* [gentoo-user] [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help
@ 2012-01-02 14:11 Harry Putnam
2012-01-02 14:52 ` Michael Mol
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From: Harry Putnam @ 2012-01-02 14:11 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Running Wheezy
Can anyone suggest pointers, urls, or coaching toward getting an
m-audio USB Fast Track Pro (external sound card) working?
When I run `alsamixer' it lists the Fast Track as one of the sound
cards available. When I choose it, alsamixer reports there are no
controls available
(`This sound device does not have any controls')
All the controls are on the device. I have the speakers turned on, the
Fast Track light is on, indicating it is getting power thru the usb
port.
However, when I attempt tp play something with `mplayer some.wav', I
get no sound.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help
2012-01-02 14:11 [gentoo-user] [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help Harry Putnam
@ 2012-01-02 14:52 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-02 17:57 ` Kfir Lavi
2012-01-02 22:15 ` Harry Putnam
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Michael Mol @ 2012-01-02 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Harry Putnam wrote:
> Running Wheezy
>
> Can anyone suggest pointers, urls, or coaching toward getting an
> m-audio USB Fast Track Pro (external sound card) working?
>
> When I run `alsamixer' it lists the Fast Track as one of the sound
> cards available. When I choose it, alsamixer reports there are no
> controls available
>
> (`This sound device does not have any controls')
>
> All the controls are on the device. I have the speakers turned on, the
> Fast Track light is on, indicating it is getting power thru the usb
> port.
>
> However, when I attempt tp play something with `mplayer some.wav', I
> get no sound.
Stupid question: Are you specifying to mplayer which audio device to use?
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* Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help
2012-01-02 14:52 ` Michael Mol
@ 2012-01-02 17:57 ` Kfir Lavi
2012-01-02 22:13 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
2012-01-02 22:31 ` Harry Putnam
2012-01-02 22:15 ` Harry Putnam
1 sibling, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Kfir Lavi @ 2012-01-02 17:57 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
> Harry Putnam wrote:
>
>> Running Wheezy
>>
>> Can anyone suggest pointers, urls, or coaching toward getting an
>> m-audio USB Fast Track Pro (external sound card) working?
>>
>> When I run `alsamixer' it lists the Fast Track as one of the sound
>> cards available. When I choose it, alsamixer reports there are no
>> controls available
>>
>> (`This sound device does not have any controls')
>>
>> All the controls are on the device. I have the speakers turned on, the
>> Fast Track light is on, indicating it is getting power thru the usb
>> port.
>>
>> However, when I attempt tp play something with `mplayer some.wav', I
>> get no sound.
>>
>
> Stupid question: Are you specifying to mplayer which audio device to use?
>
> mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 file.to.play
You need to change the 1.0 to your card.
Read more here:
http://linux.dsplabs.com.au/mplayer-multiple-sound-cards-select-audio-device-p77/
Kfir
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* [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help
2012-01-02 17:57 ` Kfir Lavi
@ 2012-01-02 22:13 ` Harry Putnam
2012-01-02 22:31 ` Harry Putnam
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From: Harry Putnam @ 2012-01-02 22:13 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Harry Putnam wrote:
>>
>>> Running Wheezy
>>>
>>> Can anyone suggest pointers, urls, or coaching toward getting an
>>> m-audio USB Fast Track Pro (external sound card) working?
>>>
>>> When I run `alsamixer' it lists the Fast Track as one of the sound
>>> cards available. When I choose it, alsamixer reports there are no
>>> controls available
>>>
>>> (`This sound device does not have any controls')
>>>
>>> All the controls are on the device. I have the speakers turned on, the
>>> Fast Track light is on, indicating it is getting power thru the usb
>>> port.
>>>
>>> However, when I attempt tp play something with `mplayer some.wav', I
>>> get no sound.
>>>
>>
>> Stupid question: Are you specifying to mplayer which audio device to use?
>>
>> mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 file.to.play
> You need to change the 1.0 to your card.
> Read more here:
> http://linux.dsplabs.com.au/mplayer-multiple-sound-cards-select-audio-device-p77/
Not to be critical but the information on that sight is a bit thin.
It never explains how one is to learn the names of the devices. Which
would be required to get the syntax right...
What can I do to get that device name?
Trying lspci, lshw, hwinfo outputs... but not seeing anything really
helpful.
hwinfo shows snd_usb_audio as being needed, and lsmod shows it loaded.
But where do I look for the device name?
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* [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help
2012-01-02 17:57 ` Kfir Lavi
2012-01-02 22:13 ` [gentoo-user] " Harry Putnam
@ 2012-01-02 22:31 ` Harry Putnam
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From: Harry Putnam @ 2012-01-02 22:31 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Kfir Lavi <lavi.kfir@gmail.com> writes:
> You need to change the 1.0 to your card.
> Read more here:
> http://linux.dsplabs.com.au/mplayer-multiple-sound-cards-select-audio-device-p77/
>
> Kfir
Thank you, once I got the device names with aplay -l
mplayer -ao alsa:device=hw=1.0 W.P.A._CaseyBillWelden.wav
Haa haaa... pay dirt.. Thank you
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* [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Using m-audio Fast Track Pro on linux help
2012-01-02 14:52 ` Michael Mol
2012-01-02 17:57 ` Kfir Lavi
@ 2012-01-02 22:15 ` Harry Putnam
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Harry Putnam @ 2012-01-02 22:15 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com> writes:
>> However, when I attempt tp play something with `mplayer some.wav', I
>> get no sound.
>
> Stupid question: Are you specifying to mplayer which audio device to use?
No... and really not sure where to find the correct name to specify either.
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