1# alsa-utils
2## Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Utilities
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6This package contains the command line utilities for the ALSA project.
7The package can be compiled only with the installed ALSA driver and
8the ALSA C library (alsa-lib).
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10Utility         | Description
11----------------|----------------------------------------------------
12alsaconf	| the ALSA driver configurator script
13alsa-info       | a script to gather information about ALSA subsystem
14alsactl		| an utility for soundcard settings management
15aplay/arecord	| an utility for the playback / capture of .wav,.voc,.au files
16axfer		| an utility to transfer audio data frame (enhancement of aplay)
17amixer		| a command line mixer
18alsamixer	| a ncurses mixer
19amidi		| a utility to send/receive sysex dumps or other MIDI data
20iecset		| a utility to show/set the IEC958 status bits
21speaker-test    | a speaker test utility
22alsaloop        | a software loopback for PCM devices
23alsaucm         | Use Case Manager utility
24alsabat         | a sound tester for ALSA sound card driver
25alsatplg        | ALSA topology compiler
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27You may give a look for more information about the ALSA project to URL
28http://www.alsa-project.org.
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