Add a "mixer_control_index" setting to the "alsa" part of ther configuration file...

diff --git a/audio_alsa.c b/audio_alsa.c
index a007c41995884378e827bc090690fc039f3a717b..88a4bb0c4b86e856151c969540e94a29f325b25d 100644 (file)
--- a/audio_alsa.c
+++ b/audio_alsa.c
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ int open_mixer() {
             debug(1, "Failed to load mixer element");
             response = -4;
           } else {
-            debug(3, "Mixer Control name is \"%s\".", alsa_mix_ctrl);
+            debug(3, "Mixer control is \"%s\",%d.", alsa_mix_ctrl, alsa_mix_index);
             alsa_mix_elem = snd_mixer_find_selem(alsa_mix_handle, alsa_mix_sid);
             if (!alsa_mix_elem) {
-              warn("failed to find mixer control \"%s\".", alsa_mix_ctrl);
+              warn("failed to find mixer control \"%s\",%d.", alsa_mix_ctrl, alsa_mix_index);
               response = -5;
             } else {
               response = 1; // we found a hardware mixer and successfully opened it
@@ -1057,6 +1057,11 @@ static int init(int argc, char **argv) {
       alsa_mix_ctrl = (char *)str;
     }
 
+    // Get the Mixer Control Index
+    if (config_lookup_int(config.cfg, "alsa.mixer_control_index", &value)) {
+      alsa_mix_index = value;
+    }
+
     /* Get the disable_synchronization setting. */
     if (config_lookup_string(config.cfg, "alsa.disable_synchronization", &str)) {
       if (strcasecmp(str, "no") == 0)

diff --git a/scripts/shairport-sync.conf b/scripts/shairport-sync.conf
index ee96fe6ff164e3991b29538ba54afb184c0dff1d..edb204d59dd92c2a93dae43d8245989c133ba97d 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/shairport-sync.conf
+++ b/scripts/shairport-sync.conf
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ sessioncontrol =
 alsa =
 {
 //     output_device = "default"; // the name of the alsa output device. Use "shairport-sync -h" to discover the names of ALSA hardware devices. Use "alsamixer" or "aplay" to find out the names of devices, mixers, etc.
-//     mixer_control_name = "PCM"; // the name of the mixer to use to adjust output volume. If not specified, volume in adjusted in software.
+//     mixer_control_name = "PCM"; // the name of the mixer to use to adjust output volume. No default. If not specified, no mixer is used and volume in adjusted in software.
+//     mixer_control_index = 0; // the index of the mixer to use to adjust output volume. Default is 0. The mixer is fully identified by the combination of the mixer_control_name and the mixer_control_index, e.g. "PCM",0 would be such a specification.
 //     mixer_device = "default"; // the mixer_device default is whatever the output_device is. Normally you wouldn't have to use this.
 
 //     output_rate = "auto"; // can be "auto", 44100, 88200, 176400 or 352800, but the device must have the capability.