the DVR, watching on demand, etc.
I would like to know if this is a problem just with my unit, or if it exists with all of these units, which would hopefully be fixed with a Cisco/Verizon firmware update soon, hopefully.
Thank you.

soups230 wrote:
Having same issues with hdmi and optical. Any fix to this.
Hello,
In order to control the volume on your home theater system, you'll need a FiOS TV Universal Remote that has the 4-buttons on the top for 'DVD', 'Aux'iliary, 'TV' and 'STB'. The audio receiver would have to be programmed into the FIOS TV Remote, and controlled using the 'Aux'iliary button.
Verizon's 4-Button Universal Remote Controls are available for purchase:
a) online via www.verizon.com/fiosaccessories
OR
b) at a local FiOS TV store (call first to check if they have them in stock). For a list of stores: http://www22.verizon.com/support/residential/tv/fiostv/general+support/account+issues/questionsone/8...
Presently, the default remotes for new set top boxes are the 2-button P-265 (newer version) remotes.
Regarding a problem with HDMI/optical on Cisco 435 STBs, check out the following:
Go to this webpage: http://www22.verizon.com/Support/Residential/TV/FiOSTV/Receivers/Equipment+Issues/QuestionsOne/12839...
Click on the link for 'Cisco CHS 435 HD DVR User Guide'.
Open the PDF and go to page 22 for 'Connecting to a Home Theater System...'.
Hope this helps!

No audio output device is installed - Satellite C855D-S5950 - Windows 8 64-bit

Toshiba laptop
Model: Satellite C855D-S5950
P/N: PSCBQU-03G03E
OS: Windows 8 64bit
RAM: 4GB.
Hello,
I have my friend’s Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5950 with Windows 8 (64bit) that about a year old. Some months ago the sound stopped working. He asked me to take a look at it. I have researched this issue and found others have encountered his problem as well.
Currently, the sound icon has a red x, “No audio output device is installed.”
Things I have tried so far to try to fix this:
I went to the Device Manager > Sound, video and game controllers. I have "Realtek High Definition Audio" listed with the little yellow caution icons on them. I have tried to disable, then enable it. I have tried to uninstall the sound driver from the Device Manager. I would restart the laptop, and let the driver reinstall itself, to no effect. I have tried downloading the latest drivers from the Toshiba website. I have tried un-installing the driver while in safe mode from the Device Manager. As well as from Programs and Features. There were no positive change to the audio though, still the same message. The Realtek driver won't finish installing and throws the error: "Install Realtek HD Audio Driver Failure!! [Error Code: 0x000000FF]"
I have gone to Control Panel > Sound, under both the Playback and Recording tabs, it says "No audio devices are installed."
My friend was previously unaware of how to restart or shut down his Windows 8 laptop (as was I until I started investigating this problem for him). I mention this because there are no useful System Restore points to go back to for him.
I have also tried Using the Toshiba Application Installer as well to re-install the driver after un-installing the Realtek Audio driver from Add/Remove Programs. I went to Desktop Assist >Support Recovery > Toshiba Application Installer.
Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.6743
It loads most of the way then I get:
"Install Realtek HD Audio Driver Failure!! [Error Code: 0x000000FF]"
I have also tried the following links for additional troubleshooting:
http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Audio-Sound-Knowledge-Base/Windows-8-Troubleshoot-no-sound-with-Windows...
http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Audio-Sound-Knowledge-Base/No-sound-from-speakers-or-headphones/ta-p/27...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/no-sound-help#no-sound=windows-7&v1h=win8tab1&v2h=win7tab...
http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Audio-Sound/No-Sound-quot-No-Audio-Output-Device-is-installed-quot-Tosh...
It was also suggested in the above thread I remove the Microsoft UAA Driver, but could not find this driver on my friend’s system.
Plugging in headphones, toggling the speaker volume controls on the keyboard has had no effect.
My friend has also misplaced his install discs, so I am looking for any solution which does not require the install discs.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Toshiba laptop
Model: Satellite C855D-S5950
P/N: PSCBQU-03G03E
OS: Windows 8 64bit
RAM: 4GB.
Thanks in advance.
-Tre

Recovery media is created from the hard drive. You can make it using Toshiba Recovery Media Creator. You can also perform a full system reset to factory defaults using the information on the hard drive without using external recovery media. That sounds like the best course of action now. To do so, use Windows+C > Settings > Power > SHIFT + Restart > Troubleshoot > Reset your PC.
- Peter

Digital audio input via mini jack/toslink from ADA, monitored via USB audio output... is this do-able? I know digital audio input should be okay but how do I monitor it, apart from using the internal speakers?

Digital audio input via mini jack/toslink from ADA converter, monitored via USB audio output to amplifier... is this do-able? I know digital audio input should be okay but how do I monitor it, apart from using the internal speakers?

You can output audio thru HDMI, with appropriate adapter.
You can use additional cheap external usb audio for monitoring.

Optical/Analog Splitter for Dual Audio Output

Does anyone know if the mini-TOSlink combo jack can simultaneously output both digital and analog signals? If so, has anyone seen a splitter that would let you take advantage of this? I need both output formats to feed into my multi-zone stereo receiver.

I am currently trying to find a solution to what is I think the same problem (receiver only routes analog signals to the additional zones). I haven't been able to find such a cable and have considered these to connect to my multi-zone receiver:
1) I have an old sound usb soundblaster extigy. I have used it in the past as a cheap d/a convertor of sorts as it has both digital input and outputs and works without being hooked up to a computer. If I feed it the airtunes digital signal it outputs simultaneously optical and analog to the receiver. The problem is that the soundblaster does add processing to the signal (volume control and mixing of its other inputs) so although it does sound clean, it almost defeats the purpose of the digital connection. This adds another unit and may not be ideal for you as you would have to buy such a card. Separate D/A convertors would also work but would add even more cost
2) I have considered taking my airtunes apart and tapping into the audio output and adding a second analog output. My warranty is already up but I am afraid the case of the airtunes cannot be opened without it breaking. This option does not fix the same audio distribution problem when I hook up my laptop.
I thought the integrated digital outputs on my macs and airtunes were ingenious till I ran into this problem with my new receiver. Too bad the receiver doesn't have a couple more D/As to route digital signals. With the number in there already for 7.1 channel audio I feel this shouldn't be a problem at least when listening to stereo digital signals.
Sorry for the long post, I will keep looking for a better solution, please post if you do as well!

Are there any additional audio imput controls other than settings ?

I am having issues with an USB microphone, and unless I turn the settings (in audio imput ) all the way down to about 2%, I get distortion from the mic being too sensitive ( and have to place it several feet away from the source)
Are there any other controls I can use to reduce the volume IN, in addition to the slide adjustment in the Sound Imput box ? is there a Gain adjustment ?
thanks

Depending on the device, you probably are not going to see any input gain control options in either System Prefs > Sound or Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. There might be some app that comes with the USB mic that will have some additional options, but I have not had much luck with these apps from the audio device manufacturers, nor with the drivers that come with them. If you are using the USB mic for input for a recording app like Logic, then there are gain controls there.
It's way easier to just use an audio output mic and a USB interface or mixer, which is why the vast majority of professional sound recording people don't use USB microphones.
I use a pretty cheap (less than 100 bucks) interface, which actually has a gain knob right on it.

How to stream Logic's audio output live via internet

Hi there, I'm looking for a way to stream the audio output from Logic (or any other DAW) from one recording studio via internet to another studio… not for remote recording, just for the producer for "creative monitoring", because he's out of town… so the audio quality doesn't need to be top notch. (Talkback would e.g. be via Skype.)
First question: is there a way to do it directly within the Logic DAW, i.e. from one Logic app to the other (remote) Logic app? I.e. just a "mirror" of the audio output (as stereo) that Logic will send directly to a remote host? I.e. a built-in Logic functionality? (I couldn't find anything in the manual.)
Second question: system-wise I assume it would be possible to do it by simply routing the output channels through Soundflower or JackOSX, and then into an application like Skype, where you would have to select the respective Soundflower/JackOSX channels as input.
One problem: the whole thing shouldn't interfere with the regular recording and monitoring setup in the originating studio. So maybe it would be best to simply have an additional monitor output from the hardware console or soundcard going by audio cable into a second computer, which will use the incoming audio as Skype input.
In a similar vein: is there a way to create a second pair of stereo outs in Logic, which functions as a direct audio "mirror"? It means that I would have the main stereo out signal on channels 1 & 2 (as always), but then also have the exact same signal on output channels 3 & 4 at the same time, which I could route to the soundcard's 3&4 outputs or through Soundflower into Skype?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Thank you, I think that answered my question. So it would go like this:
(1) All recording tracks plus playback tracks are routed not to stereo master output, but to a pre-master bus, e.g. bus 1.
(2) The pre-master bus (bus 1) output is then routed to stereo main out (1 & 2).
(3) On bus 2 (aux master) I select input from bus 1 (the pre-master bus), but route aux master bus output to stereo outputs 3 & 4.
(4) With outputs 3 & 4 I could then go directly into Skype, either on the same machine, or from the sound card 3&4 outputs into the input of a second computer running Skype.
I'll add an image in the follow-up post.

X-Fi Elite Pro: Which mode for best audio output?

I need your help in determining the best audio output (level and clarity). Up until now, I use the Entertainment mode (6bit/44.KHz) and the Audio Creation mode (in 96KHz, not sure at what bit depth this modes works though...). I need to find the best mode and in-mode settings to achieve maximum audio output level (in terms of dynamic range and dB level)as well as optimal sound clarity. For the latter, I believe that the sound should be unadulterated, so additional enhancements such as EAX, Crystalizer, CMSS etc should not be used...
Any help will be appreciated

Hello Hyperion,
I can try to answer this.
My experience (and you know that listening to audio and the quality is objectionable), I listen through "Gaming Mode". This seems to be the best "playback sound quality" at least for my ears.
Additionally, I really don't care for digital output, its not my preference so I have the MAUDIO E66's connected through analog. Simple but seems to be effecti've in terms of listening and not tiring to the ears.
"the sound should be unadulterated, so additional enhancements such as EAX, Crystalizer, CMSS etc should not be used"... I absolutley agree, to an extent. I setup my elite pro with the basic very "vanilla", but in the end, I do use the Crystalizer (set to "2"). I don't beli've in eqalization or very little, but the reality is unless you have a perfectly designed room acoustically, you will probobly benefit from some form of oversampling such as I stated. I would like others to chime in and share what operating systems they use. For best playback quality, I have found 2008 Server serves me well. But, motherboard, cpu, memory of course plays out as major hardware for consideration.
Anyway, I'm getting a bit off topic here - would really like to hear from Creative on this. What do they use in testing (mode, software, motherboard, cpu, memory).

Setting two audio outputs

Hi there,
Is it possible to set audio output to two sources simultaneously? I use Bose speakers as front speakers - these use an USB connection - and another set of cheaper speakers as rear speakers - these connect into the "headphone" hole. Is there a way to make my Macbook source the sound into both at the same time rather than selecting one or the other (under System Preferences / Sound)?

With Audio Hijack Pro
<http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/>
you can hijack the audio from one application (or the system audio) and use Auxiliary Device Output effects to send the audio to additional output devices.

E65 + In Car Connection + BlueTooth Audio Output

Hi All
I'm looking to buy a new in car system with Blue ooth.
The spec's say the phone must support BlueTooth Audio Output.
Does anyone know if the E65 supports this?
Many thanks.

cruiser86 wrote:
just got back from nissan dealer and tried my bionic in a new 2011 nissan for btooth connection. it paired/connected with speakers and it also wanted to download my address book. so now its either get an older phone or new car.
Its the new bluetooth stacks driver that was included with the new OS, if your stereo is a older model it does not have the supported drivers to communicate to the device, this is common with upgrades, older hadware has to be updated in order to add the support needed for the newer hardware, its like placing a 50 inch tv on a vga video card that only supports 800x600 resolutions, it may work but wont function correctly....
Your stereo should be able to use the handsfree connection from the device but all addition options wont function because of hardware limits.

Digital audio output format

I'm new to fios and I want to connect my QIP7216 to a stereo dac. My dac only accepts 2 channel PCM format. When I set the QIP7216 to STEREO mode, I thought I would get PCM output on the optical output. This doesn't seem to work and any change to the audio format doesn't seem to matter. It appears the optical output always is in dolby format. Does anyone know a way around this? Is there firmware out there that will make this work? I don't want to use the analog audio outs on the QIP7216 since I have gone to all the trouble of having a high quality dac. Help please.

You can force the STB to always output in L-PCM format ...
- With the STB and TV turned ON, on the front panel press in sequence at about 1/2 second intervals: Power, Select, Menu
- In about 15 seconds, a menu will appear on screen titled "User Settings". Using the arrow keys on the front panel or remote, move down 3 lines to "Additional HDMI Settings" and press the right arrow key.
- Using the arrow keys, move down two lines to "Audio Output" and press the right arrow key until it reads "L-PCM"
- Using the arrow keys, move down one line to "Return to Main Menu" and press the right arrow key
- Power cycle the STB off using the Power button on the front panel.
Your STB should now be outputting L-PCM.

Audio output will not work on external speakers. Internal speakers will work. What do i do to replace audio output slot

audio output will not work on external speakers. Internal speakers will work. What do i do to replace audio output slot

Right click your volume icon in the notification area and select "volume control options". From there, you should be able to select the external speakers.
I hope that helps!
Best of luck,
Kyle
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