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ecasoundrc

ecasoundrc

19.11.1999

NAME

ecasoundrc - ecasound rcfile

SYNOPSIS

$HOME/.ecasoundrc

DESCRIPTION

ecasoundrc is the main configuration file for ecasound. If it doesn't exist, ecasound creates it with default values. If it exists, all name-value pairs are read. When you quit ecasound, ecasoundrc is rewritten if resource values have been modified.

The format is quite simple. One line consists of a configuration variable and its value. Variable and value are separated with either '=' or ' '. Lines beginning with a "#" are ignored (comment lines).

VARIABLES

midi-device
MIDI-device. If the device name is given in /dev/midi* format, OSS/Linux os OSS/Lite drivers are used. Device /dev/snd/midiCxDy opens an ALSA raw-MIDI device with card number 'x' and device number 'y'. Defaults to /dev/midi.

default-output
Output device to use. Defaults to /dev/dsp.

default-buffersize
Sets the size of buffer in samples (must be an exponent of 2). Same as the -b command line options. Defaults to 1024.

default-to-interactive-mode
Whether to always use interactive mode (true or false). Same as the the -c command line option. Defaults to false.

default-to-raisepriority
Whether to always raise runtime priority (true or false). Same as the the -r command line option. Defaults to false.

default-to-double-buffering
Whether to used advanced double-buffering with audio inputs that support it. Defaults to false.

default-to-precise-sample-rates
Whether to ignore sample rate differences (and possibly avoid resampling). Curretly only affects OSS-devices. Defaults to false.

resource-directory
Directory for ecasound configuration files. Defaults to /usr/local/share/ecasound.

resource-file-genosc-envelopes
Configuration file for generic oscillators. Is located in the resource directory. Defaults to generic_oscillators.

resource-file-single-effect-presets
Configuration file for single-chain effect presets. Is located in the resource directory. Defaults to singlechain_effect_presets.

resource-file-multi-effect-presets
Configuration file for single-chain effect presets. Is located in the resource directory. Defaults to multichain_effect_presets.

ext-text-editor
If ext-text-editor-use-getenv is false or "EDITOR" in null, value of this field is used. Defaults to pico.

ext-text-editor-use-getenv
Should ecasound try to query environment variable "EDITOR". Defaults to true.

ext-wave-editor
Command line for executing an external wave editor. Defaults to snd.

ext-mpg123-path
Path to mpg123. Defaults to mpg123.

ext-mpg123-args
Additional options that are passed to mpg123. Defaults to "-b 0".

ext-lame-path
Path to lame. Defaults to lame.

ext-lame-args
Additional options that are passed to lame. Defaults to "-b 128".

ext-mikmod-path
Path to mikmod. Defaults to mikmod.

ext-mikmod-args
Additional options that are passed to mikmod. Defaults to "-hq -t".

SEE ALSO

ecasound(1), qtecasound (1), ecatools (1), ecasound-iam(1)

AUTHOR

Kai Vehmanen, <kaiv@wakkanet.fi>