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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
8 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
9 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-md5sum "3139b9d6c10e14acbb926f23b488e745">
10 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-size "1.4 MB">
11 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-buildsize "14-17 MB depending on the tool being built">
12 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-time "0.1-0.5 SBU depending on the tool being built">
13]>
14
15<sect1 id="alsa-tools" xreflabel="ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;">
16 <?dbhtml filename="alsa-tools.html"?>
17
18 <sect1info>
19 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
20 <date>$Date$</date>
21 <keywordset>
22 <keyword role="package">alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar</keyword>
23 <keyword role="ftpdir">alsa-tools</keyword>
24 </keywordset>
25 </sect1info>
26
27 <title>ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>
28
29 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools">
30 <primary sortas="a-ALSA-Tools">ALSA Tools</primary>
31 </indexterm>
32
33 <sect2 role="package">
34 <title>Introduction to ALSA Tools</title>
35
36 <para>The <application>ALSA Tools</application> package
37 contains advanced tools for certain sound cards.</para>
38
39 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
40 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
41 <listitem>
42 <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-http;"/></para>
43 </listitem>
44 <listitem>
45 <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-ftp;"/></para>
46 </listitem>
47 <listitem>
48 <para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-tools-md5sum;</para>
49 </listitem>
50 <listitem>
51 <para>Download size: &alsa-tools-size;</para>
52 </listitem>
53 <listitem>
54 <para>Estimated disk space required: &alsa-tools-buildsize;</para>
55 </listitem>
56 <listitem>
57 <para>Estimated build time: &alsa-tools-time;</para>
58 </listitem>
59 </itemizedlist>
60
61 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ALSA Tools Dependencies</bridgehead>
62
63 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
64 <para role="required"><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/></para>
65
66 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
67 <para role="optional"><xref linkend="GTK"/> (to build <command>echomixer</command>,
68 <command>envy24control</command> and <command>rmedigicontrol</command>),
69 <ulink url="http://www.fltk.org/">FLTK</ulink> (to build
70 <command>hdspconf</command> and <command>hdspmixer</command>), and
71 <xref linkend="qt"/> to build <command>qlo10k1</command>.</para>
72
73 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
74 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/alsa-tools"/></para>
75
76 </sect2>
77
78 <sect2 role="installation">
79 <title>Installation of ALSA Tools</title>
80
81 <para>The <application>ALSA Tools</application> package is
82 only needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound card. The
83 tools are not all built together, instead you need to <command>cd</command>
84 into the directory of each tool you wish to compile and run the following
85 commands:</para>
86
87<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
88make</userinput></screen>
89
90 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
91
92<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
93
94 </sect2>
95
96 <sect2 role="content">
97 <title>Contents</title>
98
99 <segmentedlist>
100 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
101 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
102 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
103
104 <seglistitem>
105 <seg>ac3dec, extract_ac3, as10k1, echomixer, envy24control, hdspconf,
106 hdsploader, hdspmixer, lo10k1, ld10k1, mixartloader, pcxhrloader,
107 qlo10k1, rmedigicontrol, cspctl, sbiload, sscape_ctl, us428control,
108 usx2yloader, and vxloader</seg>
109 <seg>liblo10k1.so</seg>
110 <seg>/usr/share/applications, /usr/share/pixmaps, /usr/include/lo10k1,
111 /usr/share/ld10k1, and /usr/share/sounds</seg>
112 </seglistitem>
113 </segmentedlist>
114
115 <variablelist>
116 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
117 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
118 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
119
120 <varlistentry id="ac3dec">
121 <term><command>ac3dec</command></term>
122 <listitem>
123 <para>is a free AC-3 stream decoder.</para>
124 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ac3dec">
125 <primary sortas="b-ac3dec">ac3dec</primary>
126 </indexterm>
127 </listitem>
128 </varlistentry>
129
130 <varlistentry id="extract_ac3">
131 <term><command>extract_ac3</command></term>
132 <listitem>
133 <para>will take an MPEG-2 stream and produce
134 AC-3 audio to stdout if it exists.</para>
135 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools extract_ac3">
136 <primary sortas="b-extract_ac3">extract_ac3</primary>
137 </indexterm>
138 </listitem>
139 </varlistentry>
140
141 <varlistentry id="as10k1">
142 <term><command>as10k1</command></term>
143 <listitem>
144 <para>is an assembler for the emu10k1 DSP chip present in the
145 Creative SB Live, PCI 512, and emu APS sound cards. It is used
146 to make audio effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para>
147 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools as10k1">
148 <primary sortas="b-as10k1">as10k1</primary>
149 </indexterm>
150 </listitem>
151 </varlistentry>
152
153 <varlistentry id="echomixer">
154 <term><command>echomixer</command></term>
155 <listitem>
156 <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Echoaudio console application
157 from Echoaudio. It is a tool to control all the features of any Echoaudio
158 soundcard. This includes clock sources, input and output gains, mixers,
159 etc.</para>
160 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools echomixer">
161 <primary sortas="b-echomixer">echomixer</primary>
162 </indexterm>
163 </listitem>
164 </varlistentry>
165
166 <varlistentry id="envy24control">
167 <term><command>envy24control</command></term>
168 <listitem>
169 <para>is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712) based sound cards.</para>
170 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools envy24control">
171 <primary sortas="b-envy24control">envy24control</primary>
172 </indexterm>
173 </listitem>
174 </varlistentry>
175
176 <varlistentry id="hdspconf">
177 <term><command>hdspconf</command></term>
178 <listitem>
179 <para>is a GUI to control the Hammerfall
180 HDSP Alsa Settings. Up to four hdsp cards are supported.</para>
181 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspconf">
182 <primary sortas="b-hdspconf">hdspconf</primary>
183 </indexterm>
184 </listitem>
185 </varlistentry>
186
187 <varlistentry id="hdsploader">
188 <term><command>hdsploader</command></term>
189 <listitem>
190 <para>is used to load the firmware required by the Hammerfall
191 HDSP sound cards.</para>
192 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdsploader">
193 <primary sortas="b-hdsploader">hdsploader</primary>
194 </indexterm>
195 </listitem>
196 </varlistentry>
197
198 <varlistentry id="hdspmixer">
199 <term><command>hdspmixer</command></term>
200 <listitem>
201 <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Totalmix application from RME.
202 It is a tool to control the advanced routing features of the RME
203 Hammerfall DSP soundcard series.</para>
204 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspmixer">
205 <primary sortas="b-hdspmixer">hdspmixer</primary>
206 </indexterm>
207 </listitem>
208 </varlistentry>
209
210 <varlistentry id="ld10k1">
211 <term><command>ld10k1</command></term>
212 <listitem>
213 <para>is the server of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
214 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1">
215 <primary sortas="b-ld10k1">ld10k1</primary>
216 </indexterm>
217 </listitem>
218 </varlistentry>
219
220 <varlistentry id="lo10k1">
221 <term><command>lo10k1</command></term>
222 <listitem>
223 <para>is the client of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
224 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools lo10k1">
225 <primary sortas="b-lo10k1">lo10k1</primary>
226 </indexterm>
227 </listitem>
228 </varlistentry>
229
230 <varlistentry id="qlo10k1">
231 <term><command>qlo10k1</command></term>
232 <listitem>
233 <para>is a <application>Qt</application> GUI for the
234 <command>ld10k1</command> patch loader.</para>
235 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools qlo10k1">
236 <primary sortas="b-qlo10k1">qlo10k1</primary>
237 </indexterm>
238 </listitem>
239 </varlistentry>
240
241 <varlistentry id="mixartloader">
242 <term><command>mixartloader</command></term>
243 <listitem>
244 <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
245 Digigram's miXart board sound drivers. The following modules require this
246 program: snd-mixart. These drivers don't work properly at all until the
247 certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
248 appear.</para>
249 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools mixartloader">
250 <primary sortas="b-mixartloader">mixartloader</primary>
251 </indexterm>
252 </listitem>
253 </varlistentry>
254
255 <varlistentry id="pcxhrloader">
256 <term><command>pcxhrloader</command></term>
257 <listitem>
258 <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto
259 Digigram's pcxhr compatible board sound drivers. The following modules
260 require this program: snd-pcxhr. These drivers don't work properly at all
261 until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
262 appear.</para>
263 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools pcxhrloader">
264 <primary sortas="b-pcxhrloader">pcxhrloader</primary>
265 </indexterm>
266 </listitem>
267 </varlistentry>
268
269 <varlistentry id="rmedigicontrol">
270 <term><command>rmedigicontrol</command></term>
271 <listitem>
272 <para>is a control tool for RME Digi32 and RME Digi96 sound cards.
273 It provides a graphical frontend for all the sound card controls and
274 switches.</para>
275 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools rmedigicontrol">
276 <primary sortas="b-rmedigicontrol">rmedigicontrol</primary>
277 </indexterm>
278 </listitem>
279 </varlistentry>
280
281 <varlistentry id="cspctl">
282 <term><command>cspctl</command></term>
283 <listitem>
284 <para>is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor
285 (ASP/CSP) control program.</para>
286 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools cspctl">
287 <primary sortas="b-cspctl">cspctl</primary>
288 </indexterm>
289 </listitem>
290 </varlistentry>
291
292 <varlistentry id="sbiload">
293 <term><command>sbiload</command></term>
294 <listitem>
295 <para>is an OPL2/3 FM instrument loader for the
296 ALSA sequencer.</para>
297 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sbiload">
298 <primary sortas="b-sbiload">sbiload</primary>
299 </indexterm>
300 </listitem>
301 </varlistentry>
302
303 <varlistentry id="sscape_ctl">
304 <term><command>sscape_ctl</command></term>
305 <listitem>
306 <para>is an ALSA SoundScape control utility.</para>
307 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sscape_ctl">
308 <primary sortas="b-sscape_ctl">sscape_ctl</primary>
309 </indexterm>
310 </listitem>
311 </varlistentry>
312
313 <varlistentry id="us428control">
314 <term><command>us428control</command></term>
315 <listitem>
316 <para>is a Tascam US-428 control program.</para>
317 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools us428control">
318 <primary sortas="b-us428control">us428control</primary>
319 </indexterm>
320 </listitem>
321 </varlistentry>
322
323 <varlistentry id="usx2yloader">
324 <term><command>usx2yloader</command></term>
325 <listitem>
326 <para>is a helper program to load the 2nd Phase firmware binaries
327 onto the Tascam USX2Y USB sound cards. It has proven to work so far for the
328 US122, US224 and US428. The snd-usb-usx2y module requires this program.</para>
329 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools usx2yloader">
330 <primary sortas="b-usx2yloader">usx2yloader</primary>
331 </indexterm>
332 </listitem>
333 </varlistentry>
334
335 <varlistentry id="vxloader">
336 <term><command>vxloader</command></term>
337 <listitem>
338 <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
339 Digigram's VX-board sound drivers. The following modules require this program:
340 snd-vx222, snd-vxpocket, snd-vxp440. These drivers don't work properly at all
341 until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
342 appear.</para>
343 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools vxloader">
344 <primary sortas="b-vxloader">vxloader</primary>
345 </indexterm>
346 </listitem>
347 </varlistentry>
348
349 </variablelist>
350
351 </sect2>
352
353</sect1>
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