NAME
aumix - adjust audio mixer
SYNOPSIS
aumix [-<channel
option>[[+|-][<amount>]]|<level>|R[ecord]|P[lay]|q[uery]] [-dhILqS]
[-f <rc file>][-C <color scheme file>]
DESCRIPTION
This program adjusts the settings of an audio mixing device. It can be
used from the command line, in scripts, or interactively with the
keyboard or mouse.
OPTIONS
CHANNEL OPTIONS
-v main volume
-b bass
-c CD
-i input gain
-l line
-m microphone
-o output gain
-p PC speaker
-r record
-s synthesizer
-t treble
-w PCM
-W PCM 2
-x mix monitor
-1 line 1
-2 line 2
-3 line 3
For each channel, q queries, + and - increment and decrement by one, or
an amount if one is specified. If no + or - is given after the channel
option, a number sets a specific level (monophonically).
OTHER OPTIONS
-C color_scheme_file
specify the name of a file containing a color scheme. This
implies -I. This option can be used to force the ncurses
interface with a GTK version. No need to specify a filename
in that case.
-d device_file
specify the name of the mixer device (default is /dev/mixer)
-f rc_file specify file for saving and loading settings
-h display information on usage
-I run aumix interactively, using the full-screen ncurses-based
interface. This is the default if no options are given, but
must be specified in order to have aumix go into interactive
mode after doing things non-interactively.
To force use of the ncurses interface with the GTK version,
specify -C (no need to give a filename).
-L load settings from $HOME/.aumixrc, or /etc/aumixrc if the
former is inaccessible
-q query all devices and print their settings
-S save settings to $HOME/.aumixrc
EXAMPLES
The command
aumix -q -v75 -m 0 -c R -c+10 -m q
prints all settings, sets volume to 75%, sets microphone to 0, sets CD to
record, increases the CD level by ten (both left and right), and prints
the new settings for the microphone.
The .aumixrc file containing:
vol:60:60
wait:5000
vol:50:50
sets the volume to 60%, waits five seconds, then reduces the volume to
50%. Note that "wait" lines will not be saved by aumix. They must be
added by hand.
INTERACTIVE USE
If no options are given on the command line, and aumix is compiled with
ncurses, it will run interactively.
LAYOUT
The left bank of controls is used for adjusting levels; the right bank is
for adjusting balance. Mixing channels not supported by your hardware
will not be shown. Mixing channels which are stereo-capable will have
balance controls.
KEYS
The following keys control aumix in interactive mode:
page up, page down, up and down cursor
select a new control.
Tab, Enter, <, >, comma and period
toggle between level and balance controls
+, -, [, ], left and right cursor and digits
adjust the setting of the current device. The + and right
cursor keys increase the level by 3%; the - and left cursor
keys decrease it by the same amount. The [ key sets it to 0%
and ] or 0 set it to 100%. The digits 1 to 9 set it to 10%
through 90%. The digit 0 sets it to 100% (not 0%). The same
keys work analogously on the balance controls.
Space toggles between record and play for controls which are
capable of this.
| centers the balance of the current device.
K or k show a description of the functions of keys
L or l load settings from $HOME/.aumixrc, falling back to
/etc/aumixrc
M or m mute or unmute
O or o “only”: mute all channels but the current one
S or s save settings to the rc file
U or u undo any muting
Q or q end the program
^L refresh screen
^Z, ^D and ^C also have their normal function (the screen is refreshed
when aumix is brought to the foreground).
MOUSE
In interactive mode, aumix can accept input from the mouse if gpm(8) is
running and aumix is compiled with gpm(8) support. If gpm is not running
but gpm support is included, the message ‘mouse off’ will appear at the
top of the screen, and only keyboard input will be accepted. With gpm(8)
running, most functions can be performed through the mouse. The mouse is
active whenever one of its buttons is held down. While active, it works
in the following ways:
· over a control track, it sets the control to match the position of
the mouse cursor.
· over a record/play indicator, it toggles the record/play state.
· over the ‘Quit’, ‘Load’, ‘Save’, ‘Keys’, ‘Mute’, ‘Only’, or ‘Undo’
labels at the top of the screen, it causes those actions to take
place.
ENVIRONMENT
The HOME variable is used. When aumix is compiled with GTK+ support,
DISPLAY is checked, and if set is used. LANG is used when aumix the
ncurses screen is displayed.
FILES
Saved settings for the mixer are kept in the /etc/aumixrc and
$HOME/.aumixrc files, but can be kept anywhere if specified explicitly.
Color schemes are normally kept in the directory given by DATADIR at
compilation time, but are preferentially loaded from the current
directory and can be kept anywhere so long as the path to them is
specified. The format of these files is:
item foreground background
where item is one of ‘active’, ‘axis’, ‘handle’, ‘hotkey’, ‘menu’,
‘play’, ‘record’, or ‘track’ and foreground and background are one of
‘black’, ‘red’, ‘green’, ‘yellow’, ‘blue’, ‘magenta’, ‘cyan’, or ‘white’.
The words should be separated by whitespace and can be upper-, lower-, or
mixed-case. Lines not matching all these conditions are ignored. Some
samples of color schemes are provided, named after the sort of terminal
where they should be most suitable.
If either foreground or background is given as ‘-’, then the default
color for that is used. If aumix is linked against ncurses, then the
terminal’s default fore or background will be used; else the default
foreground is white and the default background is black.
An xpm icon is provided.
VERSION
This page corresponds to version 2.9.1.
BUGS
Suspending with ^Z may make the terminal difficult to use.
HOME PAGE
http://jpj.net/~trevor/aumix.html
MAILING LISTS
https://gna.org/mail/?group=aumix
SEE ALSO
gpm(1), moused(8), sb(4), xaumix(1)