Re: multiple audio sources; controlling volume independently

[cmbrannon@xxxxxxxxxxx (C.M. Brannon)]

"T. V. Raman" <raman@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> not sure what you're asking. Play with the softvol device, it
> amounts to hacking the .asoundrc.
>
> Be careful when you do that, messing up will  lose all sound.

Yes, I hacked .asoundrc.  Just seeing if I was doing the right thing, I.E.,
asking if this was how everyone else did it.

For the curious, here's my .asoundrc:

----- .asoundrc -----
pcm.softvol {
    type            softvol
    slave {
        pcm         "cards.pcm.default"
    }
    control {
        name        'musicvol'
        card        0
    }
}
-----END----- (modified from ALSA wiki)


Then, I have the following in ~/.mplayer/config:

ao=alsa:device=softvol

In .emacs: (setq emms-player-list '(emms-player-mplayer))

All works well, it seems.
amixer set musicvol X # Sets music volume, independently of the synth.

-- Chris

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