[pulseaudio-discuss] Proposal for new media role: fmradio

[Alexander E. Patrakov]

13.09.2011 23:28, Tanu Kaskinen wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-09-13 at 21:27 +0600, Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
>> 13.09.2011 18:58, Tanu Kaskinen wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I suggest a new media role to be added to the official list of roles:
>>> "fmradio". It would be primarily useful for capture streams - I don't
>>> know if it makes any sense for playback streams. The routing policy
>>> could then route FM radio capture streams automatically to an FM radio
>>> source.
>>>
>>> Any objections?
>>>
>>
>> I object to the name. This would be the same device as used for analog
>> TV sound capture, so we need to invent some name that suits both uses.
>
> Do you mean that there are tuner cards that provide both fm radio audio
> as well as analog tv audio, and therefore the recording applications
> should use a role that covers both? If so, then I don't buy the
> argument. The media role describes the application's intent, not the
> device. The routing policy is free to route both "fmradio" and
> "analogtv" streams to the same source.

My card (Pinnacle PCTV 310i) supports both FM radio and analog TV with 
audio. If "analogtv" is also added, I have no objection to adding 
"fmradio" as a stream role.

-- 
Alexander E. Patrakov