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doc: Add an example of ~/.asoundrc file for ALSA configuration.

* doc/guix.texi (Sound Services): Improve it and add an example of ~/.asoundrc
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@ -13131,15 +13131,15 @@ Users need to be in the @code{lp} group to access the D-Bus service.
@cindex ALSA
@cindex PulseAudio, sound support
The @code{(gnu services sound)} module provides an
@code{alsa-service-type} service to generate an ALSA
@file{/etc/asound.conf} configuration file. This configuration file is
what allows applications that produce sound using ALSA to be correctly
handled.
The @code{(gnu services sound)} module provides a service to configure the
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) system, which making PulseAudio the
prefered ALSA output driver.
@deffn {Scheme Variable} alsa-service-type
This is the type for the @uref{https://alsa-project.org/, ALSA},
@command{alsa-configuration} record as in this example:
This is the type for the @uref{https://alsa-project.org/, Advanced Linux Sound
Architecture} (ALSA) system, which generates the @file{/etc/asound.conf}
configuration file. The value for this type is a @command{alsa-configuration}
record as in this example:
@example
(service alsa-service-type)
@ -13164,11 +13164,47 @@ at the same time and to individual control them @i{via}
@command{pavucontrol}, among other things.
@item @code{extra-options} (default: @var{""})
String to append to the @file{asound.conf} file.
String to append to the @file{/etc/asound.conf} file.
@end table
@end deftp
Individual users who want to override the system configuration of ALSA can do
it with the @file{~/.asoundrc} file:
@example
# In guix, we have to specify the absolute path for plugins.
pcm_type.jack @{
lib "/home/alice/.guix-profile/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_jack.so"
@}
# Routing ALSA to jack:
# <http://jackaudio.org/faq/routing_alsa.html>.
pcm.rawjack @{
type jack
playback_ports @{
0 system:playback_1
1 system:playback_2
@}
capture_ports @{
0 system:capture_1
1 system:capture_2
@}
@}
pcm.!default @{
type plug
slave @{
pcm "rawjack"
@}
@}
@end example
See @uref{https://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc} for the
details.
@node Database Services
@subsubsection Database Services