From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Gabriel M. Beddingfield" Subject: Re: caiaq driver: audio 4 dj and jackd Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:27:08 -0800 Message-ID: <52A67BFC.6030707@gmail.com> References: <529BF843.6000608@gmail.com> <20131202095948.GA2886@tamtam.fritz.box> <529CA3FC.1040301@gmail.com> <529CAE8D.6020003@zonque.org> <529FFD07.5040408@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail-pd0-f181.google.com (mail-pd0-f181.google.com [209.85.192.181]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBBD6264F1A for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2013 03:27:19 +0100 (CET) Received: by mail-pd0-f181.google.com with SMTP id p10so6346629pdj.12 for ; Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:27:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <529FFD07.5040408@gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: Daniel Mack Cc: Alsa-devel , Antonio Ospite List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org Hi Daniel, On 12/04/2013 08:11 PM, Gabriel M. Beddingfield wrote: > On 12/02/2013 08:00 AM, Daniel Mack wrote: > Suppose a 2nd PCM device is added that would allow 1-4 channel > playback/capture (call it "Multichannel Audio" or something). This pcm1 > would be mutually exclusive with pcm0 (I.e. while one is open you can't > use the other). > > Existing applications using hw:n,0,0 and hw:n,0,1 see the exact same > interface/behavior. The only failure mode is if the multichannel PCM is > in use. > > Applications using multichannel work-flows would use hw:n,1. > > While it's not a "just works" solution -- directing users to hw:n,1 is a > whole lot better than teaching them how to set up a multi plugin. I'm considering buying one of these Audio 4 DJ devices to make this change. Would you be willing to take a change like this? Thanks, Gabe