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Subject: Re: asihpi: Control naming
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:15:11 +1300
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On 05/10/10 20:07, Clemens Ladisch wrote:

> Capture controls affect audio data that is recorded by the computer.
> Playback controls affect audio data that comes out of the sound card.

OK. I think everything fits one of these two.

I find the asymmetry a little odd. (i.e. Capture controls defined by
destination of PCM Capture, while Playback controls not defined by
source of PCM Playback)

I.e. in reality they are "Capture" and "Output"
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Eliot Blennerhassett
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