[linux-audio-user] ALSA confusion

[cdr]

> Gack, it sounds like not one of these apps supports ALSA correctly.  Are
> you saying they all have free-form text entry fields to select the
> device?

yeah, they just have freeform tex boxes (well, mplayer its as commandline option, whre you have to substitute all sorts of special chars additionally) if 'default' is not the users cup of tea. i've seen the selection menu in qjackctl, thats definitely a nicer approach..

re the sampleformats: hw: used to work , but after some recent update to alsa-driver i have to use plug:, no idea whats changed, i am using ATIIXP but am thinking about springing for a PCMCIA Echo card since their PCI card has been rock solid and fuss free (except for the extra 'thinking' you have to do to use its 'virtual pcms' instead of just letting some CoreAudio or Everything-Plugs-Into-JACK magic take care of it :)