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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[48b7295] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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[52297838] | 6 |
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[48b7295] | 7 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
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[df0607c] | 9 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-md5sum "e6c929175d8ee729c06d49b51439bad6">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-size "1.7 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-buildsize "24 MB">
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[0c7d410] | 12 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-time "0.5 SBU">
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[48b7295] | 13 | ]>
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[52297838] | 14 |
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[a027d7d3] | 15 | <sect1 id="alsa-tools" xreflabel="alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;">
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[b6eda3a5] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="alsa-tools.html"?>
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| 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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| 22 |
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[a027d7d3] | 23 | <title>alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>
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[b6eda3a5] | 24 |
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| 25 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools">
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[0c7d410] | 26 | <primary sortas="a-alsa-tools">alsa-tools</primary>
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[b6eda3a5] | 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to ALSA Tools</title>
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| 31 |
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[0c7d410] | 32 | <para>
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| 33 | The <application>ALSA Tools</application> package
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| 34 | contains advanced tools for certain sound cards.
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| 35 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 36 |
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[63630f8] | 37 | &lfs76_built;
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[a65b5280] | 38 |
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[b6eda3a5] | 39 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 40 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 41 | <listitem>
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[0c7d410] | 42 | <para>
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| 43 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-http;"/>
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| 44 | </para>
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| 45 | </listitem>
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>
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| 48 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-ftp;"/>
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| 49 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 50 | </listitem>
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| 51 | <listitem>
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[0c7d410] | 52 | <para>
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| 53 | Download MD5 sum: &alsa-tools-md5sum;
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| 54 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | <listitem>
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[0c7d410] | 57 | <para>
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| 58 | Download size: &alsa-tools-size;
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| 59 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | <listitem>
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[0c7d410] | 62 | <para>
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| 63 | Estimated disk space required: &alsa-tools-buildsize;
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| 64 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 65 | </listitem>
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| 66 | <listitem>
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[0c7d410] | 67 | <para>
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| 68 | Estimated build time: &alsa-tools-time;
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| 69 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 70 | </listitem>
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| 71 | </itemizedlist>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ALSA Tools Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 74 |
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| 75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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[0c7d410] | 76 | <para role="required">
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| 77 | <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>
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| 78 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 79 |
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| 80 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[22fadd16] | 81 | <para role="optional">
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[0c7d410] | 82 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>
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| 83 | (to build <command>echomixer</command>,
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| 84 | <command>envy24control</command> and
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| 85 | <command>rmedigicontrol</command>),
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| 86 | <xref linkend="gtk3"/>
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| 87 | (to build <command>hdajackretask</command>) and
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[df0607c] | 88 | <xref linkend="fltk"/>
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[0c7d410] | 89 | (to build <command>hdspconf</command> and
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| 90 | <command>hdspmixer</command>)
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[22fadd16] | 91 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 92 |
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[0e2aa08] | 93 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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[0c7d410] | 94 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/alsa-tools"/>
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| 95 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 96 | </sect2>
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| 97 |
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| 98 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 99 | <title>Installation of ALSA Tools</title>
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| 100 |
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[0c7d410] | 101 | <para>
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| 102 | The <application>ALSA Tools</application> package is only
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| 103 | needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound
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| 104 | card. The tools are not all built together, instead you
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| 105 | need to <command>cd</command> into the directory of each
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| 106 | tool you wish to compile and run the following commands:
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| 107 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 108 |
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| 109 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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| 110 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 111 |
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[0c7d410] | 112 | <para>
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| 113 | This package does not come with a test suite.
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| 114 | </para>
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[a0db09b] | 115 |
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[0c7d410] | 116 | <para>
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| 117 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 118 | </para>
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[b6eda3a5] | 119 |
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| 120 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 121 |
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| 122 | </sect2>
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| 123 |
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| 124 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 125 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | <segmentedlist>
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| 128 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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[4ca94e5c] | 129 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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| 130 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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[b6eda3a5] | 131 |
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| 132 | <seglistitem>
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[0c7d410] | 133 | <seg>
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| 134 | as10k1, cspctl, dl10k1, echomixer, envy24control, hdajackretask,
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| 135 | hda-verb, hdspconf, hdsploader, hdspmixer, hwmixvolume,
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| 136 | init_audigy, init_audigy_eq10, init_live, lo10k1, ld10k1, ld10k1d,
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[df0607c] | 137 | mixartloader, pcxhrloader, qlo10k1 (broken, needs Qt2 or 3),
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| 138 | rmedigicontrol, sbiload, sscape_ctl, us428control,
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| 139 | usx2yloader and vxloader
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[0c7d410] | 140 | </seg>
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| 141 | <seg>
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| 142 | liblo10k1.so
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| 143 | </seg>
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| 144 | <seg>
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| 145 | /usr/include/lo10k1,
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| 146 | /usr/share/ld10k1 and
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| 147 | /usr/share/sounds
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| 148 | </seg>
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[b6eda3a5] | 149 | </seglistitem>
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| 150 | </segmentedlist>
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| 151 |
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| 152 | <variablelist>
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| 153 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 154 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 155 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | <varlistentry id="as10k1">
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| 158 | <term><command>as10k1</command></term>
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| 159 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 160 | <para>is an assembler for the emu10k1 DSP chip present in the
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| 161 | Creative SB Live, PCI 512, and emu APS sound cards. It is used
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[b6eda3a5] | 162 | to make audio effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para>
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| 163 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools as10k1">
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| 164 | <primary sortas="b-as10k1">as10k1</primary>
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| 165 | </indexterm>
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| 166 | </listitem>
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| 167 | </varlistentry>
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| 168 |
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[0c7d410] | 169 | <varlistentry id="cspctl">
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| 170 | <term><command>cspctl</command></term>
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| 171 | <listitem>
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| 172 | <para>is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor
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| 173 | (ASP/CSP) control program.</para>
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| 174 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools cspctl">
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| 175 | <primary sortas="b-cspctl">cspctl</primary>
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| 176 | </indexterm>
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| 177 | </listitem>
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| 178 | </varlistentry>
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| 179 |
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[b6eda3a5] | 180 | <varlistentry id="echomixer">
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| 181 | <term><command>echomixer</command></term>
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| 182 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 183 | <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Echoaudio console application
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| 184 | from Echoaudio. It is a tool to control all the features of any Echoaudio
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| 185 | soundcard. This includes clock sources, input and output gains, mixers,
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[b6eda3a5] | 186 | etc.</para>
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| 187 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools echomixer">
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| 188 | <primary sortas="b-echomixer">echomixer</primary>
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| 189 | </indexterm>
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| 190 | </listitem>
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| 191 | </varlistentry>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <varlistentry id="envy24control">
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| 194 | <term><command>envy24control</command></term>
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| 195 | <listitem>
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| 196 | <para>is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712) based sound cards.</para>
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| 197 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools envy24control">
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| 198 | <primary sortas="b-envy24control">envy24control</primary>
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| 199 | </indexterm>
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| 200 | </listitem>
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| 201 | </varlistentry>
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| 202 |
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| 203 | <varlistentry id="hdspconf">
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| 204 | <term><command>hdspconf</command></term>
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| 205 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 206 | <para>is a GUI to control the Hammerfall
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[b6eda3a5] | 207 | HDSP Alsa Settings. Up to four hdsp cards are supported.</para>
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| 208 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspconf">
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| 209 | <primary sortas="b-hdspconf">hdspconf</primary>
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| 210 | </indexterm>
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| 211 | </listitem>
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| 212 | </varlistentry>
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| 213 |
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| 214 | <varlistentry id="hdsploader">
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| 215 | <term><command>hdsploader</command></term>
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| 216 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 217 | <para>is used to load the firmware required by the Hammerfall
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[b6eda3a5] | 218 | HDSP sound cards.</para>
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| 219 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdsploader">
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| 220 | <primary sortas="b-hdsploader">hdsploader</primary>
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| 221 | </indexterm>
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| 222 | </listitem>
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| 223 | </varlistentry>
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| 224 |
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| 225 | <varlistentry id="hdspmixer">
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| 226 | <term><command>hdspmixer</command></term>
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| 227 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 228 | <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Totalmix application from RME.
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| 229 | It is a tool to control the advanced routing features of the RME
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[b6eda3a5] | 230 | Hammerfall DSP soundcard series.</para>
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| 231 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspmixer">
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| 232 | <primary sortas="b-hdspmixer">hdspmixer</primary>
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| 233 | </indexterm>
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| 234 | </listitem>
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| 235 | </varlistentry>
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| 236 |
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[bdf22d74] | 237 | <varlistentry id="ld10k1">
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| 238 | <term><command>ld10k1</command></term>
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| 239 | <listitem>
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[0e2aa08] | 240 | <para>is the server of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
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[bdf22d74] | 241 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1">
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| 242 | <primary sortas="b-ld10k1">ld10k1</primary>
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| 243 | </indexterm>
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| 244 | </listitem>
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| 245 | </varlistentry>
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| 246 |
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| 247 | <varlistentry id="lo10k1">
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| 248 | <term><command>lo10k1</command></term>
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| 249 | <listitem>
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[0e2aa08] | 250 | <para>is the client of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
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[bdf22d74] | 251 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools lo10k1">
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| 252 | <primary sortas="b-lo10k1">lo10k1</primary>
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| 253 | </indexterm>
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| 254 | </listitem>
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| 255 | </varlistentry>
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| 256 |
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[a0db09b] | 257 | <varlistentry id="dl10k1">
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| 258 | <term><command>dl10k1</command></term>
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| 259 | <listitem>
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| 260 | <para>loads config dumps generated by <command>lo10k1</command>
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| 261 | and <command>ld10k1</command>.</para>
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| 262 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools dl10k1">
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| 263 | <primary sortas="b-dl10k1">dl10k1</primary>
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| 264 | </indexterm>
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| 265 | </listitem>
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| 266 | </varlistentry>
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| 267 |
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| 268 | <varlistentry id="ld10k1d">
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| 269 | <term><command>ld10k1d</command></term>
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| 270 | <listitem>
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| 271 | <para>is an init script for the <command>ld10k1</command>
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| 272 | patch loader.</para>
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| 273 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1d">
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| 274 | <primary sortas="b-ld10k1d">ld10k1d</primary>
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| 275 | </indexterm>
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| 276 | </listitem>
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| 277 | </varlistentry>
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| 278 |
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[bdf22d74] | 279 | <varlistentry id="qlo10k1">
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| 280 | <term><command>qlo10k1</command></term>
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| 281 | <listitem>
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| 282 | <para>is a <application>Qt</application> GUI for the
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| 283 | <command>ld10k1</command> patch loader.</para>
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| 284 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools qlo10k1">
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| 285 | <primary sortas="b-qlo10k1">qlo10k1</primary>
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| 286 | </indexterm>
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| 287 | </listitem>
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| 288 | </varlistentry>
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| 289 |
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[b6eda3a5] | 290 | <varlistentry id="mixartloader">
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| 291 | <term><command>mixartloader</command></term>
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| 292 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 293 | <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
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| 294 | Digigram's miXart board sound drivers. The following modules require this
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| 295 | program: snd-mixart. These drivers don't work properly at all until the
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| 296 | certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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[b6eda3a5] | 297 | appear.</para>
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| 298 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools mixartloader">
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| 299 | <primary sortas="b-mixartloader">mixartloader</primary>
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| 300 | </indexterm>
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| 301 | </listitem>
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| 302 | </varlistentry>
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| 303 |
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| 304 | <varlistentry id="pcxhrloader">
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| 305 | <term><command>pcxhrloader</command></term>
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| 306 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 307 | <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto
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| 308 | Digigram's pcxhr compatible board sound drivers. The following modules
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| 309 | require this program: snd-pcxhr. These drivers don't work properly at all
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| 310 | until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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[b6eda3a5] | 311 | appear.</para>
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| 312 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools pcxhrloader">
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| 313 | <primary sortas="b-pcxhrloader">pcxhrloader</primary>
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| 314 | </indexterm>
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| 315 | </listitem>
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| 316 | </varlistentry>
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| 317 |
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| 318 | <varlistentry id="rmedigicontrol">
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| 319 | <term><command>rmedigicontrol</command></term>
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| 320 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 321 | <para>is a control tool for RME Digi32 and RME Digi96 sound cards.
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| 322 | It provides a graphical frontend for all the sound card controls and
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[b6eda3a5] | 323 | switches.</para>
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| 324 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools rmedigicontrol">
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| 325 | <primary sortas="b-rmedigicontrol">rmedigicontrol</primary>
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| 326 | </indexterm>
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| 327 | </listitem>
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| 328 | </varlistentry>
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| 329 |
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| 330 | <varlistentry id="sbiload">
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| 331 | <term><command>sbiload</command></term>
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| 332 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 333 | <para>is an OPL2/3 FM instrument loader for the
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[b6eda3a5] | 334 | ALSA sequencer.</para>
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| 335 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sbiload">
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| 336 | <primary sortas="b-sbiload">sbiload</primary>
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| 337 | </indexterm>
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| 338 | </listitem>
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| 339 | </varlistentry>
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| 340 |
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| 341 | <varlistentry id="sscape_ctl">
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| 342 | <term><command>sscape_ctl</command></term>
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| 343 | <listitem>
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| 344 | <para>is an ALSA SoundScape control utility.</para>
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| 345 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sscape_ctl">
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| 346 | <primary sortas="b-sscape_ctl">sscape_ctl</primary>
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| 347 | </indexterm>
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| 348 | </listitem>
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| 349 | </varlistentry>
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| 350 |
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| 351 | <varlistentry id="us428control">
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| 352 | <term><command>us428control</command></term>
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| 353 | <listitem>
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| 354 | <para>is a Tascam US-428 control program.</para>
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| 355 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools us428control">
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| 356 | <primary sortas="b-us428control">us428control</primary>
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| 357 | </indexterm>
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| 358 | </listitem>
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| 359 | </varlistentry>
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| 360 |
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| 361 | <varlistentry id="usx2yloader">
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| 362 | <term><command>usx2yloader</command></term>
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| 363 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 364 | <para>is a helper program to load the 2nd Phase firmware binaries
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| 365 | onto the Tascam USX2Y USB sound cards. It has proven to work so far for the
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[b6eda3a5] | 366 | US122, US224 and US428. The snd-usb-usx2y module requires this program.</para>
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| 367 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools usx2yloader">
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| 368 | <primary sortas="b-usx2yloader">usx2yloader</primary>
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| 369 | </indexterm>
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| 370 | </listitem>
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| 371 | </varlistentry>
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| 372 |
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| 373 | <varlistentry id="vxloader">
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| 374 | <term><command>vxloader</command></term>
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| 375 | <listitem>
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[9df3b847] | 376 | <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
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| 377 | Digigram's VX-board sound drivers. The following modules require this program:
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| 378 | snd-vx222, snd-vxpocket, snd-vxp440. These drivers don't work properly at all
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| 379 | until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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[b6eda3a5] | 380 | appear.</para>
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| 381 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools vxloader">
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| 382 | <primary sortas="b-vxloader">vxloader</primary>
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| 383 | </indexterm>
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| 384 | </listitem>
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| 385 | </varlistentry>
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| 386 |
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| 387 | </variablelist>
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| 388 |
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| 389 | </sect2>
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[48b7295] | 390 |
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| 391 | </sect1>
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