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Update the ASoC documentation. Along with minor formatting and grammar cleanups it moves the ASoC overview into the present tense to reflect the fact that it has now been merged. Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
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Audio Pops and Clicks
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Pops and clicks are unwanted audio artifacts caused by the powering up and down
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of components within the audio subsystem. This is noticeable on PCs when an
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audio module is either loaded or unloaded (at module load time the sound card is
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powered up and causes a popping noise on the speakers).
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Pops and clicks can be more frequent on portable systems with DAPM. This is
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because the components within the subsystem are being dynamically powered
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depending on the audio usage and this can subsequently cause a small pop or
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click every time a component power state is changed.
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Minimising Playback Pops and Clicks
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Playback pops in portable audio subsystems cannot be completely eliminated
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currently, however future audio codec hardware will have better pop and click
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suppression. Pops can be reduced within playback by powering the audio
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components in a specific order. This order is different for startup and
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shutdown and follows some basic rules:-
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Startup Order :- DAC --> Mixers --> Output PGA --> Digital Unmute
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Shutdown Order :- Digital Mute --> Output PGA --> Mixers --> DAC
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This assumes that the codec PCM output path from the DAC is via a mixer and then
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a PGA (programmable gain amplifier) before being output to the speakers.
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Minimising Capture Pops and Clicks
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Capture artifacts are somewhat easier to get rid as we can delay activating the
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ADC until all the pops have occurred. This follows similar power rules to
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playback in that components are powered in a sequence depending upon stream
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startup or shutdown.
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Startup Order - Input PGA --> Mixers --> ADC
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Shutdown Order - ADC --> Mixers --> Input PGA
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Zipper Noise
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An unwanted zipper noise can occur within the audio playback or capture stream
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when a volume control is changed near its maximum gain value. The zipper noise
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is heard when the gain increase or decrease changes the mean audio signal
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amplitude too quickly. It can be minimised by enabling the zero cross setting
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for each volume control. The ZC forces the gain change to occur when the signal
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crosses the zero amplitude line.
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