From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gate.oldbank.com ([193.41.239.37]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GfHYu-0006Wj-00 for ; Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:59:28 -0500 Received: from oldbank.com (mail.oldbank.com [193.41.239.1]) by gate.oldbank.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kA1ExEg0018571 for ; Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:59:17 +0200 Received: from MOROK by oldbank.com (MDaemon.PRO.v7.1.2.R) with ESMTP id md50004446231.msg for ; Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:39:09 +0200 Received: from a1010 by MOROK with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GfHWa-000737-Vg for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:57:05 +0200 From: Roman To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: multiple soundcards References: <20061101061315.GA24067@localhost.localdomain> Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:57:04 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20061101061315.GA24067@localhost.localdomain> (Gregory Nowak's message of "Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:13:15 -0700") Message-ID: <87mz7bz03j.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Processed: oldbank.com, Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:39:09 +0200 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 193.41.239.241 X-Return-Path: ak47.ataka@gmail.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/2138/Wed Nov 1 13:55:22 2006 on gate.oldbank.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:59:29 -0000 * Gregory Nowak writes: > Hi all. Is there anyone here using multiple soundcards with alsa? Once I was given for try a sound card together with my own one. > I am mainly curious to know how easy it is to control each card > independently with applications like alsactl/amixer/arecord/aplay, > and mplayer, No hard at all. > as well as how easy it is to switch from using one card > to another as the default on the fly? If you mean system-wide default -- you would have to reload sound modules with appropriate "index=" options. $ modprobe emu10k1 index=1 For instance. > I do know that the applications > I mentioned support using multiple sound cards, however, seeing what > command-lines look like to for example play/record with > mplayer/arecord through the second soundcard would be helpful. Thanks I don't remember the CL mplayer opts, but here is params from ~/.mplayer/config for second sound card (index=1): mixer=hw:1 or: ao=alsa:device=hw=1.0 ~~ Roman out Winusers like winmodems -- With no memory and no brain onboard. http://www.livejournal.com/~dottedmag/158509.html