Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> writes: > I don't care much about wording, so I'd like to ask you guys which > one is better. In general, we have the following modes for SPDIF > output: > > 1. "Exclusive" / "Independent" mode > You'll have a dedicated SPDIF stream, suitable for AC3/DTS output. > > 2. "Duplicate" / "Shared" mode > The normal analog output is copied to SPDIF output. > > 3. (codec-dependent) "Analog Loopback" mode > The analog line-in / CD / mic-in (and mixer) is loopbacked to SPDIF > output > > 4. (codec-dependent) "SPDIF Loopback" mode > The SPDIF-input is loopbacked to SPDIF output > Since we can have more that one word in the label, we can have a more consistent set : 1. "SPDIF-out only" 2. "Analog-out copy" 3. "Analog-in loopback" 4. "SPDIF-in loopback" HTH -- Dominique Dumont "Delivering successful solutions requires giving people what they need, not what they want." Kurt Bittner _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
