Re: [LAU] Alsa setup question

If it can be of any help, I found that using Jack for everything is much easier than juggling with ALSA card numbering and priorities and stuff. I have qjackctl in my ~/.xinitrc, and it's set up to start jack automatically (with the last preset used). When I use the USB audio interface, I simply stop jack, load the proper preset, and start jack again. I never thought of automating the selection, to be honest; I use different USB devices, and selecting the right one manually is quick enough. I have no need for Pulseaudio, I tried it for a while but it was only an annoyance for me. I set up ~/.asoundrc to use the jack plugin by default, so non-jack software can be routed through Jack (Firefox, for example): ## ALSA JACK PCM PLUGIN ## http://jackaudio.org/faq/routing_alsa.html ## http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc pcm.jackplug { type plug slave { pcm "rawjack" } hint { description "JACK Audio Connection Kit" } } pcm.rawjack { type jack playback_ports { 0 system:playback_1 1 system:playback_2 } capture_ports { 0 system:capture_1 1 system:capture_2 } } pcm.!default { type plug; slave { pcm "rawjack" } } -- Emanuele Rusconi