[Openal] problems with surround under Linux

[Prakash Punnoor]

Am Freitag 10 November 2006 10:38 schrieb Sven Panne:
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> > [mailto:openal-bounces at opensource.creative.com] On Behalf Of
> > Prakash Punnoor
> > Sent: Donnerstag, 9. November 2006 17:05
> > To: openal at opensource.creative.com
> > Subject: Re: [Openal] problems with surround under Linux
> > [...]
> > The SI only has support for stereo and quad sound output, so
> > no 5.1. I don't quite remember what was needed to enable quad
> > output, but I'd think your last try should have had success.
> > I'll check when I find time (not before week-end).
>
> The SI currently has support for up to 6 speakers, but of course it
> depends on the backend in use (ALSA, OSS, ...) if that is really

I don't think so. Have you taken a look into alc_speaker.*? You will notice 
only 2ch and 4ch are properly positioned. I know this, as i once hacked it to 
get more. I would really like to have more flexible channel output from the 
SI, but I think we need something more configureable than current static 
speaker positions. Furthermore I'd like to distinguish between channels 
OpenAL renders and Channels, which are given out - in case of up/downmix.

Cheers,
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