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From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
Subject: Re: SALSA library and recording
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:12:17 +0200
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To: Manisha Sankpal <manisha.sankpal@gmail.com>
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Manisha Sankpal wrote:
> I am using salsa library to capture the data from the sound card.  The
> requirement is that the recording should be done from line-in port of the
> sound card. The selection of "Line-in" port should be done  programatically.
> 
> With ALSA library, I am able to select the line-in by calling
> snd_mixer_selem_set_capture_switch_all()  function. However, this function
> is returning an error when SALSA library is used.

The high-level mixer functions are not implemented in the SALSA library.

> Is there any other function/way to select the line-in mixer element in
> the SALSA API?

You'll have to use the snd_ctl* functions.
To change the value of a mixer control, do something like this:

	snd_ctl_t *ctl;
	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *value;
	int onoff = 1; /* or 0 for off */

	err = snd_ctl_open(&ctl, "default", 0);
	...
	snd_ctl_elem_value_alloca(&value);
	...
	snd_ctl_elem_value_set_interface(value, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER);
	snd_ctl_elem_value_set_name(value, "xxxxx Capture Switch");
	snd_ctl_elem_value_set_boolean(value, 0, onoff);
	err = snd_ctl_elem_write(ctl, value);
	...
	snd_ctl_close(ctl);

You have to use the correct name; the names of mixer controls can be
seen in the output of "amixer controls".

If your hardware has a single "Capture Source" control instead, you
have to replace _set_boolean with _set_enumerated and use the correct
index.


HTH
Clemens