Sound configuration question.

["Michael H. Price II" <price_(_at_)_netdoor_(_dot_)_com>]

I have an old Sound Blaster 16 card that works under 2.6-current but sounds
really crappy. I specified the drq2 value in the kernel config file but that
didn't help the sound quality. The audioctl program gives the following info:

  name=SoundBlaster
  version=4.11
  config=SB_16
  encodings=ulinear:8,mulaw:8*,alaw:8*,slinear:8,slinear_le:16,ulinear_le:16,
    slinear_be:16*,ulinear_be:16*
  properties=full_duplex,mmap,independent
  full_duplex=0
  fullduplex=0
  blocksize=400
  hiwat=163
  lowat=122
  monitor_gain=0
  mode=
  play.rate=8000
  play.channels=1
  play.precision=8

Should the play.rate be that low? If not, how do you permanently change it?

Michael