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# Configuration file syntax
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# Include a new configuration file
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<filename>
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# Simple assign
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name [=] value [,|;]
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# Compound assign (first style)
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name [=] {
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	name1 [=] value [,|;]
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	...
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}
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# Compound assign (second style)
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name.name1 [=] value [,|;]
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# Array assign (first style)
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name [
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	value0 [,|;]
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	value1 [,|;]
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	...
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]
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# Array assign (second style)
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name.0 [=] value0 [,|;]
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name.1 [=] value1 [,|;]
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# ******************************************************************************
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# Server definition
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server.NAME {
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  host STR		# host where the server is located (if map to local address 
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			# server is local, and then it may be started automatically)
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  [socket STR]		# PF_LOCAL socket name to listen/connect
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  [port INT]		# PF_INET port number to listen/connect
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}
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# PCM type definition
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pcm_type.NAME {
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  [lib STR]		# Library file (default libasound.so)
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  [open	STR]		# Open function (default _snd_pcm_NAME_open)
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  [redirect {		# Redirect this PCM to an another
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     [filename STR]	# Configuration file specification
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     name STR		# PCM name specification
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  }]
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}
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# PCM scope type definition
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pcm_scope_type.NAME {
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  [lib STR]		# Library file (default libasound.so)
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  [open STR]		# Open function (default _snd_pcm_scope_NAME_open)
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}
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# PCM scope definition
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pcm_scope.NAME {
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  type STR		# Scope type
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  ...
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}
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# Slave PCM definition
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pcm_slave.NAME {
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  pcm STR		# PCM name
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  # or
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  pcm { }		# PCM definition
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  format STR		# Format
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  channels INT		# Channels
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  rate INT		# Rate
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  period_time INT	# Period time
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  buffer_time INT	# Buffer time
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  etc.
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}
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# Hook arguments definition
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hook_args.NAME {
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  ...			# Arbitrary arguments
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}
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# PCM hook type
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pcm_hook_type.NAME {
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  [lib STR]		# Library file (default libasound.so)
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  [install STR]		# Install function (default _snd_pcm_hook_NAME_install)
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}
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# PCM hook definition
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pcm_hook.NAME {
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  type STR		# PCM Hook type (see pcm_hook_type)
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  [args STR]		# Arguments for install function (see hook_args)
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  # or
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  [args { }]		# Arguments for install function
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}
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# PCM definition
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pcm.NAME {
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  type STR		# Type
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  [comment ANY]		# Saved comments
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# PCM types:
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  type hw 		# Kernel PCM
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  card INT/STR		# Card name or number
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  [device] INT		# Device number (default 0)	
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  [subdevice] INT	# Subdevice number, -1 first available (default -1)
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  mmap_emulation BOOL	# enable mmap emulation for ro/wo devices
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  type hooks 		# PCM with hooks
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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  }
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  hooks {
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    ID STR		# Hook name (see pcm_hook)
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    # or
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    ID { }		# Hook definition (see pcm_hook)
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  }
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  type plug		# Format adjusted PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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    [format STR]	# Slave format (default nearest) or "unchanged"
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    [channels INT]	# Slave channels (default nearest) or "unchanged"
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    [rate INT]		# Slave rate (default nearest) or "unchanged"
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  }
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  route_policy STR	# route policy for automatic ttable generation
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			# STR can be 'default', 'average', 'copy', 'duplicate'
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			# average: result is average of input channels
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			# copy: only first channels are copied to destination
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			# duplicate: duplicate first set of channels
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			# default: copy policy, except for mono capture - sum
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  ttable {	 	# Transfer table (bidimensional compound of 
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	        	# cchannels * schannels numbers)
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    CCHANNEL {
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      SCHANNEL REAL	# route value (0.0 ... 1.0)
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    }
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  }
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  type copy		# Copy conversion PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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  }
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  type linear		# Linear format conversion PCM
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  type adpcm		# IMA-ADPCM format conversion PCM
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  type alaw		# A-Law format conversion PCM
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  type mulaw		# Mu-Law format conversion PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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    format STR		# Slave format
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  }
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  type rate		# Rate conversion PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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    [format STR]	# Slave format (default client format)
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    rate INT		# Slave rate
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  }
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  type route		# Attenuated static route PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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    [format STR]	# Slave format (default client format)
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    [channels INT]	# Slave channels (default client channels)
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  }
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  ttable {	 	# Transfer table (bidimensional compound of 
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	        	# cchannels * schannels numbers)
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    CCHANNEL {
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      SCHANNEL REAL	# route value (0.0 ... 1.0)
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    }
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  }
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  type multi		# Linked PCMs (exclusive access to selected channels)
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  slaves {		# Slaves definitions
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    ID STR		# Slave name for slave N (see pcm_slave)
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    # or
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    ID {		# Slave definition for slave N
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      pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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      pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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      channels INT	# Slave channels
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    }
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  }
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    N {			# Binding for client channel N
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      slave STR		# Slave key
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      channel INT	# Slave channel
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    }
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  }
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  [master INT]		# Define the master slave
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  type file		# File plugin
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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  }
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  file STR		# File name
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  # or
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  file INT		# File descriptor
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  [format STR]		# File format (NYI)
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  [perm INT]		# File permission (default 0600)
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  type meter		# Meter PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition or name
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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  }
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  [frequency INT]	# Updates per second
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  scopes {		# Scopes
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    ID STR		# Scope name (see pcm_scope)
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  # or
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    ID { }		# Scope definition (see pcm_scope)
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  }
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  type droute		# Attenuated dynamic route PCM (NYI)
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  # or
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  slave {		# Slave definition
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    pcm STR		# Slave PCM name
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    # or
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    pcm { }		# Slave PCM definition
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    [format STR]	# Slave format (default client format)
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    [channels INT]	# Slave channels (default client channels)
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  }
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  ctl STR		# Ctl name
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    ID {		# Binding entry
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      cchannels {	# Client channels
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        C INT		# Client channel
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      }
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      schannel {	# Slave channels
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        S INT		# Slave channel
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      }
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      control STR	# Control name of C * S (or C values: only if C == S)
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    }
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  }
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  type null		# Null endpoint plugin
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  [time INT]		# Time related or not (NYI)
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  type shm		# Shared memory client PCM
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  server STR		# Server name
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  pcm STR		# PCM name on server
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  type share		# Share PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    N INT		# Slave channel for client channel N
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  }
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  type mix		# Mix PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    N INT		# Slave channel for client channel N
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  }
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  type ladspa		# LADSPA plugin PCM
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  path STR		# Path or paths (delimited with ':')
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  plugins | playback_plugins | capture_plugins {
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    N {			# Configuration for LADSPA plugin N
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      id #		# LADSPA plugin ID (for example 1043)
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      label STR		# LADSPA plugin label (for example 'delay_5s')
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      filename STR	# Full filename of .so library with LADPA plugin code
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      policy STR	# Policy can be 'none' or 'duplicate'
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      input | output {
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        bindings {
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          C INT or STR  # C - channel, INT - audio port index, STR - audio port name
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        }
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        controls {
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          I INT or REAL # I - control port index, INT or REAL - control value
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        }
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      }
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    }
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  }
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  type dmix		# Direct mixing plugin
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  ipc_key INT		# Unique ipc key
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  ipc_perm INT		# ipc permissions (default 0600)
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  ipc_gid INT		# ipc gid (default -1 = disable)
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  ipc_key_add_uid BOOL  # Add current uid to ipc_key
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    N INT		# Slave channel for client channel N
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  }
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  type dsnoop		# Direct snoop (split one capture stream to more)
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  ipc_key INT		# Unique ipc key
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  ipc_perm INT		# ipc permissions (default 0600)
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  ipc_gid INT		# ipc gid (default -1 = disable)
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  ipc_key_add_uid BOOL  # Add current uid to ipc_key
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    N INT		# Slave channel for client channel N
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  }
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  type dshare		# Share channels from one stream
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  slave STR		# Slave name (see pcm_slave)
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  ipc_key INT		# Unique ipc key
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  ipc_perm INT		# ipc permissions (default 0600)
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  ipc_gid INT		# ipc gid (default -1 = disable)
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  ipc_key_add_uid BOOL  # Add current uid to ipc_key
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  bindings {		# Bindings table
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    N INT		# Slave channel for client channel N
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  }
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}
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# CTL type definition
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ctl_type.NAME {
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  [lib STR]		# Library file (default libasound.so)
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  [open STR]		# Open function (default _snd_ctl_NAME_open)
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}
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# CTL definition
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ctl.NAME {
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  type STR		# Type
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  [comment ANY]		# Saved comments
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# CTL types
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  type hw
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  card STR/INT		# Card name or number
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  type shm		# Shared memory client CTL
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  server STR		# Server name
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  ctl STR		# CTL name on server
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}
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# RAWMIDI type definition
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rawmidi_type.NAME {
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  [lib STR]		# Library file (default libasound.so)
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  [open STR]		# Open function (default _snd_rawmidi_NAME_open)
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}
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# RAWMIDI definition
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rawmidi.NAME {
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  type STR		# Type
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  [comment ANY]		# Saved comments
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# RAWMIDI types:
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  type hw 		# Kernel RAWMIDI
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  card INT/STR		# Card name or number
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  [device] INT		# Device number (default 0)	
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  [subdevice] INT	# Subdevice number, -1 first available (default -1)
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}
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# SEQ type definition
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seq_type.NAME {
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  [lib STR]		# Library file (default libasound.so)
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  [open STR]		# Open function (default _snd_seq_NAME_open)
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}
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# SEQ definition
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seq.NAME {
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  type STR		# Type
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  [comment ANY]		# Saved comments
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# SEQ types:
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  type hw 		# Kernel SEQ
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}
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# Aliases
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DEF.NAME1 NAME2		# DEF.NAME1 is an alias for DEF.NAME2
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Some examples:
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pcm.trident {
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	type hw
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	card 0
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	device 0
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}
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pcm.ice1712 {
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	type hw
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	card 1
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	device 0
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}
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pcm.ice1712_spdif {
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	type plug
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	ttable.0.8 1
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	ttable.1.9 1
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	slave.pcm ice1712
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}
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pcm_slave.rs {
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	pcm trident
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	rate 44100
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}
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pcm.r {
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	type rate
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	slave rs
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}
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pcm.m {
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	type meter
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	slave.pcm plug:trident
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	frequency 50
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	scopes [
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		{
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			type level
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		}
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	]
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}
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pcm_scope_type.level {
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	lib /home/abramo/scopes/scope-level.so
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} 
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# an example command is 'aplay -D plug:ladspa <filename>'
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# otherwise, the ladspa plugin expects FLOAT type which
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# is very rare
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pcm.ladspa {
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        type ladspa
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        slave.pcm "plughw:0,0";
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        path "/home/perex/src/ladspa_sdk/plugins";
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        plugins [
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                {
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                        label delay_5s
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                        input {
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                                controls [ 0.8 0.2 ]
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                        }
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                }
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        ]
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}
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# an example command for dmix plugin to force 44100Hz mixing rate:
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# aplay -D"plug:'dmix:RATE=44100'" <filename>
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# an example command for dmix plugin to force 44100Hz and hw:1,0 output device
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# aplay -Dplug:\'dmix:SLAVE=\"hw:1,0\",RATE=44100\' <filename>
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# an example command for dmix plugin to force 32-bit signed little endian format
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# aplay -D"plug:'dmix:FORMAT=S32_LE'" <filename>
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