[SOLVED] Sound from onboard audio (moOde 5)

[TookaFace]

Hey,
Sound from onboard audio is bad since moOde 5 (cracking).

The problem happens because of period_time "256000000" option in mpd.conf.

If i remove this, and restart mpd, then sound is normal.

It should also fix the sound from HDMI.

[TookaFace]

When you select 0.25X, for Hardware period time, and save, 0.0025X value is shown in moOde mpd options.
Same, when you select 0.0025X and save, then default value is shown.

[andib]

Hey,
Sound from onboard audio is bad since moOde 5 (cracking).

The problem happens because of period_time "256000000" option in mpd.conf.

If i remove this, and restart mpd, then sound is normal.

It should also fix the sound from HDMI.

Perfect Solution for my problem in this forum thread -> http://moodeaudio.org/forum/showthread.p...89#pid9789 

Thank you very much!

[Tim Curtis]

Hi,

Was your solution to revert the kernel, remove the option from mpd.conf or both?

[andib]

Hi,

Was your solution to revert the kernel, remove the option from mpd.conf or both?

I have tried several things, but i'm not a unix insider .....

kernel (4.14.98). MPD 20.20  with "period_time 256000000 option in /etc/mpd.conf" patch -> not ok
kernel (4.14.98). MPD 20.20  without "period_time 256000000 option in /etc/mpd.conf" patch -> ok

After try to switchback to kernel 4.19.34 with your code it shows allways kernel 4.14.98 -> see printscreen
in the momment i'm on kernel 4.14.98 
... and after every reboot i have to patch /etc/mpd.conf again ...


   




 

[Tim Curtis]

Very odd that there is no terminal output whatsoever from rpi-update. It either installs the new kernel and prints a bunch of status lines or if you are already at that particular kernel version it prints a few lines and ends with "*** Your firmware is already up to date" Maybe there is some breakage in your system.

In any case I ran a quick test with On-board audio + 4.19.34 kernel + MPD 0.20.20 + the output block below in mpd.conf and no issues or audio distortion :-) This is on stock moOde with no DSP enabled.

Code:

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "ALSA default"
device "hw:0,0"
mixer_type "hardware"
mixer_control "PCM"
mixer_device "hw:0"
mixer_index "0"
dop "no"
}

[TookaFace]

Yes, with that audio_ouput i dont have problem either, but my audio_ouput looks like that when i save from moOde mpd option:

Code:

audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "ALSA default"
device "hw:0,0"
mixer_type "software"
dop "no"
auto_resample "yes"
auto_channels "yes"
auto_format "yes"
buffer_time "500000"
period_time "256000000"

I also tried 4.14 kernel, but i still have sound problem with my mpd.conf (with period_time "256000000") with on-board audio.

[Tim Curtis]

The upcoming update for 5.1 reverts to letting MPD deal internally with buffer time/period and ALSA auto-conversion. Those .conf settings and MPD config input fields have been removed :-) I have no idea why their presence in mpd.conf causes audio distortion with on-board and HDMI. Probably a bug in MPD...

[TookaFace]

Ha nice

Yeah weird, i didn't notice any problems with DAC.

[TookaFace]

Works very well thx you.