Finding the correct audio driver

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Hi!

I think I might not have the correct audio driver installed, the sound is abit scratchy, but it does play, how do I check if I have the correct one?

I have some Realtek HD chip (appeared as one in windows atleast)

Edit.

O yeah, aplay -l

lasse@linux-vu9d:~> aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC660-VD Analog [ALC660-VD Analog]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 6: Si3054 Modem [Si3054 Modem]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

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By default, almost all Linux systems use the alsa audio driver. That is the driver most users should be using.

Please read up on the openSUSE sound concepts:
Sound-concepts - openSUSE

You could also read up on openSUSE concepts while you are at it:
Concepts - openSUSE

Most the time, when a user’s sound is scratchy, it is because they are over driving the alsa sound driver. The solution typically is to go to YaST > Hardware > Sound > Other > Volume and move the volume controls UP there, and then close that, and go to one’s mixer, and move DOWN the controls for Master Volume and for PCM.

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Hmm, I went to Yast, turned everything up like you said, closed it.

Then I rightclicked the little speaker icon down in the systemtray, drew the volumebars to 0, system tray icon went away, now no sound at all.

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Yesterday I’m uninstalled my pulseaudio packages because scratchy sound. Now I can watch YouTube and vlc, listen to amarok at the same time and no corrupted sound. (Usually I’m not doing all 3 things at the same time - it was just a test :))

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Who stated anything about moving the volume bars to 0 ??

Just move them down until you remove any distortion.