Das Nullniveau lauert über uns

So, after having this problem at some point on Ubuntu and Fedora I did some searching and it turns out the solution is quite simple (as always, you just have to find it ;):

The problem:
I have a SoundBlaster Audigy SE (CA0106). At some point my sound stopped working. There where no error messages, sound controls said all is fine and even the meters showed something when sound was playing … only the boxes didn’t output anything.

The solution:
Turns out the (/this?) SoundBlaster doesn’t feed anything to the analog output as soon as the digital output is active.
So you just have to fire up alsamixer, select your SoundBlaster (F6 -> CA0106) and mute the S/PDIF channel (select it and press M). And … voilà … you’ll have sound again.

So, after having this problem at some point on Ubuntu and Fedora I did some searching and it turns out the solution is quite simple (as always, you just have to find it ;): The problem: I have a SoundBlaster Audigy SE (CA0106). At some point my sound stopped working. There where no error messages, sound controls said all is fine and even the meters showed something when sound was playing ... only the boxes didn't output anything. The solution: Turns out the (/this?) SoundBlaster doesn't feed anything to the analog output as soon as the digital output is active. So you just have to fire up alsamixer, select your SoundBlaster (F6 -> CA0106) and mute the S/PDIF channel (select it and press M). And ... voilà ... you'll have sound again.