2008/10/7 klondike <franxisco1988@xxxxxxxxx>: > 2008/10/7 Jonathan Selander <jonathan@xxxxxxxxx>: >> Hi, >> >> I'm using aloop in a box without any soundcard to loop wave files to >> an input device in skype. The audio works, but crackles and pops a >> lot. Yesterday when i set it up i could play a 44.1/16/stereo wave >> file through it without problems, but today that didn't work and i got >> the "set_params:909: Channels count non available" error. >> >> Switching to plughw:0 from hw:0 fixed that, but instead i get crackles >> and pops, so the audio is quite hard to listen to. >> >> I play files with: >> >> aplay -D plughw:0 file.wav >> >> Skype uses aloopin as input device which is defined like this >> in .asoundrc: >> >> pcm.aloopin { >> type hw >> card 0 >> device 1 >> subdevice 0 >> } >> >> ctl.aloopin { >> type hw >> card 0 >> device 1 >> subdevice 0 >> } >> >> Skype also uses plughw:1 as output devices to prevent conflicts with >> aplay >> >> Thanks > > The strange thing is that it doesn't segfaults. Just try the null > module (I think it's snd_null) and redirect skype's output there. > Another thing, ensure that skype is reading the output before using aplay, and just in case try this: aplay -D plughw:0,0 file.wav ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user