Christoph Eckert wrote:
   USB devices
have descriptors that describe all mixer
 controls and their routing.  You can find this information
 in the output of "lsusb -v" if you know what to look for. 
 Phew, thanks a lot for this hint. Lots of output to read, but
 otherwise it seems to offer all info I'd like to know. 
 
Quick guide:
The bXxxxxID and bSourceID fields specify how the units/terminals are
connected together.
In the bmaControls field, index 0 has controls acting on all channels,
while index 1 and greater specify controls acting on that specific
channel only.
HTH
Clemens