On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:28:17PM -0700, D. R. Evans wrote:
No, I said it was new to me. It worked fine under Windows -- basically a gaming machine -- but now it has brand new disks with a clean install of buster.
I suggest you purchase a USB audio interface (look for one of the "plug-and-play" variety, so that drivers are not an issue): = They are inexpensive ($50 to $150). = They "just work". = Most provide studio-grade (balanced, XLR or 1/4"TRS, hum-free) outputs, as well as consumer-grade (unbalanced 3.5 mm + RCA) outputs. = Some provide a studio-grade balanced microphone preamplifier, which is useful for podcasting and video conferencing. = You avoid frustration and loss of time fooling around with whatever arcane internal sound scheme is built into the motherboard. = When the computer goes belly-up, plug the same USB interface into the machine which replaces it. = With balanced outputs, you can run any reasonable length of cable (on the order of a thousand feet) to route sound to a mixer or powered speakers (with balanced inputs). P.S. The little Lexicon ALPHA, which is powered from the USB line, is excellent. RLH
