Allen Kennedy wrote: > I'm trying to get an asound.conf file set up that will allow me > to play 5 different wav files over separate channels > simultaneously, with a command like this: > > #aplay -D channel1 1.wav & aplay -D channel2 2.wav & > aplay -D channel3 3.wav & aplay -D channel4 4.wav & > aplay -D channel5 5.wav Try this: pcm.channel { @args [ CHANNEL ] @args.CHANNEL { type integer } type plug slave.pcm { type dshare ipc_key 220057 # some random but unique number slave.pcm "hw:0" # the output device slave.channels 6 bindings { 0 $CHANNEL } } } Then you can use devices "channel:0" through "channel:5". HTH Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user