"Marco S Hyman" wrote in message
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"Hank Oredson" writes:

Get the generic SBLive! installer from Creative's web site.

Perhaps if I had a windows partition on this box, but I don't.
Apparently Gateway has a windows driver for this specific card, too.

Details on the different cards can often be found via
a Google of their CTxxxx number.

Yep. My card is the CT4830 which apparently some software reports
as a CT4832. The Gateway version of this card removed the S/PDIF
output jack and multiplexed it onto the line out 1 jack with some
(undocumented) way to switch between audio and digital output.
I got around that by using the line out 2 jack. Play works just
fine.

But recording gives me silence. I suspect there's an internal mapping
in the the EMU-10K1 that isn't being set correctly by the *BSD driver.
I get silence on line in and mic in. It's a digital interface issue
as the mixer is more than happy to route mic and/or line in to my
line out.

I've picked up a number of the older "SBLive! Gamer Value"
variety on eBay, generally for about $10 - $12. These are pretty
generic versions of the Live!, and have the four jacks instead of 3.
Was going to check CT number, but all are in computers right now.
CT4670 or 4560 sounds kinda familiar.

That's an idea. I've also been told that older Ensoniq PCI audio
cards will work well in my environment. I guess it's ebay time.
I'm tired of looking at audio driver code and guessing what the
relevant bits may be.


I've had some problems with the Ensoniq cards, and now
just toss 'em in the trash. Long story, but I tend to end up
with a lot of older compturs to recycle into ham radio use.

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... Hank

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