At Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:47:12 +0200, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > > Eliot Blennerhassett wrote: > > On 05/10/10 20:07, Clemens Ladisch wrote: > > > Capture controls affect audio data that is recorded by the computer. > > > Playback controls affect audio data that comes out of the sound card. > > > > OK. I think everything fits one of these two. > > > > I find the asymmetry a little odd. (i.e. Capture controls defined by > > destination of PCM Capture, while Playback controls not defined by > > source of PCM Playback) > > In both cases, it's the destination that determines the type. > > When it comes to partitioning the controls into two groups according > to overall direction, using the destination makes the most sense in > practice. Yes, basically this is a heuristic mapping to the traditional mixer interface. Not all components match properly, indeed. We need either give compromised element names or implement something new... > > I.e. in reality they are "Capture" and "Output" > > Yes, but this naming convention is already there for hysterical raisins. Still better than angry grapes :) Takashi _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
