2 soundcards

Making them run

For Debian Linux (Sarge):

• add definitions to /etc/modprobe.d/sound

 # Terratec Aureon Fun (C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738)
 alias snd-card-0 snd-cmipci
 options snd-cmipci index=0
 # Soundblaster Live (Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1)
 alias snd-card-1 snd-emu10k1
 options snd-emu10k1 index=1

• run update-modules.modutils (updates /etc/modules.conf)
• add modules to /etc/modules (modules loaded at startup through /etc/init.d/module-init-tools):

 # ALSA sound cards (see /etc/modprobe.d/sound)
 snd-cmipci
 snd-emu10k1

Play MP3 Audio

First sound card using IEC958 on Terratec Aureon Fun:

 mpg321 --stdout SomeFile.mp3 | aplay -D hw:0,2,0 -c 2 -t raw -r 44100 -f S16_LE

Second sound card using Line Out on Soundblaster Live:

 mpg123 --stdout SomeFile.mp3 | aplay -D hw:1,0,0 -c 2 -t raw -r 44100 -f S16_LE

Links

• Alsa Plugins: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html