Index: src/bufferedao.c
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--- src/bufferedao.c	(Revision 136)
+++ src/bufferedao.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     self->format.bits = 16;
     self->format.rate = 44100;
     self->format.channels = 2;
-    self->format.byte_format = 2;
+    self->format.byte_format = 4;    /* platform byte order */
 
     /* parse parameters... */
     if ( !PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwds, "iis|iiiiO!", kwlist,
Index: src/services/players/internal.py
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--- src/services/players/internal.py	(Revision 136)
+++ src/services/players/internal.py	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 class aoaudiodev:
     def __init__(self, aodevice, rate, options):
-        self.ao = ao.AudioDevice(aodevice, rate=rate, byte_format=2, options=options)
+        self.ao = ao.AudioDevice(aodevice, rate=rate, byte_format=4, options=options)
 
     def play(self, buff, bytes):
         self.ao.play(buff, bytes)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 
         # use C version of buffered audio device if present
         if bufferedao_present:
-            self.audiodev = bufferedao.bufferedao(bufsize, self.SIZE, aodevice, rate=self.rate, options=aooptions)
+            self.audiodev = bufferedao.bufferedao(bufsize, self.SIZE, aodevice, byte_format=4, rate=self.rate, options=aooptions)
             # we have to start a new thread for the bufferedao device
             thread.start_new(self.audiodev.start, ())
             log.debug("bufferedao device opened")