On 5/4/07, Ingo Müller <alsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi! > > Lee Revell schrieb: > > On 5/3/07, Adam Thomas-Murphy <patlaborforce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Thank you that is just what I was looking for. Though since I'm still > >> rather new to Linux, how would I set that? Would I need to put it in a > >> .asoundrc file? > > > > It's up to the application to use a stereo device when playing back > > stereo and a 5.1 device when playing back 5.1 audio. > > > > Lee > > That's of course correct. Just in case the OP needs an explanation a bit > more detailed: Normally, every application compatible with ALSA lets you > choose the virtual device it uses to play sound. These devices are > provided by ALSA and can by extended by the .asoundrc file. You can > imagine them as virtual sound cards. There are a lot of predefined > devices, among them the "front" and "plug:surround51" devices, so you > don't need to mess with .asoundrc. Everything you have to do now is make > every application use the appropriate device. This differs heavily from > application to application, so no detailed instruction can be given. > Just look for sound/alsa/playback device etc. I don't think this should necessarily be configurable in the app. It should just use surround51 for surround content and default for stereo content. This assumes you expect a stereo file to only play out of the front speakers (many users expect it to be upmixed). Lee ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
