On 08-03-08 19:58, Michael Kiermaier wrote: > Thanks for your answer. Sure, but please keep the list in CC so that someone might correct or expand if neccesary... >> To use your second card, you have to specifify the device somewhere. If you >> want just the hardware abilities, just use the "hw:1" device instead of >> "default:1" or whatever you are using now. > > Using hw:1:0, I get the error message "sample format non available" most of > the time, I guess the reason is that it is a 24bit sound card and my files > are 16bit. > > So what I want is: > No dmix, but automatic conversion to 24 bit. > > Is there a simple way to do that? "plughw:1" should do exactly what you want from it, it seems. >> (your "default" PCM is defined in $PREFIX/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf) > > On my system it is /usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf. > Should I really edit that file? I have some hesitations to touch files in > the /usr/-directory No, that was just showing you were things are. If you'd really want to change things you'd redefine the default device in /etc/asound.conf or ~/.asoundrc Rene. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
