ALSA - STUPID IDIOT WITH COMPUTER CANT FIGURE IT OUT :(

[lofi]

OK, just spent 3 hours in the studio, no internet access and a couple of d/loaded files for guidance (unfortunatly they were written in comuspeak and I am only fluent in gibberish)...

I have 2 rme cards

slot 0 rme 9636
slot 1 rme 9652

If i am to move to Linux in earnest I need these configured for multitrack recording. The cards under wondoze are set as:-
9636 channels 01-16 in/out spdif channels 33-34 in/out
9652 channels 17-32 in/out spdif channels 35-35 in/out
9652 has a teb card attached for wordclock out (original expansion board damaged so unuseable limiting the 9652 to the same as a 9636 in terms of in/out)

I need to be able to record at any one time 24 channels, and for the life of me I cant figure it out

what files do I need to write/alter, what should I write, and where on avlinux are these files found?

I am not asking for you guys to do my homework, just a

change/write these
look here for examples
files are here

cant seem to find any of the ones in the examples I have received from t'internet. sorry for my stupidity

iain

[GMaq]

lofi,

I have no personal experience with RME however JACK can't see two separate cards as one device without some extra configuration file in particular a .asoundrc file. There are ones in existence for MAudio 1010LT's but I don't know of any for RME though surely they must exist.  It will be somewhat of a chore and one of the things a little beyond most people's comfort level. I'd suggest asking how to run multiple RME cards in Linux at the Ardour forum...I know several members over there use RME interfaces.

[lofi]

ok, found one and edited it as such, where should I put it please

pcm_slave.rme9652_s {
    pcm rme9636_0
}
pcm.rme9652_1 {
    type hw
    card 1
}
ctl.rme9652_1 {
    type hw
    card 1
}
pcm.rme9636_0 {
    type hw
    card 0
}
ctl.rme9636_0 {
    type hw
    card 0
}
ctl.rme9636_44 {
    type hw
    card 0
}
pcm.rme9652_44 {
    type multi;
    slaves.a.pcm rme9636_0;
    slaves.a.channels 18;
    slaves.b.pcm rme9652_1;
    slaves.b.channels 26;
    bindings.0.slave a;
    bindings.0.channel 0;
    bindings.1.slave a;
    bindings.1.channel 1;
    bindings.2.slave a;
    bindings.2.channel 2;
    bindings.3.slave a;
    bindings.3.channel 3;
    bindings.4.slave a;
    bindings.4.channel 4;
    bindings.5.slave a;
    bindings.5.channel 5;
    bindings.6.slave a;
    bindings.6.channel 6;
    bindings.7.slave a;
    bindings.7.channel 7;
    bindings.8.slave a;
    bindings.8.channel 8;
    bindings.9.slave a;
    bindings.9.channel 9;
    bindings.10.slave a;
    bindings.10.channel 10;
    bindings.11.slave a;
    bindings.11.channel 11;
    bindings.12.slave a;
    bindings.12.channel 12;
    bindings.13.slave a;
    bindings.13.channel 13;
    bindings.14.slave a;
    bindings.14.channel 14;
    bindings.15.slave a;
    bindings.15.channel 15;

# Use rme9652_1

    bindings.0.slave b;
    bindings.0.channel 16;
    bindings.1.slave b;
    bindings.1.channel 17;
    bindings.2.slave b;
    bindings.2.channel 18;
    bindings.3.slave b;
    bindings.3.channel 19;
    bindings.4.slave b;
    bindings.4.channel 20;
    bindings.5.slave b;
    bindings.5.channel 21;
    bindings.6.slave b;
    bindings.6.channel 22;
    bindings.7.slave b;
    bindings.7.channel 23;
    bindings.8.slave b;
    bindings.8.channel 24;
    bindings.9.slave b;
    bindings.9.channel 25;
    bindings.10.slave b;
    bindings.10.channel 26;
    bindings.11.slave b;
    bindings.11.channel 27;
    bindings.12.slave b;
    bindings.12.channel 28;
    bindings.13.slave b;
    bindings.13.channel 29;
    bindings.14.slave b;
    bindings.14.channel 30;
    bindings.15.slave b;
    bindings.15.channel 31;

# spdif

    bindings.16.slave a;
    bindings.16.channel 32;
    bindings.17.slave a;
    bindings.17.channel 33;
    bindings.25.slave b;
    bindings.25.channel 34;
    bindings.26.slave b;
    bindings.26.channel 35;
}

[lofi]

Oh, thanks for the push to look, very grateful

iain

[GMaq]

Hi,

The .asoundrc is usually kept in your user's home folder. There are no stupid questions especially when it comes to Linux :grin:

[lofi]

Not happening god I hate being thick!!

something stupids not going on .... anything I should actually configure on install? or is everything pretty plug n play?

I'm learning bit by bit, but can see why linux is not being taken up in a lot of studios,

 brain hurts,

 doing thinking,

 not natural state ....

iain

[freqrush]

I have put my simple .asoundrc content in /etc/asound.conf

[jonathanbrickman0000]

There are reasons why it can be better as /home/username/.asoundrc.  I have found benefit in keeping jackd running from boot, and ALSA configured at login.  See:

http://linuxlive.joshuacorps.org/?p=33

J.E.B.