>> Can you tell me if hw:0,0 is exactly equivalent to the "default" ALSA >> device *if* dmix is disabled with the following in /etc/asound.conf: >> >> pcm.!default { >> type plug >> slave.pcm hw >> } > > No hw:0,0 talks directly to hardware (without conversions. Plug is a plugin to > convert the format and sampling rate in order to connect the input to the > output. > So the conf you wrote is equivalent to plughw:0,0 not to hw:0,0. > > Anyway I recomend to use the conf you quoted or something like the following > (which is more readable) as a default device in order to let applications play > any kind of sound (44khz, 48khz, 8bit and so on) > > pcm.digital > { > type hw > card 0 > device 0 > } > > pcm.!default { > type plug > slave.pcm digital > } I'm trying to write a config in asound.conf that is equivalent to hw:0,0. Is what you wrote above equivalent to hw or plughw? If plughw, how would you write one that is equivalent to hw? - Grant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user