[mythtv-users] WYCC-DT, MythTV choosing wrong audio track

[Brian Wood]

Anthony Messina wrote:
> On Monday 01 October 2007 09:07:59 am Anthony Messina wrote:
>> When using my HD-5500 to tune to channel 20-1, WYCC-DT, I get good signal
>> for video and two audio tracks. For some reason, MythTV chooses the
>> "second" audio track which does not tune properly and is very static-y. 
>> When I manually change the track to the "first" one, the audio is perfect.
>>
>> I'm not sure how to address this issue.  How do I get MythTV to select the
>> right audio track at the start of the tuning process so I don't get static
>> for audio when I record something in the middle of the night?
> 
> Further investigation reveals that the audio track that MythTV chooses is AC3 
> 5.1, which is probably correct (for MythTV).  That is the audio that is 
> scratchy.  The AC3 2 channel audio is perfectly clear--the one I have to 
> switch to manually.
> 
> Strange thing is, I get perfect AC3 5.1 on all the other OTA digital channels 
> except this one (WYCC-DT Chicago).  Is there a place to adjust the audio 
> frequency "tuning" parameters for a specific channel?

There is no such thing as the "audio frequency" on a digital channel,
it's all embedded in the same digital stream with the video.

Start at the source, can you get decent audio on the "bad" channel by
going directly into a receiver?

beww