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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: globetrotters1 on January 02, 2008, 11:15:45 am

Title: Zone Output Problem
Post by: globetrotters1 on January 02, 2008, 11:15:45 am

I actually use the 6 speaker output channels of my sound card (with the KX driver) as 3 pairs of stereo channels for feeding 3 zones with individual music per zone.

An annoying factor is: when I switch one zone to another music track with smooth transition it makes the transition in all 3 zones, not just in the zone I'm working in. Sounds pretty funny if the music is fading away in all zones and suddenly comes back in the 2 zones I didn't want that transition...

Would it be possible to restrict the transitions to the channels I actually use in this zone?

I assume that is just something no one has thought of...

Correct?

Title: Re: Zone Output Problem
Post by: StFeder on January 02, 2008, 11:41:06 am

I can confirm this. It only appears here if I use the same soundcard for more than one playing zone. If I use different soundcards one zone doesn't effect the other (tested on vista and xp). It only appears with fade on stop for me, not with crossfade between songs.

Title: Re: Zone Output Problem
Post by: Matt on January 02, 2008, 04:00:34 pm

Fade on stop runs the volume instead of down-mixing the audio.

This is because stop needs to be fast, and can't wait for the user adjustable playback buffer latency.