From 30ca8aa44a842d0bbf676fc0ca1fc0b34a053109 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Phil Taylor <phil@m0vse.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 18:51:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Try to force 16bit int instead of 8bit uint

---
 audiohandler.cpp | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/audiohandler.cpp b/audiohandler.cpp
index e79a9ea..f2e4c3c 100644
--- a/audiohandler.cpp
+++ b/audiohandler.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ bool audioHandler::init(audioSetup setup)
         }
     }
 
+    if (outFormat.sampleType() == QAudioFormat::UnSignedInt && outFormat.sampleSize()==8) {
+        outFormat.setSampleType(QAudioFormat::SignedInt);
+        outFormat.setSampleSize(16);
+
+        if (!setup.port.isFormatSupported(outFormat)) {
+            qCritical(logAudio()) << (setup.isinput ? "Input" : "Output") << "Cannot request 16bit Signed samples, reverting to 8bit Unsigned";
+            outFormat.setSampleType(QAudioFormat::UnSignedInt);
+            outFormat.setSampleSize(8);
+        }
+    }
+
     /*
 
     if (outFormat.sampleType()==QAudioFormat::SignedInt) {