[LAD] [libsndfile-users] help with libsndfile/etc

[Jens M Andreasen]

On Fri, 2008-10-24 at 17:04 +0530, AlgoMantra wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> I've been suggested that arecord may be able to record direct from 
> PCM if I change the environment variables. Like:
> 
> SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa ./myprog
> 
>  I'm quite scared of doing this, lest I lose audio altogether,
>  having seen how moody Ubuntu is regarding sound. I mean,

Don't be afraid, it will only change the environment for this single
instance. Next time you run it, everything will be back to "normal".
Nothing evil will happen ...