Paul Lemmons wrote: > I have installed FC 4 on my workstation and have brought it “up 2 date” > so I am current. It is working perfectly in every way but one. The sound > is horrible! > > > > I have Googled extensively and have found that I am not the only one > experiencing the problem. I have yet to find a solution, though. I am > hoping that the solution is known by someone on the list and I can get > this fixed. > > > > Here is what I have done with marginal success: > > * Opened KMixer and on the Output Tab turned off everything but the > “Front” line in > * On the Input tab turned both input sources off > * On the switches tab turned off IEC958 > * I have tried adjusting various volumes > > > > I am using XMMS to listen to MP3’s > > > > Motherboard: MBD001246-01 > > Integrated Sound: > > > > Intel High Definition audio subsystem based on the Realtek ALC860 audio > codec > > Integrated Network: > > > > Marvellr YukonT 88E8050 PCI Express 1.0a > > CODEC: > > > > Realtek ALC860 Audio CODEC > > > I found the following info and it worked for me: The workaround is to force the right sampling rate in /etc/esd.conf : I had: spawn_options=-terminate -nobeeps -as 2 Now I have: spawn_options=-terminate -nobeeps -as 2 -r 44 This sets the sampling rate to 44kHz. Hope that helps. -- Brian Craft Jabber id: javaman67@xxxxxxxxxx Linux Counter id: 97873 Linux......the OS of Choice!