glfs/multimedia/libdriv/alsa-tools.xml
Larry Lawrence 7a9f653777 update to alsa-1.0.6
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY alsa-tools-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/tools/alsa-tools-&alsa-tools-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY alsa-tools-size "757 KB">
<!ENTITY alsa-tools-buildsize "20 MB (to compile all tools)">
<!ENTITY alsa-tools-time "0.44 SBU (to compile all tools)">
]>
<sect1 id="alsa-tools" xreflabel="ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="alsa-tools.html"?>
<title>ALSA Tools-&alsa-tools-version;</title>
<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application></title>
<para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> package contains
advanced tools for certain sound cards.</para>
<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-tools-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &alsa-tools-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &alsa-tools-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &alsa-tools-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3><title><application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>
</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="GTK"/> and
<ulink url="http://www.fltk.org/">FLTK</ulink>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application></title>
<para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Tools</application> package is
only needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound card. The
tools are not all built together, instead you need to <command>cd</command>
into the directory of each tool you wish to compile and run the following
commands:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>The tools available in this package are <command>ac3dec</command>,
<command>as10k1</command>, <command>envy24control</command>,
<command>sb16_csp</command> and <command>sbiload</command>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<sect3><title>ac3dec</title>
<para><command>ac3dec</command> is a free AC-3 stream decoder.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>as10k1</title>
<para><command>as10k1</command> is an assembler for the emu10k1 <acronym>DSP
</acronym> chip present in the Creative SB Live,
<acronym>PCI</acronym> 512, and emu <acronym>APS</acronym> sound cards. It is
used to make audio effects such as a flanger, chorus or reverb.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>envy24control</title>
<para><command>envy24control</command> is a control tool for Envy24 (ice1712)
based sound cards</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>sb16_csp</title>
<para><command>sb16_csp</command> is an SB16/AWE32 Creative Signal Processor (<acronym>ASP</acronym>/<acronym>CSP
</acronym>) control program.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>sbiload</title>
<para><command>sbiload</command>is an <acronym>OPL</acronym>2/3 FM instrument
loader for the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> sequencer.</para></sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>