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mobymac
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 Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:50 am Post subject: how do I push audio to a usb device? [SOLVED] |
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I'm hoping this is an easy one.
I've got a MiniDisc USB optical device connected: | Code: | bean linux # lsusb
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 09ef:0101 Xitel MD-Port DG2 MiniDisc Interface |
how do I push audio to it so I can record to MD?
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Ok, so I found a couple other threads, most notably this one: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-53966.html
But my question remains pretty much the same-- how do I now push audio to my second sound card (I've got usb-audio set up as the second card on the system)?
| Code: | bean ~ # aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 0: Intel ICH [NVidia CK804]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 2: Intel ICH - IEC958 [NVidia CK804 - IEC958]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: DG2 [MD-PORT DG2], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: |
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I can specify usb-audio with alsamixergui, but I need to figure out how to push audio from a specific program to usb. Or even if I could straight mirror it.
Please help? |
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mobymac
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:43 am Post subject: |
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| is there a way to specify on the command line to play a particular file or source directly to usb-audio? |
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soren.harward
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Does the USB audio device show up as a sound card in ALSA? You should be able to run
and see the audio device listed ("aplay" is in the "alsa-utils" package). I'm going to assume that the usb_audio device is shows up as "Card 1". Then you can just run
| Code: | | aplay -d hw:1 [filename] |
to pipe audio into the sound card. Your audio player program should also be able to switch devices if you want to play music using a program other than aplay.[/code] |
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mobymac
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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quite right, you sexy beast. | Code: | scott@bean ~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 0: Intel ICH [NVidia CK804]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: CK804 [NVidia CK804], device 2: Intel ICH - IEC958 [NVidia CK804 - IEC958]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: DG2 [MD-PORT DG2], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 |
unfortunately, pushing audio to it seems to conflict with my actual sound card-- I get a loud static sound mixed over the music I'm listening to. If I stop the music it's the same thing. I checked the man page for aplay and it turns out that "-d" is actually interrupt duration and that "-D" is the device name specifier switch, but that yields | Code: | scott@bean ~ $ aplay -D hw:1 media/audio/music/Weezer/Weezer\ -\ The\ Good\ Life.mp3
Playing raw data 'media/audio/music/Weezer/Weezer - The Good Life.mp3' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 8000 Hz, Mono
aplay: set_params:900: Sample format non available |
so I checked device names to be sure | Code: | scott@bean ~ $ aplay -L
default:CARD=CK804
NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
Front speakers
surround40:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=CK804,DEV=0
NVidia CK804, NVidia CK804
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
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Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) |
and I don't even see the usb-audio pcm device in there. Do I need to create it?
thanks for your help, my man |
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hmmm.... have you tried alsaconf?
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| I have now. The problem isn't detecting the device, it's pushing audio to it... |
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mobymac
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:38 am Post subject: |
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why do I get loud static when using | Code: | | aplay -d hw:1 [filename] |
as suggested?
anybody know how to push sound to a USB audio device separately from my regular sound system (ie listen to music while simultaneously pushing an audiobook to minidisc)? |
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: |
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mplayer -ao alsa:hw1.0 somesoundfile.mp3
Not 100% sure about the syntax. Could be -ao alsa:hw=1.0 or something like this. Depends on which program you use. Basically every program that has an alsa use-flag can be called in this way to play on your second sound device. See the man-pages...
You could also try using xmms. change the output plugin to alsa and select your USB device.
BTW: Isn't there any way to copy your audiobook digitally to minidisc? Mounting the disc etc. (I never used a minidisc...)
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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dude you're my freaking hero. Thank you thank you. Checked the man page, the syntax was actually like so: | Code: | | mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 PartyBen-GalvanizetheEmpire.mp3 |
but that worked like a charm. At least now I know I can do it-- now it's a matter of making Amarok and other stuff push to it.
As to your question, yes, there is a way to do it, but not with my model. I bought into a crappy, dying technology and now I have to live with it. Oh well.
Unless someone knows of a place to get a decent MD drive for my computer...? |
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To enable amarok with this device go to the settings dialog and select Audio-Output. Select xine as Output-Module. Write "hw:1.0" into the field "Stereo:". Probably you also have to write it into "Mono:" if youre listing to audio books.
To switch with ease between MD-Player and Speakers just switch between mplayer and xine as output module.
You will be pleased with KDE4. There is a new audio backend called phonon whitch allows dynamic switching between soundcards.
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