[MPlayer-users] mplayer and alsa-devices

[Stephen Stocker]

>Hi all!
>  I've got a small problem I couldn't resolve so far.
>   I've alsa0.9.5 installed and want mplayer to use a different device than
>"default". Can I solve this by making a good entry in some config-file so
>mplayer uses some other pcm-device, like a dmix-plugin, or file...?
>  Any help is greatly appreciated!
>  Please could you send a mail to julien at c-lab.de in your answer, because th
>e
>list seems to have thrown me out.
>  Thank!
>  Kindest regards
>         Julien

  Hi,

  Yep, you can put an entry in ~/.mplayer/config like "ao=alsa1x:dmixer"
  (without the quotes) or whatever. I forgot what they called
  alsa-0.9.x, but substitute that for the alsa1x. Hope that helps!
  
  Take care,
  Steve