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List:       gentoo-desktop
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-desktop] Multiple outputs from EMU10K2
From:       Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo () fmp ! com>
Date:       2006-09-04 4:04:09
Message-ID: 20060904040409.GB11450 () fmp ! com
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I solved this problem.  ALSA has a "rear" device which outputs to a 2nd pair of 
speakers.

Thus spake Lindsay Haisley on Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:58:11PM CDT
> I've installed a Creative SB Audigy2 ZS sound card in my desktop system.  The 
> card uses an EMU10K2 chip, supported by the emu10k1 kernel driver.  This card 
> has 3 line outputs on the back.  I would like to be able to direct sound using 
> ALSA devices to at least 2 of these 3 outputs.  On other, older cards I could 
> do this by directing sound to alsa devices hw:0,0 and hw:0,1 in my .asoundrc 
> but this doesn't work for this card.
> 
> Basically, I need to direct high quality audio to an external amp and a couple 
> of JBL studio control room monitors, and event sounds from the computer to the 
> el cheapo (but adequate) speakers mounted in my monitor.  Sending an audio 
> signal to hw:0,0 gets the sound to the 1st audio output on the card with all 
> the bells and whistles (e.g. tone control) available.  No problems there :-)
> 
> How can I set up my /etc/modules.d/alsa or ~/.asoundrc file to direct an audio 
> input stream to the 2nd or 3rd audio output on the card?  I don't need much 
> control over this audio stream.  Volume control would be nice, but I can pretty 
> much set it and leave it in the built-in amp in the monitor which drives the 
> speakers.

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