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