MIXERCTL(1) OpenBSD Reference Manual MIXERCTL(1)NAMEmixerctl - control audio mixing
SYNOPSISmixerctl [-anv] [-f file]
mixerctl [-nv] [-f file] name ...
mixerctl [-qt] [-f file] name ...
mixerctl [-q] [-f file] name=value ...
DESCRIPTION
The mixerctl command displays or sets various audio system mixing
variables. If a list of variables is present on the command line,
mixerctl prints the current value of those variables for the specified
device. Variables can also be set at system startup using the
configuration file mixerctl.conf(5).
The options are as follows:
-a Print all device variables and their current values. This is
the default, if no parameters are given to mixerctl.
-f file Specify an alternative audio mixing device. The default is
/dev/mixer.
-n Suppress printing of the variable name.
-q Suppress all printing when setting a variable.
-t Toggle. Attempt to select the next possible value of an enum
(see below).
-v Show all possible values of variables. Enum values are shown in
`[]' and values belonging to a set are shown in `{}' (see
below).
name=value
Attempt to set the specified variable name to value.
The exact set of controls that can be manipulated depends on the mixer.
The general format (in both getting and setting a value) is:
class.name=value
The class can have values like ``inputs'' or ``outputs'', indicating that
the control affects the input or output, respectively, to the mixer. The
name indicates what part of the mixer the control affects. Continuous
mixer values, e.g. volume, have numeric values in the range 0-255. If
value can be set for each channel independently, the values are printed
separated by commas. Discrete mixer values, e.g. the recording source,
have symbolic names.
Variables may take one of three types, again dependent on the mixer:
1. Enums. These may take only one out of a possible list of symbolic
values or the literal string ``toggle'', which toggles the value,
e.g. inputs.mic.source=mic0.
2. Sets. These can take one or more of a possible list of symbolic
values; multiple values are specified as a comma-separated list,
e.g. record.source=mic,cd. Additionally, value may be omitted to
specify the empty set, e.g. record.source=.
3. Numbers. Numerical values may be specified in either absolute or
relative forms. The relative form is indicated by a prefix of `+'
or `-' to denote an increase or decrease, respectively.
ENVIRONMENT
MIXERDEVICE The audio mixer device to use.
FILES
/dev/mixer Default mixer audio device.
/etc/mixerctl.conf mixerctl configuration file.
EXAMPLES
Show possible values for all mixer variables, and their current settings:
$ mixerctl-av
inputs.mic=0,0 volume
inputs.mic.mute=off [ off on ]
inputs.cd=220,220 volume
inputs.cd.mute=off [ off on ]
inputs.dac=220,220 volume
inputs.dac.mute=off [ off on ]
record.record=220,220 volume
record.record.source=mic [ mic cd dac ]
monitor.monitor=0 volume
Toggle inputs.dac.mute:
$ mixerctl-t inputs.dac.mute
inputs.dac.mute: off -> on
$ mixerctl inputs.dac.mute=toggle
inputs.dac.mute: on -> off
SEE ALSOaucat(1), audioctl(1), cdio(1), audio(4), mixerctl.conf(5), sysctl(8)HISTORY
The mixerctl command first appeared in OpenBSD 2.4.
OpenBSD 4.9 October 19, 2008 OpenBSD 4.9
