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From: Michael Trimarchi <trimarchi@gandalf.sssup.it>
Subject: alsa device drain power
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:59 +0100
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Hi all,

I have a simple question is the general behavior that an alsa device 
start to drain power
when it starts to play sound or start to recording. What happen if there 
is an external amplifier
connect to sound device?

Michael