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Fixed typos in ALSA instructions

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