Sid Boyce wrote: >> If you use "hw", you bypass the automatic format conversion and >> resampling. So why do you want to use "hw"? > > Well, quisk is the program largely written in python and the typical > configuration options are as shown. > I have never been aware nor perhaps the author that "hw" imposed any > restrictions. > However, "hw:0" and "hw:1" have always worked. > > ... > # In ALSA, soundcards have these names. The "hw" devices are the raw > # hardware devices, and should be used for soundcard capture. > #name_of_sound_capt = "hw:0" # First sound card > name_of_sound_capt = "hw:1" # Second sound card, etc. > #name_of_sound_capt = "plughw" > #name_of_sound_capt = "plughw:1" > #name_of_sound_capt = "default" > ... Well, "hw" can be used only if the hardware and the program happen to support the same format. In general, "plughw" is a better idea. I would consider this comment a bug in quisk. Regards, Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user