OK here we go ...;)Prom going to annoy several of you with this ;) -- OK guys and gals, Working on my USB quattro issue... My .asoundrc file looks like this...(thanks to the alsa page) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ # quattro1 is pcm0 which has a maximum sample rate of 44100 and 16 bit stereo pcm.quattro1 { type hw card 0 device 0 } ctl.quattro1 { type hw card 0 } # quattro2 is pcm1 which has a maximum sample rate of 96000 and 24 bit stereo pcm.quattro2 { type hw card 0 device 1 } ctl.quattro2 { type hw card 0 } # quattro2 is pcm2 which has a maximum sample rate of 96000 and 24 bit stereo pcm.quattro3 { type hw card 0 device 2 } ctl.quattro3 { type hw card 0 } #---- # # compose 4 channels from two channel x two devices, hw:2,1 and hw:2,2 # assuming that hw:2,1 and hw:2,2 give the same condition, 24_3LE/96k # pcm.quattro { type multi; slaves.a.pcm "hw:0,1"; slaves.a.channels 2; slaves.b.pcm "hw:0,2"; slaves.b.channels 2; bindings.0.slave a; bindings.0.channel 0; bindings.1.slave a; bindings.1.channel 1; bindings.2.slave b; bindings.2.channel 0; bindings.3.slave b; bindings.3.channel 1; } ctl.quattro { type hw; card 0; } # # remap 4 channels as interleaved. # use plug instead of route here, since 24_3LE is unlikely supported by # applications. # # arecord -r 44100 -c 4 -f s16_le -D q4 -d 5 /home/xxx/q4.wav pcm.q4 { type plug; slave.pcm "quattro"; ttable.0.0 1; ttable.1.1 1; ttable.2.2 1; ttable.3.3 1; } ctl.q4 { type hw; card 0; } # # Use route plugin for applications that do support 24_3LE # This lowers latency which the plug plugin introduces due to resampling. # # arecord -r 44100 -c 4 -f s16_le -D q41 -d 5 /home/xxx/q41.wav pcm.q41 { type route; slave.pcm "quattro"; ttable.0.0 1; ttable.1.1 1; ttable.2.2 1; ttable.3.3 1; } ctl.q41 { type hw; card 0; } #---- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ When I do cat /proc/asound/cards I get this.. (any way to kill that modem from showing up in alsa mixers) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 0 [Modem ]: ICH-MODEM - Intel 82801CA-ICH3 Modem Intel 82801CA-ICH3 Modem at 0x2400, irq 10 1 [I82801CAICH3 ]: ICH - Intel 82801CA-ICH3 Intel 82801CA-ICH3 at 0x1c00, irq 10 2 [Quattro ]: USB-Audio - USB Audio Quattro M Audio USB Audio Quattro at usb-00:1d.0-1, full speed +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ My bigest dillema are ... 1> How exactly do I modify my .asoind rc file to hit the right hw devoce? 2> how do I start jackd? 3> How do start jackd in the other various modes? By the way my lsmod looks like this.. ( I blacklisted usbaudio and others in /etc/hotplug/blacklist) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Module Size Used by Not tainted snd-pcm-oss 38984 0 (unused) snd-mixer-oss 13656 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd-usb-audio 42784 0 (unused) snd-usb-lib 8292 0 [snd-usb-audio] uhci 27228 0 (unused) usbcore 64204 1 [snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib uhci] hw_random 2872 0 (unused) i810_rng 2784 0 (unused) snd-intel8x0 20748 0 (unused) gameport 1500 0 [snd-intel8x0] snd-mpu401-uart 3808 0 [snd-intel8x0] snd-rawmidi 13764 0 [snd-usb-lib snd-mpu401-uart] snd-seq-device 4016 0 [snd-rawmidi] snd-intel8x0m 9768 0 (unused) snd-pcm 63688 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-usb-audio snd-intel8x0 snd-intel8x0m] snd-timer 15236 0 [snd-pcm] snd-ac97-codec 56272 0 [snd-intel8x0 snd-intel8x0m] snd 34244 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-intel8x0 snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-intel8x0m snd-pcm snd-timer snd-ac97-codec] snd-page-alloc 5036 0 [snd-mixer-oss snd-usb-audio snd-intel8x0 snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-intel8x0m snd-pcm snd-timer snd] soundcore 3876 13 [snd] ds 7028 1 yenta_socket 10852 1 pcmcia_core 42116 0 [ds yenta_socket] ide-scsi 9968 0 agpgart 46692 0 (unused) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thank you all for so much help ROCK ON LINUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIMG Timothy A Gorman IT Dept. Petr-all Petroleum