Paul Davis wrote: >>>What is the purpose of the ctl.rme9652 declaration? My plugin devices >>>seem to work without it. >>> >> >>It is a configuration for the onboard mixer. Very little is known about >>why we use it. Some programs (JACK) won't work without it. > > > not really. > > the control device for a card is the way that programs modify various, > suprise, "controls" on the card. for many cards, this includes the > mixer, though in the example above, the rme9652 has no mixer. it does > still have a number of controls, however, and JACK needs to be able to > access them. Examples include the digital i/o sync indicators, sample > clock source switch and so on. >
Great that's a nice simple explanation. I have added it to the asoundrc page. > as for why the name itself is required: JACK was written to open both > the PCM and control devices using a single name. I felt this was nicer > and less confusing than asking the user to specify two different > names. > Someone might want to submit this as a note too. -- Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd. For the discerning hardware connoisseur Http://www.boosthardware.com Http://www.boosthardware.com/LAU/guide/ ======================================== ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: OSDN - Tired of that same old cell phone? Get a new here for FREE! https://www.inphonic.com/r.asp?r=sourceforge1&refcode1=vs3390 _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
