Alright, I solved it. Somehow I had a hardware problem which I solved and using Two module-remap-sink modules I was able to splice them: load-module module-alsa-sink sink_name=card device=hw:1 channels=2 channel_map=aux0,aux1 load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=kitchen master=card channels=1 channel_map=mono master_channel_map=aux0 load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=bathroom master=card channels=1 channel_map=mono master_channel_map=aux1 On Sat 23 Jun 2012 01:29:14 PM CEST, Dani?l Sonck wrote: > A graphical representation might be better: > > |volume-control| > MPD => (pulseaudio) => Local =+====> (Stereo-card) =+===(Left)===> Kitchen > | \===(Right)==> Bathroom > | > \==================================> RTP > > The = means that it is a stereo channel (or combined into mono). > > > So basicly, MPD connects to pulseaudio, which should route it to the RTP > stream in true stereo and my sound card. It should combine the > left/right channel from MPD and send it to the left channel as a > separate sink and right channel as separate sink. I want to be able to > control the volume and mute/unmute of the RTP stream, Kitchen and > Bathroom separately. So for example: I want to be able to mute the > Kitchen only (leaving the Bathroom and RTP stream alone). And although I > could add a switch or something physical to the setup, I really want to > be able to control it through software. > > Dani?l Sonck > > > On 06/22/2012 02:46 AM, Dani?l Sonck wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a quite unusual configuration requirement: >> >> To explain my situation. I have a server which runs mpd. It sends the >> music simultaneously to a RTP stream and to my local stereo sound card. >> As the server is in a very usefull position in my appartment, the stereo >> output is connected to two speakers, one of which is in my kitchen and >> the other one is in my bathroom. It enlightens my kitchen and bathroom >> with music. >> >> The first problem is this: I want to send the left and right channel of >> the mpd program to both speakers. Thus it would have to be downmixed and >> sent to both channels of my stereo card. This is because some songs use >> panning (and I want to hear both channels). As it is background music, I >> don't mind that it is downmixed. However, the RTP stream may not be >> downmixed and must remain stereo. >> >> The second problem is this: I want to be able to mute the two speakers >> independently. If I'm at the kitchen, I want to be able to mute the >> sound in my bathroom. And also if I'm in my bathroom, I want to be able >> to mute the sound in the kitchen. Especially because I'm not the only >> one who is living in my home, and my taste of music is not that well >> received by others. >> >> I hope this is not impossible to do. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Dani?l Sonck
