Re: [linux-audio-user] .asoundrc, recording with spdif

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] .asoundrc, recording with spdif
From: Patrick Shirkey (kotau_AT_firstlinux.net)
Date: Fri Feb 08 2002 - 07:47:09 EET

You can try something like:

arecord -D hw:0,2 -f dat ~.wav | aplay -D hw:0,0 -f dat ~.wav

to record from the 0,2 channel and play in the 0,0 channel but I'm unure what you mean about the oss emulation. Why would you need it anyway ;-] 

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--- Emiliano Grilli <emillo_AT_libero.it> wrote:
>Hi,
>
> I'm running alsa 0.9.0_cvs20011127 provided by Takashi Iwai for SuSE
>distro. I noticed that the file /etc/asound.conf is no longer used, the
>configuration is stored on ~/.asoundrc and there is a /etc/asound.state
>file generated by alsa.
>
> The asoundrc.txt file that comes in the documentation is very cryptic to
>me, and I need to properly configure my soundcard (midiman DiO 2448), which
>has stereo analog outputs (card 0, device 0) and spdif in/outs (card 0,
>device 2).
>
> Due to the lack of analog inputs on the sound card, I'm forced to use the
>spdif for recording, and with arecord -D hw:0,2 all works perfectly.
>
> The problem is that not all sound apps are smart as arecord and they
>don't know that I want to record trough spdif instead of recording the
>normal analog inputs (don't have them).
>
> So for now I can't record in bcast2000, in ardour, in snd, etc.. only
>arecord allow me to specify on the command line the interface I like to
>use for recording and the one that I like to use for playback.
>
> Basically, my dream is to record on hw:0,2 while playing on hw:0,0 and
>have OSS emulation for hw:0,2 and hw:0,0 as /dev/dsp.
>
> Could you please give me a little hint on configuring alsa in this
>way ? 
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
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