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alsa-driver package

Sound doesn't work with Praat

Asked by Mira Grubic

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a Dell XPS13. I usually don't have any problems with sound. Now I installed the program Praat (http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/download_linux.html) using apt-get install praat.

When I want to play a sound, it doesn't work. When I open Praat via the command line and try to play a sound, I get the following error:

Expression 'snd_pcm_hw_params_set_buffer_size_near( pcm, hwParams, &lowLatency )' failed in 'pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 415

I tried to follow the sound troubleshooting advice here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshootingProcedure
but it didn't help so far.

Does anybody know why I get this error, and what I can do about it?

Thank you for your help!

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

I suggest you report a bug

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Mira Grubic (mira-s) said : 		#2

Thanks for your reply! I created a bug report -- I found a duplicate, but for an earlier Ubuntu release, and unfortunately not solved.
What should I do with the thread here? Can I delete it?

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