Hi, Am Mittwoch, 10. September 2008 schrieb Dave Phillips: This will make the first soundcards-mixer the default: ctl.default { type hw card 0 } This makes the second soundcards pcm-device the default: pcm.default { type hw card 1 } So you get an alsa default device which puts the sound to the second hardware while using the first hardwares mixer for the apps that "need" a mixer. Of course you can change the numbers. Might even point to a mixer of a virtual soundcard afaik. Have fun, Arnold -- visit http://www.arnoldarts.de/ --- Hi, I am a .signature virus. Please copy me into your ~/.signature and send me to all your contacts. After a month or so log in as root and do a "rm -rf /". Or ask your administrator to do so...