source: multimedia/libdriv/alsa-tools.xml@ 4a21942

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<sect1 id="alsa-tools" xreflabel="ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;">
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<title>ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> 
Tools</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> package 
contains advanced tools for certain sound cards.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-tools-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &alsa-tools-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&alsa-tools-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&alsa-tools-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="GTK"/> and
<ulink url="http://www.fltk.org/">FLTK</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> 
Tools</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> package is 
only needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound card.  The 
tools are not all built together, instead you need to <command>cd</command> 
into the directory of each tool you wish to compile and run the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The tools available in this package are <command>ac3dec</command>,
<command>as10k1</command>, <command>envy24control</command>,
<command>sb16_csp</command> and <command>sbiload</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>ac3dec</title>
<para><command>ac3dec</command> is a free AC-3 stream decoder.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>as10k1</title>
<para><command>as10k1</command> is an assembler for the emu10k1 
<acronym>DSP</acronym> chip present in the Creative SB Live,
<acronym>PCI</acronym> 512, and emu <acronym>APS</acronym> sound cards. It is 
used to make audio effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>envy24control</title>
<para><command>envy24control</command> is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712) 
based sound cards</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>sb16_csp</title>
<para><command>sb16_csp</command> is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor 
(<acronym>ASP</acronym>/<acronym>CSP</acronym>) control program.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>sbiload</title>
<para><command>sbiload</command> is an <acronym>OPL</acronym>2/3 FM instrument 
loader for the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> sequencer.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

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