Audacity 2.0.5a 27-SEP-13 and 04-OCT-13 test reports

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Tested build: audacity-win-r12609-2.0.5-alpha-27-sep-13-plus-1024-loop-detection.zip

OS: Windows XP
Sound card: on-board Realtek HD audio with ALC888 chip

Audacity starts and both WDM-KS and MME are listed as audio hosts.

Audio device info:

==============================
Default capture device number: 1
Default playback device number: 4
==============================
Device ID: 0
Device name: Mappeur de sons Microsoft - Input
Host name: MME
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,090000
Low Output Latency: 0,090000
High Input Latency: 0,180000
High Output Latency: 0,180000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 1
Device name: Realtek HD Audio Input
Host name: MME
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,090000
Low Output Latency: 0,090000
High Input Latency: 0,180000
High Output Latency: 0,180000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 2
Device name: Realtek HD Digital input
Host name: MME
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,090000
Low Output Latency: 0,090000
High Input Latency: 0,180000
High Output Latency: 0,180000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 3
Device name: Mappeur de sons Microsoft - Output
Host name: MME
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,090000
Low Output Latency: 0,090000
High Input Latency: 0,180000
High Output Latency: 0,180000
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
    352800
    384000
==============================
Device ID: 4
Device name: Realtek HD Audio output
Host name: MME
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,090000
Low Output Latency: 0,090000
High Input Latency: 0,180000
High Output Latency: 0,180000
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Device ID: 5
Device name: ATI HD Audio rear output
Host name: MME
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,090000
Low Output Latency: 0,090000
High Input Latency: 0,180000
High Output Latency: 0,180000
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Device ID: 6
Device name: Pilote de capture audio principal
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,120000
Low Output Latency: 0,000000
High Input Latency: 0,240000
High Output Latency: 0,000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 7
Device name: Realtek HD Audio Input
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,120000
Low Output Latency: 0,000000
High Input Latency: 0,240000
High Output Latency: 0,000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 8
Device name: Realtek HD Digital input
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,120000
Low Output Latency: 0,000000
High Input Latency: 0,240000
High Output Latency: 0,000000
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 9
Device name: Périphérique audio principal
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,000000
Low Output Latency: 0,120000
High Input Latency: 0,000000
High Output Latency: 0,240000
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Device ID: 10
Device name: Realtek HD Audio output
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,000000
Low Output Latency: 0,120000
High Input Latency: 0,000000
High Output Latency: 0,240000
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Device ID: 11
Device name: ATI HD Audio rear output
Host name: Windows DirectSound
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,000000
Low Output Latency: 0,120000
High Input Latency: 0,000000
High Output Latency: 0,240000
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Device ID: 12
Device name: Speakers (ATI HD Audio rear output)
Host name: Windows WDM-KS
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,020000
Low Output Latency: 0,020000
High Input Latency: 0,085333
High Output Latency: 0,085333
Supported Rates:
    48000
==============================
Device ID: 13
Device name: Input (Realtek HD Digital input)
Host name: Windows WDM-KS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,020000
Low Output Latency: 0,020000
High Input Latency: 0,085333
High Output Latency: 0,085333
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 14
Device name: Stereo Mix (Realtek HD Audio Input)
Host name: Windows WDM-KS
Input channels: 2
Output channels: 0
Low Input Latency: 0,020000
Low Output Latency: 0,020000
High Input Latency: 0,085333
High Output Latency: 0,085333
Supported Rates:
==============================
Device ID: 15
Device name: Speakers 1 (Realtek HD Audio output)
Host name: Windows WDM-KS
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 8
Low Input Latency: 0,020000
Low Output Latency: 0,020000
High Input Latency: 0,085333
High Output Latency: 0,085333
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Device ID: 16
Device name: Speakers 2 (Realtek HD Audio output)
Host name: Windows WDM-KS
Input channels: 0
Output channels: 2
Low Input Latency: 0,020000
Low Output Latency: 0,020000
High Input Latency: 0,085333
High Output Latency: 0,085333
Supported Rates:
==============================
Selected capture device: 6 - Pilote de capture audio principal
Selected playback device: 9 - Périphérique audio principal
Supported Rates:
    8000
    9600
    11025
    12000
    15000
    16000
    22050
    24000
    32000
    44100
    48000
    88200
    96000
    176400
    192000
==============================
Available mixers:
==============================
Available capture sources:
0 - CD Volume
1 - Line Volume
2 - Front Mic
3 - Mic Volume
4 - Stereo Mix
==============================
Available playback volumes:
0 - Wave
1 - SW Synth
2 - Front
3 - Rear
4 - Subwoofer
5 - Center
6 - Side
7 - SPDIF
8 - Front Green In
9 - Line Volume
10 - Front Mic
11 - Mic Volume
12 - CD Volume
13 - PC Beep
14 - PC Speaker
==============================
Capture volume is native
Playback volume is native
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Thanks for testing, KeyserS.

So it seems that WDM-KS makes two analog output devices where MME and Windows DirectSound only see one (in Audio Device Info). Does Device Toolbar show two analogue outputs when you choose MME host?

Also WDM-KS has no analog input comparable to device 1 (MME Realtek HD Audio input). Instead it sees stereo mix (device 14). When you choose MME host do you have four separate inputs in Device Toolbar for stereo mix, line in and two mics? What separate inputs appear in Device Toolbar when you choose WDM-KS host?

Thanks


Gale

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I see: “Mappeur de sons Microsoft - Output” and “Realtek HD Audio output” and ATI HD Audio rear output".


I see:
Mappeur de sons Microsoft - Input
Realtek HD Audio Input: CD Volume
Realtek HD Audio Input: Line Volume
Realtek HD Audio Input: Front Mic
Realtek HD Audio Input: Mic Volume
Realtek HD Audio Input: Stereo Mix
Realtek HD Digital input

And on the right I see: “1 (mono) input channel” and “2 (stereo) input channels”.


Input (Realtek HD Digital input)
Stereo Mix (Realtek HD Audio Input)

And on the right I see: “1 (mono) input channel” and “2 (stereo) input channels”.

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Thanks - OK. That’s more confirmation that WDM-KS doesn’t see all the inputs.

If you want to, if you select WDM-KS host and the ATI HD Audio rear output in Audacity, does it play? If I recall, this was the output that was disabled in Foobar2000, wasn’t it?


Gale

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Well, it seems to play, at least I got no error message at all and the file is playing. But unfortunately I actually have no HDMI device available to check if it really works.


It’s not disabled, foobar does see it but returns an error message when trying to use it:

Unrecoverable playback error: KS output error: error opening device

I’m not sure the foobar Kernel Streaming component is a reference though.


However with WDM-KS I have 3 outputs:
Speakers (ATI HD Audio rear output)
Speakers 1 (Realtek HD Audio output)
Speakers 2 (Realtek HD Audio output)

This is not possible, there is one Realtek too many and when trying to use the latter I got this error message:

Error while opening sound device. Please check the output device settings and the project sample rate.
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Thanks, Keyser S.


Gale

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Tested build: AudacityTest.zip (04 OCT 2013)

Same report as the previous one with the same error about the WDM-KS outputs:
Speakers (ATI HD Audio rear output)
Speakers 1 (Realtek HD Audio output)
Speakers 2 (Realtek HD Audio output)

There is still one Realtek too many which is still returning this error message when trying to use it:

Error while opening sound device. Please check the output device settings and the project sample rate.

Log and device info are attached into a 7z file.
AudacityTest-04OCT13.7z (3.25 KB)