eespjl@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > There are other ways to capture the sound, for example > > http://www.vsound.org/ > > It might not suit your case if several programs are generating the > sound opening and closing /dev/dsp. thanks for that link. it's a possibility, though you're right it might not work in my particular case: make_a_sound; sleep 2; make_a_sound; sleep 3; make_another_sound; > Why not physically connect the output of your sound card to the input :-) > You just need the right cable ? (Make sure the output is not > monitoring the input to avoid feedback) wow. for some reason i don't think this would ever have occurred to me. that might be just fine for my purposes. the "sounds" are all speech, generated with text-to-speech by festival. the application is almost embarrassing: i have a script that generates an exercise and training routine. (i call it my "Impersonal Trainer". :-) i need it as a single sound file so i can transfer the final result to my mp3 player, etc. paul =--------------------- paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 52.9 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user