My apology to Lawrence Bagget - Larry, the command you suggested does work after all, and it seems to be the key I was looking for. One more undocumented magic trick that is sure unobvious from all the docs and from the amixer program output. Many thanks. Chuck Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759.
