NAME

audiodevices − Print capabilities of audio devices. 
 
 

SYNOPSIS

audiodevices [-idevice #] [-odevice #] [-verbose] [-help]
 
 

DESCRIPTION

audiodevices is a simple utility to print out the available audio devices for the Multimedia Services product, the associated device numbers, and the device capabilities for both input and output.  The following information is provided:

Product ID
A description of the audio device.

Product Name
The product name given to the audio device in Multimedia Services.

Manufacturer ID
The Manufacturer ID for the audio device in Multimedia Services.

Driver Version
The version number of the Multimedia Services device driver for the audio device.

Supported Formats
The audio formats which are supported by the device. This includes the sample rate, sample size and format as well as mono vs. stereo.

Format Support Flags are single letter codes that may appear within asterisks at the end of a supported format line. These codes provide additional information about the support for the listed format. The Format Support Flag Codes are:

     N    Not native to the device.
     M    Stereo channels are mixed to the mono output.
     A    CPU assistance provides software rate conversion.
     U    Format currently unavailable because another rate is in use.

Channels
Indicates the number of channels supported.

Device Supports
Additional supported features, such as volume control and left/right volume.
 

OPTIONS

audiodevices accepts the following command line options:

[-idevice #]
The input device number.  The default is display all.

[-odevice #]
The output device number.  The default is display all.

[-verbose]
Prints various status messages.

[-help] Displays help information and exits. 
 

FILES

/usr/bin/mme/audiodevices
 

SEE ALSO

audiocontrol(1mms), audiorecord(1mms), audioplay(1mms), audioselectports(1mms), decsound(1mms), mms(1mms), mmeserver(1mms)