On 22-Feb-2006 Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: >> > $ aplay -D hw:0,0 shared/testing.wav >> > Playing WAVE 'shared/testing.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate >> > 11025 Hz, Mono >> > aplay: set_params:901: Channels count non available >> > >> > I thought it was posible to select audio channels this way using >> > aplay. No .asoundrc here. Any ideas? >> >> Try: >> >> aplay -v -Dplughw:0,0 shared/testing.wav >> > > This one works. What does "plug" mean here?
The plug plugin automatically converts channels, rate and format requested by the application to what the card can accept due to hw constraints. plughw: is the default. Use hw: only if you know the hw parameters which the card can manage. http://alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html#pcm_plugins_plug -- Giuliano. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user