[mythtv-users] Sound Levels from my Myth box

[Tu Holmes]

--- joe.white at wachovia.com wrote:
> This is a "trivial, yet annoying" audio issue that I
> am experiencing.  My 
> Myth box is louder than all of my other components. 
> When I flip my crappy 
> Technics receiver to from my DVD player to my Myth
> box, I get what I have 
> always called a 60Hz hum and have to turn the
> receiver volume way down. 
> So, thinking to set the volume levels to the same as
> my DVD and VCR, I 
> went to KMix and turned down the volume.  It did
> lower the audio volume, 
> but did not effect the "placement" of the 60Hz hum. 
> So now even though 
> the DVD/VCR/Myth Volume levels are comparable, the
> hum kicks in at about 
> half the standard volume when I am on the Myth box. 
> 
> The sound is coming out of the 3.5mm onboard sound
> socket on my ASUS 
> A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard.  Yeah, I know its a
> waste, but I can't upgrade 
> my ancient crappy Technics receiver until September.
>  In the interim, are 
> there any sound settings I might try? 
> 
> thanks
> jw

Do you have a microphone? I've noticed that with a
microphone enabled I get a nasty hum... Turn that
channel off, and bam... It's a-ok.

Not sure if your setup has one, but just in case, I
thought I'd throw this out there.

-Tu



		
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