Configuring ALSA to record audio Re: [linux-audio-user] Extracting/Ripping tracks from DVD-Audio discs

[D. Sen]

Thanks Paul.

Will this work for multiple channels? I am looking to extract each of 
the 6 channels from a DVD-A - either individually in single files or 
interleaved into one file (of raw pcm).


Paul Davis wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-03-19 at 19:47 +1100, D. Sen wrote:
>> Is there a way to configure ALSA (via .asoundrc or such) such that 
>> instead of playing the sound through hardware - the raw pcm data is 
>> actually stored in files? So /dev/dsp0 would actually be linked to a 
>> file...etc.
> 
> pcm.!default {
>     type plug
>     slave.pcm "asym"
> }
> 
> pcm.asym {
>     type asym
>     playback.pcm "save"
>     capture.pcm "dmixin"
> }
> 
> pcm.dsp0 {
>     type plug
>     slave.pcm "asym"
> }
> 
> pcm.dsp {
>     type plug
>     slave.pcm "asym"
> }
> 
> pcm.save {
>         type file
>         slave.pcm "dmixout"
>         file "/var/tmp/record.raw"
> }
> 
> pcm.dmixout  {
>     type dmix
>     ipc_key 12345
>     ipc_key_add_uid yes
>     slave {
>         pcm hw
>         channels 2
>         period_size 1024
>         buffer_size 32768
>         rate 44100
>     }
>     bindings {
>         0 0
>         1 1
>     }
> }
> 
> ctl.mixer0 {
>     type hw
>     card 0
> }
> 
> pcm.dmixin {
>         type dsnoop
>         ipc_key 98765
>         ipc_key_add_uid yes
>         slave {
>                 pcm hw
>                 channels 2
>                 period_size 1024
>                 buffer_size 32768
>                 rate 44100
>         }
>         bindings {
>                 0 0
>                 1 1
>         }
> }
> 
> 
>