You can use jackd if your recording software support it, or dsnoop alsa native plugin , see here: http://alsa.opensrc.org/Dsnoop I didn't used dsnoop since a long time , but it was working . Laurent ----- Andrew Bryant <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > I wish to record three continuous streams of audio plugged to soundcards > on a non-X Linux server. > > The recordings should dat format files, nominally of 30 minutes length. > So far, so easy. > > For ease of subsequent editing, there needs to be overlap of, say, 2 > minutes between consecutive files. > > So the problem is to source two recordings simultaneously from each Alsa > device. > > This appears to work for one card if I use the default device, but if I > use the -D option to use any other device the first record process locks > out the next one. > > Could someone please direct me to some documentation that will see me > through this puzzle? > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance > APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month > Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now > Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user