Re: [Alsa-user] Are hw & plughw different?

[Grant <ema...@gm...>]

>> Can you tell me if hw:0,0 is exactly equivalent to the "default" ALSA
>> device *if* dmix is disabled with the following in /etc/asound.conf:
>>
>> pcm.!default {
>> type plug
>> slave.pcm hw
>> }
>
> No hw:0,0 talks directly to hardware (without conversions. Plug is a plugin to
> convert the format and sampling rate in order to connect the input to the
> output.
> So the conf you wrote is equivalent to plughw:0,0 not to hw:0,0.
>
> Anyway I recomend to use the conf you quoted or something like the following
> (which is more readable) as a default device in order to let applications play
> any kind of sound (44khz, 48khz, 8bit and so on)
>
> pcm.digital
>        {
>        type hw
>        card 0
>        device 0
> }
>
> pcm.!default {
>        type plug
>        slave.pcm digital
> }

I'm trying to write a config in asound.conf that is equivalent to
hw:0,0.  Is what you wrote above equivalent to hw or plughw?  If
plughw, how would you write one that is equivalent to hw?

- Grant