elboulangero wrote: > I recently discovered the softvol plugin, and used it to add a Master > volume to my USB soundcard, which doesn't have one. I followed the > tutorial from alsa.opensrc.org [1]. > > I'm quite happy with it, but I found a little issue that I'd like to > share here. > The trouble is that the softvol appears as both a playback/capture > device This is because the .asoundrc applies it to both playback and capture. Try this instead: pcm.!default { type asym playback.pcm { type plug slave.pcm "softvol" } capture.pcm { type plug slave.pcm "hw:0" # or whatever } } To prevent the mixer from showing it as a capture control, name it "Master Playback Volume" instead. Regards, Clemens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user