2.3. Sound cards
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## 2.3. Sound cards

- Soundblaster Live!: with this card you can use 4 or 6 (5.1) channels AC3 decoding instead of 2. Read the Software AC3 decoding section. For hardware AC3 passthrough you must use ALSA 0.9 with OSS emulation!
- C-Media with S/PDIF out: hardware AC3 passthrough is possible with these cards, see Hardware AC3 decoding section.
- Features of other cards aren't supported by MPlayer. It's very recommended to read the sound card section!

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