Dear ALSA,
In my ~/.asoundrc, I have lines like this:
pcm.mic { type pulse; device "mic" }
pcm.monitor { type pulse; device "monitor"; }
pcm.music { type pulse; device "music"; }
to make it easier for ALSA-aware programs to input and output via PulseAudio, e.g.:
ecasound -i alsa,mic -o alsa,monitor -etd:...
However, I would like to simplify this and not have to update ~/.asoundrc every time I create a new PulseAudio device. Since ALSA has the ability for PCMs to take a parameter, I thought this might work with the "pulse" PCM and the PulseAudio device name. But I get an "error: Invalid argument" when trying to pass the device name as an argument to the "pulse" PCM:
$ ecasound -o alsa,pulse:music -i some.wav
...
ALSA lib conf.c:5014:(snd_config_expand) Unknown parameters music
ALSA lib pcm.c:2564:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM pulse:music
ERROR: Connecting chainsetup failed: "Enabling chainsetup: AUDIOIO-ALSA:
... Unable to open ALSA-device for playback; error: Invalid argument"
Is there some magic with macros that I can use to accomplish this syntax, or can we add the ability for the "pulse" PCM to take a parameter naming the device?
Thanks,
Frederick
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