16 bit samples have some sort of choppiness, the nature of which
is not completely clear, but it clearly has something to do with
dma buffer synchronization. But at least channel 1 makes noise now.
appears to be the correct length, but quality of output has not yet
been tested. Also, full duplex audio (that is, playback on channel 1)
does not yet work. Two constants and I am there!
Obtained from: major hints from ALSA