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Subject: -6- The glossy paper says that Indigo2 and Indy have 4-
channel input and output. That sounds really cool. How
do I use it?
Date: 20 Aug 1994 00:00:01 EST
In order to enable 4-channel audio, you must choose "4-channel mode"
from the 'Options' menu of apanel or make a call in your program to
ALsetparams(3A). See the man page for ALsetparams(3A) for more infor-
mation.
Enabling the 4-channel mode will cause the electrical char-
acteristics of your audio connections to change: the headphone jack
will become a second line-level output (like the normal line-level
output). The mic input will become a second line-level input *if* you
have 'line' selected as your input source. If you have the input
source set to 'mic', then the mic input will continue to behave as a
microphone input.
Lastly, when your machine is in 4-channel mode, the input and output
sample rates will be locked together. Thus, changing the input or
output rate in this mode will affect the output or input rate,
respectively.
You may also run 4-channel applications when the audio system in in
2-channel mode, and vice versa (2-channel applications work when the
system is in 4-channel mode).
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