[Voyage-linux] Re: Repeated "clicks" in audio output from MPD

[superpat]

Hi Punky


I did that when I first edited mpd.conf!

thanks

P

On 06/01/12 01:50, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE [via Voyage Linux] wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
>
> Remove the line "format          "44100:16:2" in ALSA configuration of 
> /etc/mpd.conf.  Restart mpd and see how it goes.
>
> audio_output {
>          type            "alsa"
>          name            "My ALSA Device"
>          device          "hw:0,0"        # optional
> #       format          "44100:16:2"    # optional
> #       mixer_device    "default"       # optional
> #       mixer_control   "PCM"           # optional
> #       mixer_index     "0"             # optional
> }
>
> Regards,
>
> On 1/6/2012 12:06 AM, superpat wrote:
>
> > Hi  Punky,
> >
> > I have another weird problem with Voyage MPD which I hope you can 
> help with.
> >
> > When I boot up my Voyage MPD system and play some music,  I 
> sometimes get an
> > audible "click" or noise pulse at about 1 pulse per second, along 
> with the
> > proper audio play back, for the duration of the sound file.  The 
> noise is
> > not present when there is no music file playing.
> >
> > Rebooting the mpd server  generally results in the clicking noise 
> vanishing
> > until I finish listening and power the server down. Occasionally I 
> may have
> > to reboot a couple of times  before I get a "clean" output. 
> Sometimes the
> > system comes up clean on first boot.
> >
> > So far I have tried both Voyage MPD 0.7.5 and 0.8.0
> >
> > I have tried two different systems,  a FIC system and a Futro A250 thin
> > client, both Lx-800 based. I choose "386 generic" mode when I build the
> > systems on the CF cards.
> >
> > I have tried two different  DAC's.
> >
> > No matter which sets of hardware, or software, it either works 
> beautifully
> > after boot, or it plays the audio with a constant  click, click, click,
> > which is very annoying.
> >
> > I am streaming the audio file as a Flac at 24bit/96khz from my 
> Freenas  Nas
> > box, using a Wifi connection, and a wifi Nokia N800 as a controller 
> for the
> > mpd server.
> >
> > Whilst the fault is occurring on my MPD server, I have also 
> simultaneously
> > streamed the same audio filefrom the Freenas box  to a VLC player on my
> > Linux desktop system. This plays the file with NO clicks, showing the
> > problem is somewhere in the MPD servers ???
> >
> > Googling around, I cannot find any obvious postings from anyone with 
> similar
> > problems so it must be unique to my installation, but I am unable to 
> work
> > out what is causing this. The fact that rebooting fixes the problem 
> for the
> > duration of the session blows my mind.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to fault find / fix this will be really appreciated
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Patrick
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