defaults.pcm.rate_converter "samplerate_best"
# SRC_SINC_BEST_QUALITY

pcm.dmixed {
    type asym
    playback.pcm {
        # See plugin:dmix at http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html
        type dmix

        # Don't block other users, e.g. the Timidity midi-player daemon
        # http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html
        ipc_key_add_uid true

        ipc_key 5678293
        ipc_perm 0660
        ipc_gid audio

        # Don't put the rate here! Otherwise it resets the rate & channels set below, as shown by:  cat /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params
        slave {
            # 2 for stereo, 6 for surround51, 8 for surround71
            channels 2
            pcm {
                # mplayer chooses S32_LE, but others usually S16_LE
                #format S32_LE
                format S16_LE

                # 44100 or 48000
                # 44100 for music, 48000 is compatible with most h/w
                #rate 44100
                rate 48000

                # http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/alsa-lib/pcm_plugins.html
                # Maybe helps
                nonblock true

                type hw
                card 3
                device 0
                subdevice 0
            }

            # mplayer2 chooses 1024
            # period_size 512 with buffer_size 16384 stops crackling in xmame
            # 320 breaks flash - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=129458
            #period_size 512
            #period_size 1024
            period_size 2048

            # 4096 might make sound crackle
            # mplayer2 chooses 8192. Half-Life 2 chooses 16384.
            # If too large, use CONFIG_SND_HDA_PREALLOC_SIZE=2048
            #buffer_size 16384
            buffer_size 65536
        }
    }
    # apulse (a cut-down replacement for pulseaudio) needs dsnoop
    # https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=187258
    capture.pcm "dsnoop"
}

pcm.!default {
    type plug
    # Would need to always output to all 6 channels, so the dmixer actually works if e.g. 6-channel is attempted to be started, while 2-channel is playing.
    slave.pcm "dmixed"
}


# http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/PerfectSetup/
pcm.pulse {
    type pulse
}

ctl.pulse {
    type pulse
}