I submitted a patch to do just this upstream. http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa- utils.git;a=commit;h=3b1ee6b325926336564c73c5c22831b59f404805
** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Erik Ackermann (domohawk) ** Changed in: alsa-utils (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/321477 Title: speaker-test: limited user freedom and utility To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-utils/+bug/321477/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs