ALSA config wrong. Need help reconfiguring for a AK5370 USB mic as a second dev

[Dragonopolis]

I will give a list of my current status of all my Sound configuration files. If someone could glance over them and see were my sound configuration has gone wrong I would appreciate it . I have a feeling that there is something wrong with my ALSA.CONF file and that will be posted last: Again my soundcard is : Card -0 my usb mic is: Card-1 and is listed under capture devices and it is not muted with gain at 100 which I check using alsamixer -c 1 command:

Anyone that has a working AK5370 usb mic if they could post a copy of their config files listed below it might help.(if you have them. A lot of people are not using dmix or dsnoop) Here is a list of config files That might prove to be helpful to me or someone helping me:

1)modprobe.conf
2)asoundrc
3)asound
4)dmix
5)dsnoop
6)alsa.conf

Here are my config files that are relevant to alsa:

modprobe.conf

# modprobe.conf
alias eth0 forcedeth

# --- BEGIN: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---
# --- ALSACONF version 1.0.10 ---

alias char-major-116* snd
alias snd-card-1 snd-usb-audio
options snd-usb-audio index=-2

alias char-major-14* soundcore
alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-1-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-1-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss

alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0
options snd-via82xx index=0
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
# --- END: Generated by ALSACONF, do not edit. ---


Here is my asoundrc. There may be something wrong with my dsnoop. Check out the pcm whic says hw 1, 0 which is Card 1 but the ipc key could be wrong. I know little about ipc keys so if someone could educated me on what to change it (if needed) to I would be appreciative. I am also concerned at the format = S16_LE -- is that correct?


asoundrc
#
pcm.!dmix {
type dmix
ipc_key 5678293
ipc_key_add_uid yes
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
format S16_LE
rate 44100
}
}
pcm.!dsnoop {
type dsnoop
ipc_key 5778293
ipc_key_add_uid yes
slave {
pcm "hw:1,0"
format S16_LE
rate 44100
}
}

And here is my current asound file I know the asoundrc file is supposed to override the asound file but I will put it in anyway.

asound.conf

pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm "swmixer"
}

pcm.swmixer {
type dmix
ipc_key 1234
slave {
pcm "hw:0,0"
period_time 0
period_size 1024
buffer_size 4096
rate 44100
}
}

[Dragonopolis]

Here is my dmix, dsnoop, a. I have no clue if any of the below info is correct or how it pertains to
Card -0 or Card -1. It looks like dmixer and dsnoop are carbon copies of each other with the exception of their names. Not sure if that is correct either

One other thing before you look at these files: When I tried using arecord using hw: 1,0 I got an error message stated that dmix device is for playback only. Shouldn't arecord be using dsnoop? Just a thought.

dmixer:

#
# dmix output
#

pcm.!dmix {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV FORMAT RATE ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default 0
}
@args.DEV {
type string
default 0
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type string
default -1
}
@args.FORMAT {
type string
default S16_LE
}
@args.RATE {
type integer
default 48000
}
type dmix
ipc_key 5678293
ipc_gid audio
ipc_perm 0660
slave {
pcm {
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}
format $FORMAT
rate $RATE
period_size {
@func refer
name {
@func concat
strings [
"cards."
{
@func card_driver
card $CARD
}
".pcm.dmix.period_size"
]
}
default 1024
}
period_time {
@func refer
name {
@func concat
strings [
"cards."
{
@func card_driver
card $CARD
}
".pcm.dmix.period_time"
]
}
default -1
}
periods {
@func refer
name {
@func concat
strings [
"cards."
{
@func card_driver
card $CARD
}
".pcm.dmix.periods"
]
}
default 16
}
}
}


Here is my dsnoop:


#
# dsnoop
#

pcm.!dsnoop {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV FORMAT RATE ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default 0
}
@args.DEV {
type string
default 0
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type string
default -1
}
@args.FORMAT {
type string
default S16
}
@args.RATE {
type integer
default 48000
}
type dsnoop
ipc_key 5778293
ipc_gid audio
ipc_perm 0660
slave {
pcm {
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}
format $FORMAT
rate $RATE
period_size {
@func refer
name {
@func concat
strings [
"cards."
{
@func card_driver
card $CARD
}
".pcm.dsnoop.period_size"
]
}
default 1024
}
period_time {
@func refer
name {
@func concat
strings [
"cards."
{
@func card_driver
card $CARD
}
".pcm.dsnoop.period_time"
]
}
default -1
}
periods {
@func refer
name {
@func concat
strings [
"cards."
{
@func card_driver
card $CARD
}
".pcm.dsnoop.periods"
]
}
default 16
}
}
}

[Dragonopolis]

Last but not least is my alsa.conf file. This is the file I know very little about and not sure how both my soundcards are supposed to be portrayed. If someone could look at this to see if it is portraying my sound devices correctly I would be appreciative.


#
# ALSA library configuration file
#

# pre-load the configuration files

@hooks [
{
func load
files [
"/etc/asound.conf"
"~/.asoundrc"
]
errors false
}
]

# load card-specific configuration files (on request)

cards.@hooks [
{
func load
files [
{
@func concat
strings [
{ @func datadir }
"/cards/aliases.conf"
]
}
]
}
{
func load_for_all_cards
files [
{
@func concat
strings [
{ @func datadir }
"/cards/"
{ @func private_string }
".conf"
]
}
]
errors false
}
]

# defaults

defaults.ctl.card 0
defaults.pcm.card 0
defaults.pcm.device 0
defaults.pcm.subdevice -1
defaults.pcm.front.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.front.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.rear.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.rear.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.center_lfe.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.center_lfe.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.side.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.side.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround40.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround40.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround41.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround41.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround50.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround50.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround51.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround51.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.surround71.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.surround71.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.iec958.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.iec958.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.pcm.modem.card defaults.pcm.card
defaults.pcm.modem.device defaults.pcm.device
defaults.rawmidi.card 0
defaults.rawmidi.device 0
defaults.rawmidi.subdevice -1
defaults.hwdep.card 0
defaults.hwdep.device 0
defaults.timer.class 2
defaults.timer.sclass 0
defaults.timer.card 0
defaults.timer.device 0
defaults.timer.subdevice 0

#
# PCM interface
#

pcm.hw {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.device
}
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.subdevice
}
}
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}

pcm.plughw {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_PCM_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.device
}
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.subdevice
}
}
type plug
slave.pcm {
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}
}

pcm.plug {
@args [ SLAVE ]
@args.SLAVE {
type string
}
type plug
slave.pcm $SLAVE
}

pcm.shm {
@args [ SOCKET PCM ]
@args.SOCKET {
type string
}
@args.PCM {
type string
}
type shm
server $SOCKET
pcm $PCM
}

pcm.tee {
@args [ SLAVE FILE FORMAT ]
@args.SLAVE {
type string
}
@args.FILE {
type string
}
@args.FORMAT {
type string
default raw
}
type file
slave.pcm $SLAVE
file $FILE
format $FORMAT
}

pcm.file {
@args [ FILE FORMAT ]
@args.FILE {
type string
}
@args.FORMAT {
type string
default raw
}
type file
slave.pcm null
file $FILE
format $FORMAT
}

pcm.null {
type null
}

# redirect to load-on-demand extended pcm definitions
pcm.cards cards.pcm
# some links for easy use
pcm.front cards.pcm.front
pcm.rear cards.pcm.rear
pcm.center_lfe cards.pcm.center_lfe
pcm.side cards.pcm.side
pcm.surround40 cards.pcm.surround40
pcm.surround41 cards.pcm.surround41
pcm.surround50 cards.pcm.surround50
pcm.surround51 cards.pcm.surround51
pcm.surround71 cards.pcm.surround71
pcm.iec958 cards.pcm.iec958
pcm.spdif cards.pcm.iec958
pcm.modem cards.pcm.modem
pcm.phoneline cards.pcm.phoneline

pcm.default cards.pcm.default
pcm.dmix cards.pcm.dmix
pcm.dsnoop cards.pcm.dsnoop

#
# Control interface
#

ctl.hw {
@args[ CARD ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_CTL_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}
type hw
card $CARD
}

ctl.shm {
@args [ SOCKET CTL ]
@args.SOCKET {
type string
}
@args.CTL {
type string
}
type shm
server $SOCKET
ctl $CTL
}

ctl.default {
type hw
card {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_CTL_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}

#
# RawMidi interface
#

rawmidi.hw {
@args [ CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.device
}
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default -1
}
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}

rawmidi.default {
type hw
card {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.card
}
}
device {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_RAWMIDI_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.rawmidi.device
}
}
}

rawmidi.virtual {
@args [ MERGE ]
@args.MERGE {
type string
default 1
}
type virtual
merge $MERGE
}

#
# Sequencer interface
#

seq.default {
type hw
}

seq.hw {
type hw
}

#
# HwDep interface
#

hwdep.hw {
@args [ CARD DEV ]
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.card
}
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.device
}
}
}
type hw
card $CARD
device $DEV
}

hwdep.default {
type hw
card {
@func getenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_CARD
ALSA_CARD
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.card
}
}
device {
@func igetenv
vars [
ALSA_HWDEP_DEVICE
]
default {
@func refer
name defaults.hwdep.device
}
}
}

#
# Timer interface
#

timer_query.hw {
type hw
}

timer_query.default {
type hw
}

timer.hw {
@args [ CLASS SCLASS CARD DEV SUBDEV ]
@args.CLASS {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.class
}
}
@args.SCLASS {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.sclass
}
}
@args.CARD {
type string
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.card
}
}
@args.DEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.device
}
}
@args.SUBDEV {
type integer
default {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.subdevice
}
}
type hw
class $CLASS
sclass $SCLASS
card $CARD
device $DEV
subdevice $SUBDEV
}

timer.default {
type hw
class {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.class
}
sclass {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.sclass
}
card {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.card
}
device {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.device
}
subdevice {
@func refer
name defaults.timer.subdevice
}
}