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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/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 "35b1373e7d4509549b96e6fdecc357da">
10 <!ENTITY alsa-tools-size "1.5 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 </sect1info>
22
23 <title>ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>
24
25 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools">
26 <primary sortas="a-ALSA-Tools">ALSA Tools</primary>
27 </indexterm>
28
29 <sect2 role="package">
30 <title>Introduction to ALSA Tools</title>
31
32 <para>The <application>ALSA Tools</application> package
33 contains advanced tools for certain sound cards.</para>
34
35 &lfs65_built;
36
37 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
38 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
39 <listitem>
40 <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-http;"/></para>
41 </listitem>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-ftp;"/></para>
44 </listitem>
45 <listitem>
46 <para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-tools-md5sum;</para>
47 </listitem>
48 <listitem>
49 <para>Download size: &alsa-tools-size;</para>
50 </listitem>
51 <listitem>
52 <para>Estimated disk space required: &alsa-tools-buildsize;</para>
53 </listitem>
54 <listitem>
55 <para>Estimated build time: &alsa-tools-time;</para>
56 </listitem>
57 </itemizedlist>
58
59 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ALSA Tools Dependencies</bridgehead>
60
61 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
62 <para role="required"><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/></para>
63
64 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
65 <para role="optional"><!-- <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/> and -->
66 <xref linkend="gtk2"/> <!-- or <xref linkend="GTK"/> -->
67 (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>The <command>ac3dec</command> tool comes with a test suite,
91 but it is not functional since it does not contain the reference
92 results for the <command>dither_test</command> program.</para>
93
94 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
95
96<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
97
98 </sect2>
99
100 <sect2 role="content">
101 <title>Contents</title>
102
103 <segmentedlist>
104 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
105 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
106 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
107
108 <seglistitem>
109 <seg>ac3dec, extract_ac3, as10k1, dl10k1, echomixer, envy24control,
110 hdspconf, hdsploader, hdspmixer, init_audigy, init_audigy_eq10,
111 init_live, lo10k1, ld10k1, ld10k1d, mixartloader, pcxhrloader,
112 qlo10k1, rmedigicontrol, cspctl, sbiload, sscape_ctl, us428control,
113 usx2yloader, and vxloader</seg>
114 <seg>liblo10k1.so</seg>
115 <seg>/usr/share/applications, /usr/share/pixmaps, /usr/include/lo10k1,
116 /usr/share/ld10k1, and /usr/share/sounds</seg>
117 </seglistitem>
118 </segmentedlist>
119
120 <variablelist>
121 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
122 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
123 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
124
125 <varlistentry id="ac3dec">
126 <term><command>ac3dec</command></term>
127 <listitem>
128 <para>is a free AC-3 stream decoder.</para>
129 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ac3dec">
130 <primary sortas="b-ac3dec">ac3dec</primary>
131 </indexterm>
132 </listitem>
133 </varlistentry>
134
135 <varlistentry id="extract_ac3">
136 <term><command>extract_ac3</command></term>
137 <listitem>
138 <para>will take an MPEG-2 stream and produce
139 AC-3 audio to stdout if it exists.</para>
140 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools extract_ac3">
141 <primary sortas="b-extract_ac3">extract_ac3</primary>
142 </indexterm>
143 </listitem>
144 </varlistentry>
145
146 <varlistentry id="as10k1">
147 <term><command>as10k1</command></term>
148 <listitem>
149 <para>is an assembler for the emu10k1 DSP chip present in the
150 Creative SB Live, PCI 512, and emu APS sound cards. It is used
151 to make audio effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para>
152 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools as10k1">
153 <primary sortas="b-as10k1">as10k1</primary>
154 </indexterm>
155 </listitem>
156 </varlistentry>
157
158 <varlistentry id="echomixer">
159 <term><command>echomixer</command></term>
160 <listitem>
161 <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Echoaudio console application
162 from Echoaudio. It is a tool to control all the features of any Echoaudio
163 soundcard. This includes clock sources, input and output gains, mixers,
164 etc.</para>
165 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools echomixer">
166 <primary sortas="b-echomixer">echomixer</primary>
167 </indexterm>
168 </listitem>
169 </varlistentry>
170
171 <varlistentry id="envy24control">
172 <term><command>envy24control</command></term>
173 <listitem>
174 <para>is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712) based sound cards.</para>
175 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools envy24control">
176 <primary sortas="b-envy24control">envy24control</primary>
177 </indexterm>
178 </listitem>
179 </varlistentry>
180
181 <varlistentry id="hdspconf">
182 <term><command>hdspconf</command></term>
183 <listitem>
184 <para>is a GUI to control the Hammerfall
185 HDSP Alsa Settings. Up to four hdsp cards are supported.</para>
186 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspconf">
187 <primary sortas="b-hdspconf">hdspconf</primary>
188 </indexterm>
189 </listitem>
190 </varlistentry>
191
192 <varlistentry id="hdsploader">
193 <term><command>hdsploader</command></term>
194 <listitem>
195 <para>is used to load the firmware required by the Hammerfall
196 HDSP sound cards.</para>
197 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdsploader">
198 <primary sortas="b-hdsploader">hdsploader</primary>
199 </indexterm>
200 </listitem>
201 </varlistentry>
202
203 <varlistentry id="hdspmixer">
204 <term><command>hdspmixer</command></term>
205 <listitem>
206 <para>is the Linux equivalent of the Totalmix application from RME.
207 It is a tool to control the advanced routing features of the RME
208 Hammerfall DSP soundcard series.</para>
209 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspmixer">
210 <primary sortas="b-hdspmixer">hdspmixer</primary>
211 </indexterm>
212 </listitem>
213 </varlistentry>
214
215 <varlistentry id="ld10k1">
216 <term><command>ld10k1</command></term>
217 <listitem>
218 <para>is the server of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
219 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1">
220 <primary sortas="b-ld10k1">ld10k1</primary>
221 </indexterm>
222 </listitem>
223 </varlistentry>
224
225 <varlistentry id="lo10k1">
226 <term><command>lo10k1</command></term>
227 <listitem>
228 <para>is the client of a EMU10K{1,2} patch loader for ALSA.</para>
229 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools lo10k1">
230 <primary sortas="b-lo10k1">lo10k1</primary>
231 </indexterm>
232 </listitem>
233 </varlistentry>
234
235 <varlistentry id="dl10k1">
236 <term><command>dl10k1</command></term>
237 <listitem>
238 <para>loads config dumps generated by <command>lo10k1</command>
239 and <command>ld10k1</command>.</para>
240 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools dl10k1">
241 <primary sortas="b-dl10k1">dl10k1</primary>
242 </indexterm>
243 </listitem>
244 </varlistentry>
245
246 <varlistentry id="ld10k1d">
247 <term><command>ld10k1d</command></term>
248 <listitem>
249 <para>is an init script for the <command>ld10k1</command>
250 patch loader.</para>
251 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ld10k1d">
252 <primary sortas="b-ld10k1d">ld10k1d</primary>
253 </indexterm>
254 </listitem>
255 </varlistentry>
256
257 <varlistentry id="qlo10k1">
258 <term><command>qlo10k1</command></term>
259 <listitem>
260 <para>is a <application>Qt</application> GUI for the
261 <command>ld10k1</command> patch loader.</para>
262 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools qlo10k1">
263 <primary sortas="b-qlo10k1">qlo10k1</primary>
264 </indexterm>
265 </listitem>
266 </varlistentry>
267
268 <varlistentry id="mixartloader">
269 <term><command>mixartloader</command></term>
270 <listitem>
271 <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
272 Digigram's miXart board sound drivers. The following modules require this
273 program: snd-mixart. These drivers don't work properly at all until the
274 certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
275 appear.</para>
276 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools mixartloader">
277 <primary sortas="b-mixartloader">mixartloader</primary>
278 </indexterm>
279 </listitem>
280 </varlistentry>
281
282 <varlistentry id="pcxhrloader">
283 <term><command>pcxhrloader</command></term>
284 <listitem>
285 <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto
286 Digigram's pcxhr compatible board sound drivers. The following modules
287 require this program: snd-pcxhr. These drivers don't work properly at all
288 until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
289 appear.</para>
290 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools pcxhrloader">
291 <primary sortas="b-pcxhrloader">pcxhrloader</primary>
292 </indexterm>
293 </listitem>
294 </varlistentry>
295
296 <varlistentry id="rmedigicontrol">
297 <term><command>rmedigicontrol</command></term>
298 <listitem>
299 <para>is a control tool for RME Digi32 and RME Digi96 sound cards.
300 It provides a graphical frontend for all the sound card controls and
301 switches.</para>
302 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools rmedigicontrol">
303 <primary sortas="b-rmedigicontrol">rmedigicontrol</primary>
304 </indexterm>
305 </listitem>
306 </varlistentry>
307
308 <varlistentry id="cspctl">
309 <term><command>cspctl</command></term>
310 <listitem>
311 <para>is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor
312 (ASP/CSP) control program.</para>
313 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools cspctl">
314 <primary sortas="b-cspctl">cspctl</primary>
315 </indexterm>
316 </listitem>
317 </varlistentry>
318
319 <varlistentry id="sbiload">
320 <term><command>sbiload</command></term>
321 <listitem>
322 <para>is an OPL2/3 FM instrument loader for the
323 ALSA sequencer.</para>
324 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sbiload">
325 <primary sortas="b-sbiload">sbiload</primary>
326 </indexterm>
327 </listitem>
328 </varlistentry>
329
330 <varlistentry id="sscape_ctl">
331 <term><command>sscape_ctl</command></term>
332 <listitem>
333 <para>is an ALSA SoundScape control utility.</para>
334 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sscape_ctl">
335 <primary sortas="b-sscape_ctl">sscape_ctl</primary>
336 </indexterm>
337 </listitem>
338 </varlistentry>
339
340 <varlistentry id="us428control">
341 <term><command>us428control</command></term>
342 <listitem>
343 <para>is a Tascam US-428 control program.</para>
344 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools us428control">
345 <primary sortas="b-us428control">us428control</primary>
346 </indexterm>
347 </listitem>
348 </varlistentry>
349
350 <varlistentry id="usx2yloader">
351 <term><command>usx2yloader</command></term>
352 <listitem>
353 <para>is a helper program to load the 2nd Phase firmware binaries
354 onto the Tascam USX2Y USB sound cards. It has proven to work so far for the
355 US122, US224 and US428. The snd-usb-usx2y module requires this program.</para>
356 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools usx2yloader">
357 <primary sortas="b-usx2yloader">usx2yloader</primary>
358 </indexterm>
359 </listitem>
360 </varlistentry>
361
362 <varlistentry id="vxloader">
363 <term><command>vxloader</command></term>
364 <listitem>
365 <para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
366 Digigram's VX-board sound drivers. The following modules require this program:
367 snd-vx222, snd-vxpocket, snd-vxp440. These drivers don't work properly at all
368 until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
369 appear.</para>
370 <indexterm zone="alsa-tools vxloader">
371 <primary sortas="b-vxloader">vxloader</primary>
372 </indexterm>
373 </listitem>
374 </varlistentry>
375
376 </variablelist>
377
378 </sect2>
379
380</sect1>
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