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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
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7 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-md5sum "cf51eccd14e818a9f0be455cedcd52ff">
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9 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-size "821 KB">
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10 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-buildsize "7-9 MB depending on the tool being built">
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11 | <!ENTITY alsa-tools-time "0.01-0.06 SBU depending on the tool being built">
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12 | ]>
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13 |
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14 | <sect1 id="alsa-tools" xreflabel="ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;">
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15 | <sect1info>
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16 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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17 | <date>$Date$</date>
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18 | </sect1info>
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19 | <?dbhtml filename="alsa-tools.html"?>
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20 | <title>ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>
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21 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools">
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22 | <primary sortas="a-ALSA-Tools">ALSA Tools</primary></indexterm>
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23 |
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24 | <sect2>
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25 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym>
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26 | Tools</application></title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> package
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29 | contains advanced tools for certain sound cards.</para>
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30 |
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31 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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32 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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33 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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34 | <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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35 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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36 | <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-tools-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download size: &alsa-tools-size;</para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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40 | &alsa-tools-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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41 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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42 | &alsa-tools-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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43 | </sect3>
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44 |
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45 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application>
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46 | dependencies</title>
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47 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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48 | <para><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/></para>
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49 | </sect4>
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50 |
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51 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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52 | <para><xref linkend="GTK"/> (to build <command>echomixer</command>,
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53 | <command>envy24control</command> and <command>rmedigicontrol</command>) and
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54 | <ulink url="http://www.fltk.org/">FLTK</ulink> (to build
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55 | <command>hdspconf</command> and <command>hdspmixer</command>)</para>
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56 | </sect4>
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57 | </sect3>
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58 |
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59 | </sect2>
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60 |
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61 | <sect2>
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62 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym>
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63 | Tools</application></title>
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64 |
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65 | <para>The <command>as10k1</command> program needs a minor change to the
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66 | source code to compile using
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67 | <application><acronym>GCC</acronym></application>-3.4.x. The following
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68 | <command>sed</command> command fixes the problem:</para>
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69 |
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70 | <screen><userinput><command>sed -i -e "s/^next_cli_arg:/&\n\n\tbreak;/" as10k1/as10k1.c</command></userinput></screen>
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71 |
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72 | <para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> package is
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73 | only needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound card. The
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74 | tools are not all built together, instead you need to <command>cd</command>
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75 | into the directory of each tool you wish to compile and run the following
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76 | commands:</para>
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77 |
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78 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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79 | make</command></userinput></screen>
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80 |
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81 | <para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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82 |
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83 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>
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84 |
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85 | </sect2>
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86 |
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87 | <sect2>
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88 | <title>Contents</title>
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89 |
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90 | <segmentedlist>
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91 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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92 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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93 | <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
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94 |
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95 | <seglistitem>
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96 | <seg>ac3dec, extract_ac3, as10k1, echomixer, envy24control, hdspconf,
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97 | hdsploader, hdspmixer, mixartloader, pcxhrloader, rmedigicontrol, cspctl,
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98 | sbiload, sscape_ctl, us428control, usx2yloader and vxloader</seg>
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99 | <seg>None</seg>
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100 | <seg>/usr/share/applications, /usr/share/pixmaps and
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101 | /usr/share/sounds</seg>
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102 | </seglistitem>
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103 | </segmentedlist>
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104 |
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105 | <variablelist>
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106 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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107 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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108 |
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109 | <varlistentry id="ac3dec">
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110 | <term><command>ac3dec</command></term>
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111 | <listitem><para>is a free AC-3 stream decoder.</para>
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112 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools ac3dec">
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113 | <primary sortas="b-ac3dec">ac3dec</primary>
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114 | </indexterm></listitem>
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115 | </varlistentry>
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116 |
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117 | <varlistentry id="extract_ac3">
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118 | <term><command>extract_ac3</command></term>
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119 | <listitem><para>will take an <acronym>MPEG</acronym>-2 stream and produce
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120 | AC-3 audio to stdout if it exists.</para>
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121 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools extract_ac3">
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122 | <primary sortas="b-extract_ac3">extract_ac3</primary>
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123 | </indexterm></listitem>
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124 | </varlistentry>
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125 |
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126 | <varlistentry id="as10k1">
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127 | <term><command>as10k1</command></term>
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128 | <listitem><para>is an assembler for the emu10k1 <acronym>DSP</acronym> chip
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129 | present in the Creative <acronym>SB</acronym> Live, <acronym>PCI</acronym>
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130 | 512, and emu <acronym>APS</acronym> sound cards. It is used to make audio
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131 | effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para>
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132 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools as10k1">
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133 | <primary sortas="b-as10k1">as10k1</primary>
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134 | </indexterm></listitem>
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135 | </varlistentry>
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136 |
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137 | <varlistentry id="echomixer">
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138 | <term><command>echomixer</command></term>
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139 | <listitem><para>is the Linux equivalent of the Echoaudio console application
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140 | from Echoaudio. It is a tool to control all the features of any Echoaudio
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141 | soundcard. This includes clock sources, input and output gains, mixers,
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142 | etc.</para>
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143 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools echomixer">
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144 | <primary sortas="b-echomixer">echomixer</primary>
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145 | </indexterm></listitem>
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146 | </varlistentry>
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147 |
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148 | <varlistentry id="envy24control">
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149 | <term><command>envy24control</command></term>
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150 | <listitem><para>is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712) based sound
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151 | cards.</para>
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152 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools envy24control">
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153 | <primary sortas="b-envy24control">envy24control</primary>
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154 | </indexterm></listitem>
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155 | </varlistentry>
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156 |
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157 | <varlistentry id="hdspconf">
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158 | <term><command>hdspconf</command></term>
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159 | <listitem><para>is a <acronym>GUI</acronym> to control the Hammerfall
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160 | HDSP Alsa Settings. Up to four hdsp cards are supported.</para>
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161 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspconf">
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162 | <primary sortas="b-hdspconf">hdspconf</primary>
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163 | </indexterm></listitem>
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164 | </varlistentry>
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165 |
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166 | <varlistentry id="hdsploader">
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167 | <term><command>hdsploader</command></term>
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168 | <listitem><para>is used to load the firmware required by the Hammerfall
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169 | HDSP sound cards.</para>
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170 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdsploader">
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171 | <primary sortas="b-hdsploader">hdsploader</primary>
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172 | </indexterm></listitem>
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173 | </varlistentry>
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174 |
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175 | <varlistentry id="hdspmixer">
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176 | <term><command>hdspmixer</command></term>
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177 | <listitem><para>is the Linux equivalent of the Totalmix application from RME.
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178 | It is a tool to control the advanced routing features of the RME Hammerfall
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179 | DSP soundcard series.</para>
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180 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools hdspmixer">
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181 | <primary sortas="b-hdspmixer">hdspmixer</primary>
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182 | </indexterm></listitem>
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183 | </varlistentry>
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184 |
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185 | <varlistentry id="mixartloader">
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186 | <term><command>mixartloader</command></term>
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187 | <listitem><para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
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188 | Digigram's miXart board sound drivers. The following modules require this
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189 | program: snd-mixart. These drivers don't work properly at all until the
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190 | certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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191 | appear.</para>
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192 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools mixartloader">
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193 | <primary sortas="b-mixartloader">mixartloader</primary>
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194 | </indexterm></listitem>
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195 | </varlistentry>
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196 |
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197 | <varlistentry id="pcxhrloader">
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198 | <term><command>pcxhrloader</command></term>
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199 | <listitem><para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto
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200 | Digigram's pcxhr compatible board sound drivers. The following modules
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201 | require this program: snd-pcxhr. These drivers don't work properly at all
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202 | until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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203 | appear.</para>
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204 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools pcxhrloader">
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205 | <primary sortas="b-pcxhrloader">pcxhrloader</primary>
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206 | </indexterm></listitem>
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207 | </varlistentry>
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208 |
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209 | <varlistentry id="rmedigicontrol">
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210 | <term><command>rmedigicontrol</command></term>
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211 | <listitem><para>is a control tool for RME Digi32 and RME Digi96 sound cards.
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212 | It provides a graphical frontend for all the sound card controls and
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213 | switches.</para>
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214 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools rmedigicontrol">
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215 | <primary sortas="b-rmedigicontrol">rmedigicontrol</primary>
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216 | </indexterm></listitem>
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217 | </varlistentry>
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218 |
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219 | <varlistentry id="cspctl">
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220 | <term><command>cspctl</command></term>
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221 | <listitem><para>is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor
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222 | (<acronym>ASP</acronym>/<acronym>CSP</acronym>) control program.</para>
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223 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools cspctl">
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224 | <primary sortas="b-cspctl">cspctl</primary>
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225 | </indexterm></listitem>
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226 | </varlistentry>
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227 |
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228 | <varlistentry id="sbiload">
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229 | <term><command>sbiload</command></term>
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230 | <listitem><para>is an <acronym>OPL</acronym>2/3 FM instrument loader for the
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231 | <acronym>ALSA</acronym> sequencer.</para>
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232 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sbiload">
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233 | <primary sortas="b-sbiload">sbiload</primary>
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234 | </indexterm></listitem>
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235 | </varlistentry>
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236 |
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237 | <varlistentry id="sscape_ctl">
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238 | <term><command>sscape_ctl</command></term>
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239 | <listitem><para>is an <acronym>ALSA</acronym> SoundScape control
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240 | utility.</para>
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241 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools sscape_ctl">
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242 | <primary sortas="b-sscape_ctl">sscape_ctl</primary>
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243 | </indexterm></listitem>
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244 | </varlistentry>
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245 |
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246 | <varlistentry id="us428control">
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247 | <term><command>us428control</command></term>
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248 | <listitem><para>is a Tascam US-428 control program.</para>
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249 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools us428control">
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250 | <primary sortas="b-us428control">us428control</primary>
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251 | </indexterm></listitem>
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252 | </varlistentry>
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253 |
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254 | <varlistentry id="usx2yloader">
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255 | <term><command>usx2yloader</command></term>
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256 | <listitem><para>is a helper program to load the 2nd Phase firmware binaries
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257 | onto the Tascam USX2Y USB sound cards. It has proven to work so far for the
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258 | US122, US224 and US428. The snd-usb-usx2y module requires this program.</para>
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259 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools usx2yloader">
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260 | <primary sortas="b-usx2yloader">usx2yloader</primary>
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261 | </indexterm></listitem>
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262 | </varlistentry>
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263 |
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264 | <varlistentry id="vxloader">
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265 | <term><command>vxloader</command></term>
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266 | <listitem><para>is a helper program to load the firmware binaries onto the
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267 | Digigram's VX-board sound drivers. The following modules require this program:
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268 | snd-vx222, snd-vxpocket, snd-vxp440. These drivers don't work properly at all
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269 | until the certain firmwares are loaded, i.e. no PCM nor mixer devices will
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270 | appear.</para>
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271 | <indexterm zone="alsa-tools vxloader">
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272 | <primary sortas="b-vxloader">vxloader</primary>
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273 | </indexterm></listitem>
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274 | </varlistentry>
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275 | </variablelist>
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276 |
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277 | </sect2>
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278 |
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279 | </sect1>
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280 |
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