Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb: > Lee Revell schrieb: >> On 3/16/07, Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> $ cat .asoundrc >>> pcm.softvol { >>> type softvol >>> slave { >>> pcm "default" >>> } >>> control { >>> name "testdevice" >>> card 0 >>> } >>> } >>> >>> >>> pcm.!default { >>> type plug >>> slave.pcm "softvol" >> This can't work - you make "softvol" the slave of "default" PCM and >> "default" the slave of "softvol" PCM. IOW it's a circular definition. > > Well, I merely followed the fine instructions provided in ALSA wiki on > http://alsa.opensrc.org/How_to_use_softvol_to_control_the_master_volume :) > > > Could anyone clear up the subject a bit, so that a person who didn't > write that guide could understand it, too? :) I modified it a bit, and it seems to work better: $ cat .asoundrc pcm.softvol { type softvol slave { pcm "front" } control { name "testdevice" card 0 } } pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "softvol" It's all done remotely, so right now I've no idea if it works or not. -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user