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