[CM] SND specifying audio devices
Garett Shulman
shulmang@colorado.edu
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Hello, I am trying to use snd with an maudio 66 which has 10 channels of
I/O. This causes the record window to extend well below my monitor
(which is running at 1280x1024). I have a plug device defined in my
asoundrc named 66_12 which is a 2 channel subset of the I/Os on my audio
hardware.
I have been trying:
export SNDLIB_ALSA_PLAYBACK_DEVICE=66_12
and:
export SNDLIB_ALSA_RECORD_DEVICE=66_12
However, the record window still includes the full 10 channels for input
and output. I noticed that you can adjust the size of the meters.
However, I am not sure this will solve the problem as the sliders for
all the channels also take up a significant amount of screen realestate.
Questions:
Are environment variables the best way to specifiy an alsa device for
audio I/O?
Is there a list of environment variables that snd recognizes documented
anywhere?
Is there another mechanism to limit the channels that snd uses for audio
I/O?
Thanks for any suggestions that anyone might have.
-Garett
BTW, snd seems very cool: an audio editor based on emacs that you can
extend with lisp and have to recompile to configure... it's so geeky. ;)
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<TD><SPAN class=3DFeatureHead>THE WAVE OF THE =
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justify"></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>The=20
Aggregate industry needs to take a hard look at itself. What =
are the=20
big issues, and the ways we can focus and improve the future =
for the=20
North American Aggregate Industry? Remember the companies =
that were=20
so shortsighted, they missed entire market trend changes? It =
took=20
most of them over 10 years to catch up, and by the time they =
did, a=20
major market share had been lost to their competitors. IBM =
took the=20
wrong road and watched Microsoft and Dell run past them =
during the=20
personal computer revolution. Kodak blinked, and almost too =
late=20
captured only a snapshot of the digital camera market. =
American car=20
manufacturers were left in the dust, as the Japanese car =
industry=20
ran over them. This included the 8 to 18 m.p.g. shift =
started by the=20
oil/gasoline crunch, the ignoring of the safety and design =
requests=20
from consumers which ultimately moved consumer buying power =
to the=20
foreign manufacturers, and a mobility, comfort, and leisure =
trend=20
change, as the station wagon was replaced by the SUV. =
<BR><BR>The=20
aggregate industry is missing their wave of the future. By =
focusing=20
only on obtaining more mineral aggregates, they are ignoring =
the=20
real solution to growing shortages. An entire new =
multi-billion=20
dollar industry will be developed by those with the vision =
to meet=20
the growing demand for lightweight aggregates, as well as =
fill in=20
for shortages, with synthetics and their recycled material =
mixes.=20
What company or industry can afford to miss that wave? =
<BR><BR>The=20
North American Aggregate producers cannot continue to =
produce the=20
quantity of aggregate needed for the future. What's the =
macro=20
picture? What happens if local governments put an additional =
tax on=20
mineral aggregates? What does the general public, business, =
and=20
government contractors perceive the aggregate industry will =
be in=20
the future? <BR><BR>Aggregates, needed to produce any =
concrete and=20
asphalt product, are expected to be in increasingly short =
supply.=20
The lack of these materials would cause the construction =
industry=20
additional slow downs, and the building of fewer roads, =
bridges,=20
homes, and office units. Industry, business, and the economy =
would=20
suffer. There would be additional complex and long term =
problems,=20
including environmental, transportation, and labor issues.=20
Obviously, aggregate producers must obtain new quarry, sand, =
and=20
gravel permits for future growth. Under the current =
aggregate=20
availability, the industry cannot produce the increasing =
quantities=20
at the 10% anticipated growth rate, nor the aggregate =
quantities=20
expected to be needed by 2009. (USGS projections). =
<BR><BR>The=20
public perception of the aggregate industry today is that it =
is a=20
“dirty industry”, it ruins the environment, and =
pollutes the air and=20
water. The public outcry is: ‘do not put it in my back =
yard', and=20
‘everything you do causes environmental damage'. In =
fact, the past=20
10 years of the industry's history is one of striving to be =
a good=20
friend to the environment. This industry is using the =
highest=20
technology available for air and water pollution controls, =
and=20
consistently looks for ways to improve in mitigating =
environmental=20
damage at quarry operations. Aggregate, which the public =
takes for=20
granted, is the backbone and building block of all =
economies, here=20
and abroad. We simply cannot build anything without =
aggregate. No=20
building, no economy.<BR><BR>After that scary thought, let's =
address=20
the first issue. The aggregate industry for many years has =
been=20
recycling both concrete and asphalt by grinding and =
screening the=20
product to re-introduce it as a secondary aggregate. This =
represents=20
approximately 20% of all aggregate products. The aggregate =
industry=20
is the only industry that has not marketed the increasing =
scope of=20
their recycling efforts. Maybe they shouldn't keep the =
secret to=20
themselves. The education of the public will be necessary =
for future=20
growth and a legislative friendly environment. This industry =
is also=20
one of the few industries that is improving yearly in the =
recycling=20
of most of its waste, as well as recycling the waste of =
other=20
industries. <BR><BR>In the United States, since the mid =
1990s, there=20
have been fewer permits issued for sand and gravel pits and=20
quarries. (USGS Mineral Industry Surveys- 2003). Obviously, =
this=20
means there will be less quantity of traditional mineral =
aggregates=20
(sand and gravel) available. As long as we have the =
‘not in my back=20
yard' and ‘too much damage' mentality, the industry =
will come under=20
increasing resistance. What is the aggregate industry going =
to do to=20
change those views, plus address the shortfall that may =
occur in the=20
next decade? <BR><BR>One of the answers is the introduction =
of=20
additional synthetic aggregates into the marketplace. =
Synthetic=20
aggregates are aggregates that combine various recycled =
waste=20
materials. The Synthetics fall into three categories. The =
first=20
group includes the ashes. This includes fly ash, =
non-cementitious,=20
mine tailings, and slag. The process makes a light aggregate =
by=20
pressing the material into pellets. The second group is =
Bio-waste.=20
This process uses waste sewage and other waste materials, =
also=20
pressing it into a pellet form. The third group mixes cement =
with=20
fly ash (cementitious and/or non-cementitious), bottom ash, =
mine=20
tailings, recycled plastics, and recycled glass. The =
combined=20
materials are then pressed into a solid block. <BR><BR>There =
are=20
Wave of the Future lightweight synthetic aggregates and =
patents that=20
meet ASTM 330-331 standards. Versatility includes high =
strength,=20
multiple industry use, a full spectrum of weight =
combinations,=20
incorporates recycled materials, and it can be cut, nailed, =
and=20
screwed with ordinary tools. All of these processes have =
unique=20
advantages over standard aggregates. Synthetics use waste =
materials=20
currently dumped into landfills, and decreases the negative =
impact=20
on the environment. They use less energy to produce the =
product.=20
Some mineral based lightweight aggregates use heat in their =
process=20
to make the lightweight aggregate, whereas the synthetic =
aggregates,=20
for the most part, do not. The mineral based lightweight =
aggregates=20
produce less air and water pollutants.<BR><BR>The pellet =
varieties=20
replace the same-size mineral based aggregate, but are =
limited in to=20
one or two sizes. As a comparison, one synthetic can be =
crushed from=20
a solid block to all the various sizes. Since both methods =
use a=20
rock crusher, certain synthetics can be an adjunct or total=20
replacement for the mineral base aggregates. The future is =
the high=20
strength, lightweight, synthetic aggregate that can enhance =
or=20
replace other lightweight aggregates currently used in =
multiple=20
applications by the construction and agriculture=20
industries.<BR><BR>At the present time, the aggregate =
industry is=20
using less than 1% of synthetic aggregates for replacement=20
aggregate. The aggregate industry could be using up to 5 to =
15% of=20
these products as a replacement for the traditional mineral =
base=20
aggregate. This would increase company profitability, =
decrease=20
environmental impact, allow flexibility and a wider scope of =
projects, as well as increase public good will. <BR><BR>The =
first=20
and most important goal is to provide a greater quantity and =
variety=20
of aggregates in the coming years. Synthetics will be either =
a=20
partial or adjunct replacement of current mineral based =
aggregates.=20
The second goal is to produce larger quantities of synthetic =
aggregate, which will lessen the both real and unfairly =
perceived=20
environmental damage perceived by the public. Third, if =
mineral=20
production is taxed, and higher prices levied on energy for =
the=20
expanded shale's, clays, and Perlite, synthetics would =
become even=20
more economically attractive. <BR><BR>Additional benefits =
would=20
become attractive. The increased cost of mineral based =
production=20
would be offset or reduced by synthetics, including the =
lowering of=20
the cost of production comparable to the current cost of =
mineral=20
aggregate. England and Europe already experience expensive =
tax=20
issues. In many states, such as California, New York, =
Nebraska, and=20
Wyoming, there are tax credits for using recycled products. =
Either=20
the ‘stick': taxation of quarries, or the =
‘carrot': tax credits,=20
will change the industry forever. Rising energy prices are =
expected=20
to increase the cost of production. Transportation costs, =
based on=20
weight, will favor the synthetics. The type of synthetic =
that can be=20
produced or crushed at a currently operating plant, or built =
at any=20
major project location, will be the most profitable. Tax =
credits and=20
lower costs are expected to improve the corporate bottom =
line, as=20
the further and increased use of recycled materials is =
mandated by=20
local and national governments. <BR><BR>The companies that =
embrace=20
the new technologies, own the patents, and expand their =
synthetic=20
aggregate business would be the ultimate winners. Synthetic=20
aggregate development is the ideal way to open more doors of =
profitability, supply availability, and competitiveness, =
within an=20
environmentally friendly framework. <BR><BR>Future articles =
will=20
discuss these key topics in more depth. <BR><BR>By David =
Shulman,=20
CEO<BR>ELITE =
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