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authorViliam Mateicka <viliam.mateicka@gmail.com>2008-12-31 16:46:41 +0100
committerViliam Mateicka <viliam.mateicka@gmail.com>2008-12-31 16:46:41 +0100
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Moving mixers to audio outputs
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-rw-r--r--doc/mpd.conf.524
-rw-r--r--doc/mpdconf.example16
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/doc/mpd.conf.5 b/doc/mpd.conf.5
index 5feefc36e..935bd9b2f 100644
--- a/doc/mpd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/mpd.conf.5
@@ -157,18 +157,23 @@ Linear interpolator, very fast, poor quality.
For an up-to-date list of available converters, please see the libsamplerate
documentation (available online at <\fBhttp://www.mega-nerd.com/SRC/\fP>).
.TP
-.B mixer_type <oss, alsa or software>
-This specifies which mixer to use. The default depends on what audio output
-support mpd was built with.
+.B mixer_type <alsa, oss, software or hardware>
+This specifies which mixer to use. The default is hardware and depends on
+what audio output support mpd was built with. Options alsa and oss are
+legacy and should not be used in new configs, but when set mixer_device
+and mixer_control will apply.
.TP
.B mixer_device <mixer dev>
This specifies which mixer to use. The default for oss is "/dev/mixer"; the
-default for alsa is "default".
+default for alsa is "default". This option is deprecated and should not be
+used. Look at the mix_device option of corresponding output device instead.
.TP
.B mixer_control <mixer ctrl>
This specifies which mixer control to use (sometimes referred to as the
"device"). Examples of mixer controls are PCM, Line1, Master, etc. An example
-for OSS is "Pcm", and an example for alsa is "PCM".
+for OSS is "Pcm", and an example for alsa is "PCM". This option is deprecated
+and should not be used. Look at the mix_control option of corresponding
+output device instead.
.TP
.B replaygain <album or track>
If specified, mpd will adjust the volume of songs played using ReplayGain tags
@@ -276,6 +281,15 @@ whatever audio format is passed to the audio output.
.B device <dev>
This specifies the device to use for audio output. The default is "default".
.TP
+.B mix_device <mixer dev>
+This specifies which mixer to use. The default for oss is "/dev/mixer"; the
+default for alsa is "default".
+.TP
+.B mix_control <mixer ctrl>
+This specifies which mixer control to use (sometimes referred to as the
+"device"). Examples of mixer controls are PCM, Line1, Master, etc. An example
+for OSS is "Pcm", and an example for alsa is "PCM".
+.TP
.B use_mmap <yes or no>
Setting this allows you to use memory-mapped I/O. Certain hardware setups may
benefit from this, but most do not. Most users do not need to set this. The
diff --git a/doc/mpdconf.example b/doc/mpdconf.example
index 2de2e05e5..0b8004237 100644
--- a/doc/mpdconf.example
+++ b/doc/mpdconf.example
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ log_file "~/.mpd/log"
# name "My ALSA Device"
# device "hw:0,0" # optional
# format "44100:16:2" # optional
+# mix_device "default" # optional
+# mix_control "PCM" # optional
#}
#
# An example of an OSS output:
@@ -171,6 +173,8 @@ log_file "~/.mpd/log"
# name "My OSS Device"
# device "/dev/dsp" # optional
# format "44100:16:2" # optional
+# mix_device "/dev/mixer" # optional
+# mix_control "PCM" # optional
#}
#
# An example of a shout output (for streaming to Icecast):
@@ -232,17 +236,9 @@ log_file "~/.mpd/log"
# specified it may be autodetected at startup, depending on the dependencies
# which were compiled into the server.
#
-# An example for controlling an ALSA mixer:
+# An example for controlling an ALSA or OSS mixer:
#
-#mixer_type "alsa"
-#mixer_device "default"
-#mixer_control "PCM"
-#
-# An example for controlling an OSS mixer:
-#
-#mixer_type "oss"
-#mixer_device "/dev/mixer"
-#mixer_control "PCM"
+#mixer_type "hardware"
#
# This example is a general volume control mixer, it is used to adjust the
# volume of the audio sent to the audio output, and will work with all outputs.