Jim Lesurf said:
...
TBH setting up ALSA is usually pretty simply for playout. The problem is
generally the lack of documentation. But for future reference there are
pages on my Audiomisc site that explain how to set up ALSA for quality
audio replay. The hardest bit can be stopping Pulse from then 'nannying'
you and changing what you set.

I've just had a quick read of
http://www.audiomisc.co.uk/Linux/ALSA/ALSAforUsers.html

and it looks like just what I was needing (including answering my question
about alsa names) ... I'll investigate later & see what happens. Thanks.


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