[mythtv-users] analog and HDMI audio output

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Daryl,

Friday, April 3, 2015, 8:56:05 PM, you wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Josu Lazkano <josu.lazkano at gmail.com>
> wrote:

>> Hello all, I have a new frontend and I have same problem as always, I
>> don't know how to configure the simultaneous audio output to HDMI and
>> analog.
>>
>> With my last frontend I have this configuration in /home/user/.asoundrc
>>
>> http://paste.debian.net/plain/8446
>>
>> Then I select ALSA:default in the Audio menu and it works, but with
>> the new hardware it doesn't work.
>>
>> This is my audio devices:
>>
>> $ aplay -l
>> **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
>> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 1: ALC892 Digital [ALC892 Digital]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>>   Subdevices: 0/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>> card 1: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
>>   Subdevices: 1/1
>>   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>>
>> $ aplay -L
>> null
>>     Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
>> sysdefault:CARD=Intel
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     Default Audio Device
>> front:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     Front speakers
>> surround40:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
>> surround41:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
>> surround50:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
>> surround51:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
>> surround71:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Analog
>>     7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
>> iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0
>>     HDA Intel, ALC892 Digital
>>     IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
>> hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
>>     HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
>>     HDMI Audio Output
>> hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1
>>     HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
>>     HDMI Audio Output
>> hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
>>     HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
>>     HDMI Audio Output
>> hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
>>     HDA NVidia, HDMI 0
>>     HDMI Audio Output
>>
>> I don't understand the .asoundrc code.
>>
>> Could you help to have simultaneous output to the analog frontend jack and
>> HDMI?
>>
>> Thanks you very much.
>>
>> --
>> Josu Lazkano
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> Did this issue ever get solved? I too would like to output to two audio
> devices at the same time. I have audio over HDMI working, but due to
> "factory ear" I'd like to keep the TV volume at a sane level and keep a
> bluetooth speaker at my side to catch the dialogue during recordings. Blue
> tooth works with youtube when I select it in sound config of ubuntu
> settings, but as yet I can't get it working in Myth by itself, let alone
> along with HDMI. Any suggestions?

I don't know if you have a hearing aid, but if so and yours supports
it, there are gadgets you connect to audio-out and that send the audio
wireless to your hearing aid. My mother has it for the TV and is very
happy with it.


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