You can also name it something like pcm.asusXonar { ⌠or something
descriptive instead of pcm.device {
Yes, admittedly, âdeviceâ is not an optimally distinctive name. Meaningful
variable names have never been my strong point 
It is a bit puzzling how ALSA exposes the capture devices for your card by default. Maybe the output of the âalsa-infoâ command would be useful. Also the output from PsychPortAudio(âGetDevicesâ)
Please find the output of alsa-info and PsychPortAudio(âGetDevicesâ) below.
Thank you! Best,
Andreas
upload=true&script=true&cardinfo=
!!################################
!!ALSA Information Script v 0.4.64
!!################################
!!Script ran on: Tue Feb 18 12:11:45 UTC 2020
!!Linux Distribution
!!------------------
Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS \n \l DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS" NAME="Ubuntu" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS" UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic
!!DMI Information
!!---------------
Manufacturer: HP
Product Name: HP ProDesk 600 G5 MT
Product Version:
Firmware Version: R02 Ver. 02.03.01
!!Kernel Information
!!------------------
Kernel release: 5.3.0-40-lowlatency
Operating System: GNU/Linux
Architecture: x86_64
Processor: x86_64
SMP Enabled: Yes
!!ALSA Version
!!------------
Driver version: k5.3.0-40-lowlatency
Library version: 1.1.3
Utilities version: 1.1.3
!!Loaded ALSA modules
!!-------------------
snd_virtuoso
!!Sound Servers on this system
!!----------------------------
Pulseaudio:
Installed - Yes (/usr/bin/pulseaudio)
Running - Yes
!!Soundcards recognised by ALSA
!!-----------------------------
0 [IIH6 ]: AV200 - Xonar STX II+H6
Asus Virtuoso 100 at 0x3000, irq 18
!!PCI Soundcards installed in the system
!!--------------------------------------
01:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7700/7800 Series]
03:00.0 Parallel controller: SUNIX Co., Ltd. Multiport serial controller
05:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CMI8788 [Oxygen HD Audio]
!!Advanced information - PCI Vendor/Device/Subsystem ID's
!!-------------------------------------------------------
01:00.1 0403: 1002:aab0
Subsystem: 103c:aab0
05:04.0 0401: 13f6:8788
Subsystem: 1043:85f4
!!Modprobe options (Sound related)
!!--------------------------------
snd_pcsp: index=-2
snd_usb_audio: index=-2
snd_atiixp_modem: index=-2
snd_intel8x0m: index=-2
snd_via82xx_modem: index=-2
snd_atiixp_modem: index=-2
snd_intel8x0m: index=-2
snd_via82xx_modem: index=-2
snd_usb_audio: index=-2
snd_usb_caiaq: index=-2
snd_usb_ua101: index=-2
snd_usb_us122l: index=-2
snd_usb_usx2y: index=-2
snd_cmipci: mpu_port=0x330 fm_port=0x388
snd_pcsp: index=-2
snd_usb_audio: index=-2
!!Loaded sound module options
!!---------------------------
!!Module: snd_virtuoso
enable : Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y,Y
id : (null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null),(null)
index : -1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1
!!ALSA Device nodes
!!-----------------
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 6 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/controlC0
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 3 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 2 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 5 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1c
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1p
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/seq
crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 Feb 18 13:11 /dev/snd/timer
/dev/snd/by-path:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Feb 18 13:11 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 200 Feb 18 13:11 ..
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Feb 18 13:11 pci-0000:05:04.0 -> ../controlC0
!!ALSA configuration files
!!------------------------
!!System wide config file (/etc/asound.conf)
pcm.asusXonar{
format S32_LE
type hw
card 0
device 0
}
!!Aplay/Arecord output
!!--------------------
APLAY
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: IIH6 [Xonar STX II+H6], device 0: Multichannel [Multichannel]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: IIH6 [Xonar STX II+H6], device 1: Digital [Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
ARECORD
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: IIH6 [Xonar STX II+H6], device 0: Multichannel [Multichannel]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: IIH6 [Xonar STX II+H6], device 1: Digital [Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
!!Amixer output
!!-------------
!!-------Mixer controls for card 0 [IIH6]
Card hw:0 'IIH6'/'Asus Virtuoso 100 at 0x3000, irq 18'
Mixer name : 'AV200'
Components : 'PCM1792A CS5381 AV200'
Controls : 26
Simple ctrls : 16
Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear Right - Front Center - Woofer - Side Left - Side Right
Limits: Playback 135 - 255
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 214 [66%] [-20.50dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 214 [66%] [-20.50dB] [on]
Rear Left: Playback 226 [76%] [-14.50dB] [on]
Rear Right: Playback 226 [76%] [-14.50dB] [on]
Front Center: Playback 215 [67%] [-20.00dB] [on]
Woofer: Playback 215 [67%] [-20.00dB] [on]
Side Left: Playback 215 [67%] [-20.00dB] [on]
Side Right: Playback 215 [67%] [-20.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Headphones Impedance',0
Capabilities: penum
Items: '< 32 ohms' '32-64 ohms' '64-300 ohms' '300-600 ohms'
Item0: '64-300 ohms'
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Mono: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Mono: Capture 31 [100%] [12.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Mic Source',0
Capabilities: cenum
Items: 'Mic Jack' 'Front Panel'
Item0: 'Mic Jack'
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Loopback',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Validity Check',0
Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Mono: Capture [off]
Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 31
Front Left: Capture 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Front Right: Capture 0 [0%] [-34.50dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Input Monitor',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 1
Mono: Playback 1 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Analog Output',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Speakers' 'Headphones' 'FP Headphones'
Item0: 'Headphones'
Simple mixer control 'DAC Filter',0
Capabilities: penum
Items: 'Sharp Roll-off' 'Slow Roll-off'
Item0: 'Sharp Roll-off'
Simple mixer control 'De-emphasis',0
Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Mono: Playback [off]
Simple mixer control 'Digital Input Monitor',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback 0 - 1
Mono: Playback 1 [100%] [0.00dB] [off]
Simple mixer control 'Stereo Upmixing',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Front' 'Front+Surround' 'Front+Surround+Back'
Item0: 'Front'
!!Alsactl output
!!--------------
--startcollapse--
state.IIH6 {
control.1 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Volume'
value.0 214
value.1 214
value.2 226
value.3 226
value.4 215
value.5 215
value.6 215
value.7 215
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 8
range '135 - 255'
dbmin -6000
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 -2050
dbvalue.1 -2050
dbvalue.2 -1450
dbvalue.3 -1450
dbvalue.4 -2000
dbvalue.5 -2000
dbvalue.6 -2000
dbvalue.7 -2000
}
}
control.2 {
iface MIXER
name 'Master Playback Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.3 {
iface MIXER
name 'Stereo Upmixing'
value Front
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 Front
item.1 Front+Surround
item.2 Front+Surround+Back
}
}
control.4 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Playback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.5 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'IEC958 Playback Default'
value '0482000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write'
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.6 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'IEC958 Playback Con Mask'
value '3eff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.7 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'IEC958 Playback PCM Stream'
value '0482000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access 'read write inactive'
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.8 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'IEC958 Capture Mask'
value ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.9 {
iface PCM
device 1
name 'IEC958 Capture Default'
value '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
comment {
access read
type IEC958
count 1
}
}
control.10 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Loopback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.11 {
iface MIXER
name 'IEC958 Validity Check Capture Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.12 {
iface MIXER
name 'Analog Input Monitor Playback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.13 {
iface MIXER
name 'Analog Input Monitor Playback Volume'
value 1
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 1
range '0 - 1'
dbmin -600
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
}
}
control.14 {
iface MIXER
name 'Digital Input Monitor Playback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.15 {
iface MIXER
name 'Digital Input Monitor Playback Volume'
value 1
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 1
range '0 - 1'
dbmin -600
dbmax 0
dbvalue.0 0
}
}
control.16 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Capture Volume'
value 31
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 1
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -3450
dbmax 1200
dbvalue.0 1200
}
}
control.17 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Capture Switch'
value true
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.18 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Boost (+20dB)'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.19 {
iface MIXER
name 'Mic Source Capture Enum'
value 'Mic Jack'
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 'Mic Jack'
item.1 'Front Panel'
}
}
control.20 {
iface MIXER
name 'Line Capture Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.21 {
iface MIXER
name 'Aux Capture Volume'
value.0 0
value.1 0
comment {
access 'read write'
type INTEGER
count 2
range '0 - 31'
dbmin -3450
dbmax 1200
dbvalue.0 -3450
dbvalue.1 -3450
}
}
control.22 {
iface MIXER
name 'Aux Capture Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
control.23 {
iface MIXER
name 'Analog Output'
value Headphones
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 Speakers
item.1 Headphones
item.2 'FP Headphones'
}
}
control.24 {
iface MIXER
name 'Headphones Impedance Playback Enum'
value '64-300 ohms'
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 '< 32 ohms'
item.1 '32-64 ohms'
item.2 '64-300 ohms'
item.3 '300-600 ohms'
}
}
control.25 {
iface MIXER
name 'DAC Filter Playback Enum'
value 'Sharp Roll-off'
comment {
access 'read write'
type ENUMERATED
count 1
item.0 'Sharp Roll-off'
item.1 'Slow Roll-off'
}
}
control.26 {
iface MIXER
name 'De-emphasis Playback Switch'
value false
comment {
access 'read write'
type BOOLEAN
count 1
}
}
}
--endcollapse--
!!All Loaded Modules
!!------------------
Module
amdgpu
amd_iommu_v2
gpu_sched
nls_iso8859_1
intel_rapl_msr
intel_rapl_common
x86_pkg_temp_thermal
intel_powerclamp
coretemp
kvm_intel
kvm
irqbypass
snd_virtuoso
snd_oxygen_lib
mei_hdcp
snd_mpu401_uart
crct10dif_pclmul
crc32_pclmul
snd_pcm
ghash_clmulni_intel
snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event
snd_rawmidi
snd_seq
aesni_intel
snd_seq_device
aes_x86_64
crypto_simd
snd_timer
cdc_ether
cryptd
radeon
glue_helper
intel_cstate
intel_rapl_perf
hp_wmi
usbnet
snd
serio_raw
sparse_keymap
ttm
r8152
wmi_bmof
drm_kms_helper
joydev
input_leds
soundcore
mii
drm
parport_serial
i2c_algo_bit
mei_me
fb_sys_fops
syscopyarea
sysfillrect
sysimgblt
mei
ucsi_acpi
typec_ucsi
intel_pch_thermal
ie31200_edac
typec
mac_hid
acpi_pad
sch_fq_codel
parport_pc
ppdev
parport
ip_tables
x_tables
autofs4
hid_logitech_hidpp
hid_logitech_dj
hid_generic
usbhid
hid
nvme
psmouse
ahci
e1000e
nvme_core
libahci
wmi
video
!!ALSA/HDA dmesg
!!--------------
[ 0.198159] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Dell-Video)
[ 0.198160] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-Lenovo-NV-HDMI-Audio)
[ 0.198160] ACPI: Added _OSI(Linux-HPI-Hybrid-Graphics)
[ 0.283184] ACPI: Power Resource [PG00] (on)
[ 0.283651] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.HDAU._STA.M097], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190703/psargs-330)
[ 0.283657] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
[ 0.283657] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
[ 0.283659] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.PEG0.HDAU._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190703/psparse-531)
[ 0.289509] ACPI: Power Resource [USBC] (on)
[ 0.339563] pci 0000:04:00.0: bridge window [io 0x3000-0x3fff]
[ 0.339693] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.HDAU._STA.M097], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190703/psargs-330)
[ 0.339699] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
[ 0.339699] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
[ 0.339700] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.PEG0.HDAU._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190703/psparse-531)
[ 0.342098] ACPI: EC: interrupt unblocked
[ 0.373520] system 00:00: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c02 (active)
[ 0.373559] ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve symbol [\_SB.PCI0.PEG0.HDAU._STA.M097], AE_NOT_FOUND (20190703/psargs-330)
[ 0.373565] No Local Variables are initialized for Method [_STA]
[ 0.373566] No Arguments are initialized for method [_STA]
[ 0.373567] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.PEG0.HDAU._STA due to previous error (AE_NOT_FOUND) (20190703/psparse-531)
[ 0.373887] system 00:01: [io 0x1800-0x18fe] has been reserved
[ 2.599038] [drm] PCIE gen 3 link speeds already enabled
[ 2.628982] snd_virtuoso 0000:05:04.0: enabling device (0100 -> 0101)
[ 2.633088] [drm] PCIE GART of 2048M enabled (table at 0x00000000001D6000).
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 0
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = sysdefault
NrInputChannels = 128
NrOutputChannels = 128
LowInputLatency = 0.021333
HighInputLatency = 0.021333
LowOutputLatency = 0.021333
HighOutputLatency = 0.021333
DefaultSampleRate = 48000
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 1
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = front
NrInputChannels = 0
NrOutputChannels = 8
LowInputLatency = -1
HighInputLatency = -1
LowOutputLatency = 0.0086848
HighOutputLatency = 0.034830
DefaultSampleRate = 44100
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 2
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = surround71
NrInputChannels = 0
NrOutputChannels = 8
LowInputLatency = -1
HighInputLatency = -1
LowOutputLatency = 0.0086848
HighOutputLatency = 0.034830
DefaultSampleRate = 44100
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 3
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = pulse
NrInputChannels = 32
NrOutputChannels = 32
LowInputLatency = 0.0087075
HighInputLatency = 0.034830
LowOutputLatency = 0.0087075
HighOutputLatency = 0.034830
DefaultSampleRate = 44100
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 4
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = asusXonar
NrInputChannels = 2
NrOutputChannels = 8
LowInputLatency = 0.0087075
HighInputLatency = 0.034830
LowOutputLatency = 0.0086848
HighOutputLatency = 0.034830
DefaultSampleRate = 44100
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 5
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = dmix
NrInputChannels = 0
NrOutputChannels = 2
LowInputLatency = -1
HighInputLatency = -1
LowOutputLatency = 0.021333
HighOutputLatency = 0.021333
DefaultSampleRate = 48000
ans =
scalar structure containing the fields:
DeviceIndex = 6
HostAudioAPIId = 8
HostAudioAPIName = ALSA
DeviceName = default
NrInputChannels = 32
NrOutputChannels = 32
LowInputLatency = 0.0087075
HighInputLatency = 0.034830
LowOutputLatency = 0.0087075
HighOutputLatency = 0.034830
DefaultSampleRate = 44100