[pulseaudio-discuss] asoundrc, configure one virtual device for both input and output

[Amar Akshat]

On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Tanu Kaskinen <tanuk at iki.fi> wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-06-30 at 03:37 +0900, Amar Akshat wrote:
>> > Do you reopen the audio stream when the routing changes? I guess you
>> > have to do that, since ALSA doesn't provide a mechanism to move a live
>> > stream from one device to another. You could then set the PULSE_SINK and
>> > PULSE_SOURCE environment variables prior to opening a new stream - that
>> > way you could use just "default", and the routing would be controlled by
>> > those environment variables. I asked about reopening the streams,
>> > because the environment variables only have effect when you create a new
>> > stream.
>>
>> Thats true, my sip stack, reopens the audio stream when routing
>> changes, infact, my sip-stack creates audio stream for every call.
>> I have a doubt, when we pass "default"  as the sound device, does the
>> pulseaudio refer to PULSE_SINK and PULSE_SOURCE environment variables
>> internally to identify sink/source? If yes, then I guess setting these
>> variables can do the trick for me.
>
> Yes, libpulse uses those environment variables internally. libpulse is
> used by the "pulse" alsa plugin.
>
> Is the GUI in a different process than the sip stack? If yes, then the
> environment variables have to be set by the sip stack. Are you able to
> alter the sip stack, or are you only doing the GUI part?
>

I only handle the GUI part - the sip-stack is a 3rd party software.

> --
> Tanu
>



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Thank you...

Amar Akshat (アマール)

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