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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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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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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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9 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-md5sum "1ea381d00a6069a98613aa7effa4cb51">
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10 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-size "1.6 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-buildsize "25 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-time "0.5 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="alsa-tools" xreflabel="alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;">
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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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23 | <title>alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-alsa-tools">alsa-tools</primary>
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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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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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36 |
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37 | &lfs74_built;
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38 |
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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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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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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>
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53 | Download MD5 sum: &alsa-tools-md5sum;
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54 | </para>
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55 | </listitem>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>
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58 | Download size: &alsa-tools-size;
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59 | </para>
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60 | </listitem>
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61 | <listitem>
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62 | <para>
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63 | Estimated disk space required: &alsa-tools-buildsize;
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64 | </para>
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65 | </listitem>
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66 | <listitem>
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67 | <para>
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68 | Estimated build time: &alsa-tools-time;
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69 | </para>
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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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76 | <para role="required">
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77 | <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>
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78 | </para>
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79 |
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80 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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81 | <para role="optional">
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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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88 | <ulink url="http://www.fltk.org/">FLTK</ulink>
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89 | (to build <command>hdspconf</command> and
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90 | <command>hdspmixer</command>)
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91 | </para>
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92 |
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93 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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94 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/alsa-tools"/>
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95 | </para>
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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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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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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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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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115 |
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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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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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129 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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130 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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131 |
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132 | <seglistitem>
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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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137 | mixartloader, pcxhrloader, qlo10k1, rmedigicontrol, sbiload,
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138 | sscape_ctl, us428control, usx2yloader and vxloader
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139 | </seg>
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140 | <seg>
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141 | liblo10k1.so
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142 | </seg>
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143 | <seg>
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144 | /usr/include/lo10k1,
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145 | /usr/share/ld10k1 and
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146 | /usr/share/sounds
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147 | </seg>
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148 | </seglistitem>
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149 | </segmentedlist>
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150 |
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151 | <variablelist>
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152 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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153 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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154 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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155 |
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156 | <varlistentry id="as10k1">
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157 | <term><command>as10k1</command></term>
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158 | <listitem>
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159 | <para>is an assembler for the emu10k1 DSP chip present in the
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160 | Creative SB Live, PCI 512, and emu APS sound cards. It is used
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161 | to make audio effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para>
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162 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools as10k1">
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163 | <primary sortas="b-as10k1">as10k1</primary>
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164 | </indexterm>
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165 | </listitem>
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166 | </varlistentry>
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167 |
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168 | <varlistentry id="cspctl">
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169 | <term><command>cspctl</command></term>
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170 | <listitem>
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171 | <para>is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor
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172 | (ASP/CSP) control program.</para>
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173 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools cspctl">
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174 | <primary sortas="b-cspctl">cspctl</primary>
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175 | </indexterm>
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176 | </listitem>
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177 | </varlistentry>
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178 |
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179 | <varlistentry id="echomixer">
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180 | <term><command>echomixer</command></term>
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181 | <listitem>
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182 | <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Echoaudio console application
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183 | from Echoaudio. It is a tool to control all the features of any Echoaudio
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184 | soundcard. This includes clock sources, input and output gains, mixers,
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185 | etc.</para>
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186 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools echomixer">
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187 | <primary sortas="b-echomixer">echomixer</primary>
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188 | </indexterm>
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189 | </listitem>
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190 | </varlistentry>
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191 |
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192 | <varlistentry id="envy24control">
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193 | <term><command>envy24control</command></term>
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194 | <listitem>
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195 | <para>is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712) based sound cards.</para>
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196 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools envy24control">
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197 | <primary sortas="b-envy24control">envy24control</primary>
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198 | </indexterm>
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199 | </listitem>
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200 | </varlistentry>
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201 |
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202 | <varlistentry id="hdspconf">
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203 | <term><command>hdspconf</command></term>
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204 | <listitem>
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205 | <para>is a GUI to control the Hammerfall
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206 | HDSP Alsa Settings. Up to four hdsp cards are supported.</para>
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207 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspconf">
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208 | <primary sortas="b-hdspconf">hdspconf</primary>
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209 | </indexterm>
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210 | </listitem>
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211 | </varlistentry>
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212 |
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213 | <varlistentry id="hdsploader">
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214 | <term><command>hdsploader</command></term>
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215 | <listitem>
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216 | <para>is used to load the firmware required by the Hammerfall
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217 | HDSP sound cards.</para>
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218 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdsploader">
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219 | <primary sortas="b-hdsploader">hdsploader</primary>
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220 | </indexterm>
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221 | </listitem>
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222 | </varlistentry>
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223 |
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224 | <varlistentry id="hdspmixer">
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225 | <term><command>hdspmixer</command></term>
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226 | <listitem>
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227 | <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Totalmix application from RME.
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228 | It is a tool to control the advanced routing features of the RME
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229 | Hammerfall DSP soundcard series.</para>
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230 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspmixer">
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231 | <primary sortas="b-hdspmixer">hdspmixer</primary>
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232 | </indexterm>
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233 | </listitem>
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234 | </varlistentry>
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235 |
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236 | <varlistentry id="ld10k1">
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237 | <term><command>ld10k1</command></term>
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238 | <listitem>
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239 | <para>is the server of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
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240 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1">
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241 | <primary sortas="b-ld10k1">ld10k1</primary>
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242 | </indexterm>
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243 | </listitem>
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244 | </varlistentry>
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245 |
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246 | <varlistentry id="lo10k1">
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247 | <term><command>lo10k1</command></term>
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248 | <listitem>
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249 | <para>is the client of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
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250 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools lo10k1">
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251 | <primary sortas="b-lo10k1">lo10k1</primary>
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252 | </indexterm>
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253 | </listitem>
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254 | </varlistentry>
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255 |
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256 | <varlistentry id="dl10k1">
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257 | <term><command>dl10k1</command></term>
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258 | <listitem>
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259 | <para>loads config dumps generated by <command>lo10k1</command>
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260 | and <command>ld10k1</command>.</para>
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261 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools dl10k1">
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262 | <primary sortas="b-dl10k1">dl10k1</primary>
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263 | </indexterm>
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264 | </listitem>
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265 | </varlistentry>
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266 |
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267 | <varlistentry id="ld10k1d">
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268 | <term><command>ld10k1d</command></term>
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269 | <listitem>
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270 | <para>is an init script for the <command>ld10k1</command>
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271 | patch loader.</para>
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272 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1d">
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273 | <primary sortas="b-ld10k1d">ld10k1d</primary>
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274 | </indexterm>
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275 | </listitem>
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276 | </varlistentry>
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277 |
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278 | <varlistentry id="qlo10k1">
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279 | <term><command>qlo10k1</command></term>
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280 | <listitem>
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281 | <para>is a <application>Qt</application> GUI for the
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282 | <command>ld10k1</command> patch loader.</para>
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283 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools qlo10k1">
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284 | <primary sortas="b-qlo10k1">qlo10k1</primary>
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285 | </indexterm>
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286 | </listitem>
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287 | </varlistentry>
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288 |
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289 | <varlistentry id="mixartloader">
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290 | <term><command>mixartloader</command></term>
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291 | <listitem>
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292 | <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
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293 | Digigram's miXart board sound drivers. The following modules require this
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294 | program: snd-mixart. These drivers don't work properly at all until the
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295 | certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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296 | appear.</para>
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297 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools mixartloader">
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298 | <primary sortas="b-mixartloader">mixartloader</primary>
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299 | </indexterm>
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300 | </listitem>
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301 | </varlistentry>
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302 |
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303 | <varlistentry id="pcxhrloader">
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304 | <term><command>pcxhrloader</command></term>
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305 | <listitem>
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306 | <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto
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307 | Digigram's pcxhr compatible board sound drivers. The following modules
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308 | require this program: snd-pcxhr. These drivers don't work properly at all
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309 | until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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310 | appear.</para>
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311 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools pcxhrloader">
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312 | <primary sortas="b-pcxhrloader">pcxhrloader</primary>
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313 | </indexterm>
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314 | </listitem>
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315 | </varlistentry>
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316 |
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317 | <varlistentry id="rmedigicontrol">
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318 | <term><command>rmedigicontrol</command></term>
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319 | <listitem>
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320 | <para>is a control tool for RME Digi32 and RME Digi96 sound cards.
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321 | It provides a graphical frontend for all the sound card controls and
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322 | switches.</para>
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323 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools rmedigicontrol">
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324 | <primary sortas="b-rmedigicontrol">rmedigicontrol</primary>
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325 | </indexterm>
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326 | </listitem>
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327 | </varlistentry>
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328 |
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329 | <varlistentry id="sbiload">
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330 | <term><command>sbiload</command></term>
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331 | <listitem>
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332 | <para>is an OPL2/3 FM instrument loader for the
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333 | ALSA sequencer.</para>
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334 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sbiload">
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335 | <primary sortas="b-sbiload">sbiload</primary>
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336 | </indexterm>
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337 | </listitem>
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338 | </varlistentry>
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339 |
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340 | <varlistentry id="sscape_ctl">
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341 | <term><command>sscape_ctl</command></term>
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342 | <listitem>
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343 | <para>is an ALSA SoundScape control utility.</para>
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344 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sscape_ctl">
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345 | <primary sortas="b-sscape_ctl">sscape_ctl</primary>
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346 | </indexterm>
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347 | </listitem>
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348 | </varlistentry>
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349 |
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350 | <varlistentry id="us428control">
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351 | <term><command>us428control</command></term>
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352 | <listitem>
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353 | <para>is a Tascam US-428 control program.</para>
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354 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools us428control">
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355 | <primary sortas="b-us428control">us428control</primary>
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356 | </indexterm>
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357 | </listitem>
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358 | </varlistentry>
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359 |
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360 | <varlistentry id="usx2yloader">
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361 | <term><command>usx2yloader</command></term>
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362 | <listitem>
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363 | <para>is a helper program to load the 2nd Phase firmware binaries
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364 | onto the Tascam USX2Y USB sound cards. It has proven to work so far for the
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365 | US122, US224 and US428. The snd-usb-usx2y module requires this program.</para>
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366 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools usx2yloader">
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367 | <primary sortas="b-usx2yloader">usx2yloader</primary>
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368 | </indexterm>
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369 | </listitem>
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370 | </varlistentry>
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371 |
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372 | <varlistentry id="vxloader">
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373 | <term><command>vxloader</command></term>
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374 | <listitem>
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375 | <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
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376 | Digigram's VX-board sound drivers. The following modules require this program:
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377 | snd-vx222, snd-vxpocket, snd-vxp440. These drivers don't work properly at all
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378 | until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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379 | appear.</para>
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380 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools vxloader">
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381 | <primary sortas="b-vxloader">vxloader</primary>
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382 | </indexterm>
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383 | </listitem>
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384 | </varlistentry>
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385 |
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386 | </variablelist>
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387 |
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388 | </sect2>
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389 |
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390 | </sect1>
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