> /home/saurav # aplay -D plughw:0,0 Vincent.wav > > /home/saurav # speaker-test > > /home/saurav # arecord -D plughw:0,0 -t wav file.wav have you tried to be a little more specific on your usage? $ speaker-test -c 2 -D hw:0 $ aplay -D hw:0 -t wav -f S16_LE -r 48000 Vincent.wav $ arecord -D hw:0 -t wav -f S16_LE -r 48000 file.wav IME those apps don't have very good psychic abilities. And the defaults they assume may or may not be supported by your soundcard. And/or may not match the soundfile you're trying to play. Kind of neat to make a screetching trumpet sound like a tuba at -r 22050. Or at the 8000 default. Although probably not the intention. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user