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howtos:hardware:sound_problems_on_slackware [2015/05/17 08:41 (UTC)] – ADDED: PRE-AMP info and EQUALIZER info arfonhowtos:hardware:sound_problems_on_slackware [2018/02/15 15:10 (UTC)] – [Sound Problems on Slackware] Add SBo link to alsaequal alienbob
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 3) Test sound devices to see which one(s) work: 3) Test sound devices to see which one(s) work:
  
-     alsamixer+     alsamixer 0
      <F6>      <F6>
      <select a card(s)>      <select a card(s)>
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 **PROBLEM:** No equalizer. **PROBLEM:** No equalizer.
  
-**FIX:** Enable the equalizer+**FIX:** Enable the equalizer \\ <note>the ''alsaequal'' plugin is not part of Slackware. You can build it from source using [[https://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=alsaequal&sv=|slackbuilds.org]]</note> 
 + 
 +Output can either be from the audio device or the mixer. For the device use the following:
  
 1) Edit/Create /etc/asound.conf and add 1) Edit/Create /etc/asound.conf and add
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       type equal;       type equal;
       }       }
-      
       pcm.plugequal {       pcm.plugequal {
         type equal;         type equal;
         slave.pcm "plughw:1,0";         slave.pcm "plughw:1,0";
         }         }
-       
       pcm.!default {       pcm.!default {
         type plug;         type plug;
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         }         }
    
-**WHERE: "plughw:1,0" is  card 1 and device 0**+**WHERE: "plughw:1,0" is card 1 and device 0 - modify this for a different card or device (default is 0,0 and does not have to be entered) **
  
-To access the equalizer, run "alsamixer -D equal"+Should you wish to play from more than one application simultaneously via the mixer (dmix), use the below:
  
 +   ctl.equal {
 +      type equal;
 +      }
 +      pcm.plugequal {
 +        type equal;
 +        slave.pcm "plug:dmix";
 +        }
 +      pcm.!default {
 +        type plug;
 +        slave.pcm plugequal;
 +        }
 +
 +
 +To access the equalizer, run "alsamixer -D equal"
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
 AlienBOB's webpages and ALOT of Googling. AlienBOB's webpages and ALOT of Googling.

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