diff -ru alsa-v009-test/alsa-kernel/pci/emu10k1/voice.c alsa-old/alsa-kernel/pci/emu10k1/voice.c
--- alsa-v009-test/alsa-kernel/pci/emu10k1/voice.c	2005-02-10 16:55:56.000000000 -0500
+++ alsa-old/alsa-kernel/pci/emu10k1/voice.c	2005-02-06 05:16:49.000000000 -0500
@@ -48,47 +48,50 @@
 static int voice_alloc(emu10k1_t *emu, emu10k1_voice_type_t type, int number, emu10k1_voice_t **rvoice)
 {
 	emu10k1_voice_t *voice;
-	int idx, pair, i, j, k, first_voice, last_voice, skip;
+	int i, j, k, first_voice, last_voice, skip;
 
-	first_voice = last_voice = skip = 0;	
 	*rvoice = NULL;
-	for (i = emu->next_free_voice, j=0; j < NUM_G ; i += number, j+= number) {
+	first_voice = last_voice = 0;
+	for (i = emu->next_free_voice, j = 0; j < NUM_G ; i += number, j += number) {
 		// printk("i %d j %d next free %d!\n", i, j, emu->next_free_voice);
 		i %= NUM_G;
-		if ((i % 2) && (number == 2)) {
+
+		/* stereo voices must be even/odd */
+		if ((number == 2) && (i % 2)) {
 			i++;
 			continue;
 		}
 			
 		/* make sure the block of voices does not cross the 32 voice boundary */
-		if (((i % 32) + number) > 32)
-			continue;
+		//if (((i % 32) + number) > 32)
+		//	continue;
+
+		skip = 0;
 		for (k = 0; k < number; k++) {
-			voice = &emu->voices[i+k];
+			voice = &emu->voices[(i+k) % NUM_G];
 			if (voice->use) {
-				// printk("voice %d: use=1!\n", i+k);
+				printk("voice %d: use=1!\n", i+k);
 				skip = 1;
 			}
 		}
 		if (!skip) {
 			// printk("allocated voice %d\n", i);
 			first_voice = i;
-			last_voice = i + number;
+			last_voice = (i + number) % NUM_G;
 			emu->next_free_voice = last_voice;
-			emu->next_free_voice %= NUM_G;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	
 	if (first_voice == last_voice) {
-		printk("first==last, number %d, next free %d!\n", number, emu->next_free_voice);
-		/* BUG (or not enough voices)! */
+		printk("BUG (or not enough voices), number %d, next free %d!\n",
+				number,
+				emu->next_free_voice);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}	
 	
-	pair = ( number == 2 ) ? 1 : 0;
-	for (idx=first_voice; idx < last_voice; idx++) {
-		voice = &emu->voices[idx];
+	for (i=0; i < number; i++) {
+		voice = &emu->voices[(first_voice + i) % NUM_G];
 		// printk("voice alloc - %i, %i of %i\n", voice->number, idx-first_voice+1, number);
 		voice->use = 1;
 		switch (type) {