Brain Damaged Sound Mixer

[drago01]

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX
N2469R<caf at omen.com> wrote:
>>
>>> >At first impression, I like the new preferences>sound
>>> >control.  Unfortunately it still can't select the CD audio
>>> >input on an ALC889A codec.   This is on a Gigabyte ga-ep45-ud3p
>>> >motherboard and Core Duo 8500.
>>>
>>
>> See the "New Mixer Handling in PA 0.9.16/F12" thread on fedora-devel
>> list for why the CD audio input is deliberately not available.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I can't recall the last time I had an audio connection betweeen
> a CD/DVD drive and the "CD audio" connector.  I do use the
> "CD audio" input as a separate audio input.  Perhaps some
> will recall the "Input Selector" on audio equipment.  In the
> case of my main office machine, the line input connects to a
> VLF antenna and the "CD audio" input connects to a communications
> receiver.
>
> The "New Mixer" thread mentioned an alternative mixer that
> does not have this brain damage.  Which mixer is that??

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