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On Fri, 2009-06-12 at 09:37 +0200, pd-list-request@iem.at wrote:<BR>
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<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">Hallo,</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">danomatika hat gesagt: // danomatika wrote:</FONT></TT><BR>
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<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> As far as I know, an asoundrc dosen't help in this case. Ubuntu already</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> has a default asoundrc which automatically creates an alias named after</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> the device. I can't use this with pd since pd only takes the alsa hw or</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> plug indexes which can change depending on what gear I'm using.</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> </FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> I've also read on the list that you can use -alsaadd to add a device to</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> the list from a custom asoundrc, but this only adds the device to the</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> gui menu which I would need to access via a fudi startup message ala</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> "audio-dialog 0 0 0 0 2 ...". Even in this case, I still have to have a</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#737373">> damned index to the menu item!</FONT></TT><BR>
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<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">If you use -alsaadd, you can also use the -audiodev flag to select the card</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">added, no need to use the FUDI message. The added device appears after the</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">predefined devices, one hw, one plughw for each card. So with two cards in the</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">system, the first -alsaadded card will be at index 5.</FONT></TT><BR>
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<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">Anyway, I think, even then you still need a damned index.</FONT></TT><BR>
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*sigh* yes<BR>
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<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">But cards don't magically enter or leave your computer: Why don't you prepare</FONT></TT><BR>
<TT><FONT COLOR="#1a1a1a">some startup scripts depending on how many cards are in the box?</FONT></TT><BR>
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With usb they do. My undergrad training was in computer engineering so I can't help but to always want a generic, handle everything solution. :<BR>
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Well, the issue is that there's a usb midi port a may or may not use that pd lists as an audio device, so I'm looking for a way to make sure I use the usb soundcard. Once again, this is a specialized embedded environment where everything should work automatically.<BR>
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In the meantime, I may not need the usb-midi device for the next couple of shows.<BR>
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