Re: .asoundrc for dummies

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On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 12:34 +0200, Mathias Friman wrote:
> Hi list.
> 
> Since I'm not a programmer, trying to document the .asoundrc syntax is
> somewhat cumbersome.
> 
> I'm writing an introductory howto for linux music making, in swedish,
> and I can't really get a grasp
> of the syntax in .asoundrc or any other alsa configuration file (like
> those in /usr/share/alsa/) for that matter.
> 
> I wonder if anyone got easy-to-understand links for this, except the
> ALSA-wiki and the Gentoo ALSA-howto?
> These both round up an endless number of examples, but does leave out
> (IMHO) important parts that is needed
> for a thourough understanding if you're a moron like me. ;)
> 

Normal users should never have to understand .asoundrc syntax or use
an .asoundrc at all.  The best advice you can give is to forget there is
any such thing as an .asoundrc, and consider it an ALSA bug if their
soundcard does not do the right thing without one.

Lee


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