[plugh]

Hi,

all my test are done with Milhouse build #0922

Code:

OpenELEC:~ # aplay -vv -D default /storage/music/s24_le.wav
Playing WAVE '/storage/music/s24_le.wav' : Signed 24 bit Little Endian, Rate 8000 Hz, Stereo
aplay: set_params:1297: Unable to install hw params:

OOPS - those config file incantations can be black magic it should have been

Code:

pcm.!default {
     type plug
     slave {
         rate "unchanged"
         channels "unchanged"
         pcm {
             type hw
             card 0
             format S16_LE
}   }   }

However, the 'afterthought' I posted still applies, you might have to fall back to just

Code:

pcm.!default {
    type hw
    card 0
    format s16_le }

in order for xbmc to play it (and testing s32_le will be interesting)

EDIT: I just played around with the asound.conf and i see its not necessary to reboot the Pi after i change something. After i renamed the file i was able to play your file again with aplay (no reboot). I think when i restart xbmc with 'systemctl restart xbmc' it use also the new asound.conf. Is what right?

Yes, restarting application should be enough to cause alsa to reread file (in most cases).

and thanks again for your efforts, it is helping to pin things down.