# -*-Javascript-*- ################################################################################ # File: .asoundrc # RCS: $Id: $ # Description: ALSA sound configuration for Dynex dx-sc51 as 4-channel # card, which allows use of SPDIF/TOSLINK output for mains # and "high quality" independent analog headphone output # for monitoring and mixing. For details, see # http://old.nabble.com/Suzuki-QC1-Qchord-Digital-Songcard-Guitar-td28495861.html # the Dynex Dx-sc51 "modern" PCI soundcard with old-school # waveterminal header, for a Yamaha db60xg synthesizer-card. # Author: Niels Mayer ################################################################################ ## ############################################################################## ## ## suggested by http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6271108 ## "You should use "default" device instead of "(plug)hw" device. ## This device is alias of "plughw" device by default, but users ## can change it to "dmix" device for software mixing." pcm.!plughw { type plug slave { pcm multi rate 44100 } ttable.0.0 1.0 ttable.1.1 1.0 ttable.0.2 1.0 ttable.1.3 1.0 } pcm.!mythtv { type plug slave { pcm multi rate 48000 } ttable.0.0 1.0 ttable.1.1 1.0 ttable.0.2 1.0 ttable.1.3 1.0 } pcm.!mythcd { type plug slave { pcm multi rate 44100 } ttable.0.0 1.0 ttable.1.1 1.0 ttable.0.2 1.0 ttable.1.3 1.0 } ##from http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Configuring_Digital_Sound#Setting_up_ALSA.27s_.asoundrc.2C_Properly ## # Override the default output used by ALSA. If you do not override the ## # default, your default device is identical to the (unmixed) "analog" device ## # shown below. If you prefer mixed and/or digital output, uncomment the ## # appropriate four lines below (only one slave.pcm line). ## # ## # Note, also, that as of ALSA 1.0.9, "software" sound cards have been modified ## # such that their default "default" device is identical to the "mixed-analog" ## # device. Whether using an ALSA version before or after 1.0.9, it does no harm ## # and has no affect on performance to redefine the device (even if the ## # redefinition does not change anything). Also, by using this ALSA ## # configuration file, you once again have access to unmixed analog output using ## # the "analog" device. ## pcm.!default { ## type plug ## ## Uncomment the following to use (unmixed) "analog" by default ## # slave.pcm "analog-hw" ## ## Uncomment the following to use "mixed-analog" by default ## slave.pcm "dmix-analog" ## ## Uncomment the following to use (unmixed) "digital" by default ## # slave.pcm "digital-hw" ## ## Uncomment the following to use "mixed-digital" by default ## # slave.pcm "dmix-digital" ## } pcm.!default { type plug slave { pcm multi rate 44100 } ttable.0.0 1.0 ttable.1.1 1.0 ttable.0.2 1.0 ttable.1.3 1.0 } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.!default { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Alias for (converted) analog output on the card # - This is identical to the device named "default"--which always exists and # refers to hw:0,0 (unless overridden) # - Therefore, we can specify "hw:0,0", "default", or "analog" to access analog # output on the card # - Note that as of ALSA 1.0.9, "software" sound card definitions redefine # "default" to do mixing, meaning this device is different from "default" and # allows playback while blocking other sound sources (until playback # completes). pcm.analog { type plug slave.pcm "analog-hw" } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.analog { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Alias for (converted) mixed analog output on the card # - This will accept audio input--regardless of rate--and convert to the rate # required for the dmix plugin (in this case 48000Hz) # - Note that as of ALSA 1.0.9, "software" sound card definitions redefine # "default" to do mixing, meaning this device is identical to "default" for # "software" sound cards. pcm.mixed-analog { type plug slave.pcm "dmix-analog" } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.mixed-analog { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Alias for (converted) digital (S/PDIF) output on the card # - This will accept audio input--regardless of rate--and convert to the rate # required for the S/PDIF hardware (in this case 48000Hz) pcm.digital { type plug slave.pcm "digital-hw" } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.digital { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Alias for mixed (converted) digital (S/PDIF) output on the card # - This will accept audio input--regardless of rate--and convert to the rate # required for the S/PDIF hardware (in this case 48000Hz) pcm.mixed-digital { type plug slave.pcm "dmix-digital" } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.mixed-digital { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # The following devices are not useful by themselves. They require specific # rates, channels, and formats. Therefore, you probably do not want to use # them directly. Instead use of of the devices defined above. # Alias for analog output on the card # Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate, channels, and format pcm.analog-hw { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 # The default value for device is 0, so no need to specify # - Uncomment one of the below or create a new "device N" line as appropriate # for your sound card or # device 1 # device 4 } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.analog-hw { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Alias for digital (S/PDIF) output on the card # Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate, channels, and format pcm.digital-hw { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 device 1 # - Comment out "device 1" above and uncomment one of the below or create a # new "device N" line as appropriate for your sound card or # device 2 # device 4 } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.digital-hw { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Direct software mixing plugin for analog output on the card # Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate, channels, and format pcm.dmix-analog { type dmix ipc_key 1234 slave { pcm "analog-hw" period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 4096 rate 44100 } } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.dmix-analog { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } # Direct software mixing plugin for digital (S/PDIF) output on the card # Do not use this directly--it requires specific rate, channels, and format pcm.dmix-digital { type dmix ipc_key 1235 slave { pcm "digital-hw" period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 4096 rate 44100 } } # Control device (mixer, etc.) for the card ctl.dmix-digital { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } ## pcm.!default { ## type plug ## slave { ## pcm multi ## rate 44100 ## } ## ttable.0.0 1.0 ## ttable.1.1 1.0 ## ttable.0.2 1.0 ## ttable.1.3 1.0 ## } pcm.stereo { type plug slave { pcm multi rate 44100 } ttable.0.0 1.0 ttable.1.1 1.0 ttable.0.2 1.0 ttable.1.3 1.0 } ctl.stereo { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 } pcm.multi { type multi slaves.a.pcm "analog-hw" slaves.a.channels 2 slaves.b.pcm "digital-hw" slaves.b.channels 2 bindings.0.slave a bindings.0.channel 0 bindings.1.slave a bindings.1.channel 1 bindings.2.slave b bindings.2.channel 0 bindings.3.slave b bindings.3.channel 1 } ctl.multi { type hw # card NVidia card ICE1724 }