Brain Damaged Sound Mixer

[Adam Williamson]

On Mon, 2009-08-03 at 11:38 -0700, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R 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??

See drago01's reply, but also note that gnome-volume-control in Rawhide
(and hence F12) now has sanely implemented support for input channel
switching.

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