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Subject: Re: How do I use a second sound device?
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John L <johnl@iecc.com> writes:

> My laptop has a built-in sound card which works fine, but I would also
> like to be able to use a USB handset.  I load the snd_uaudio driver
> and plug in the handset, the /dev/audio1.x and /dev/dsp1.x devices
> appear, but then what?
>
> What do I do to get sound applications to use device 1 rather than
> device 0?  I have looked at all the man pages I could find and grepped
> through many rc.d files, and I'm still mystified.  Any suggestions?

It depends on the application you're using.  For mpg123, for example,
there is a "-a" option you would specify on the command line.  For
xmms, as a GUI example, there is a device configuration field under
the "output device" section in the "Preferences" dialog box.