Krdytkyu

I am using CS42888 codec in order to record audio from Line Input. I read the thread Record a program's output with PulseAudio and got some ideas towards what I am trying to achieve. However, I have a few problems.

Problem

Firstly, the only way I'm able to record from the device currently is as follows:

arecord -Dhw:cs42888audio -f S16_LE -r 48000 test.wav

I can play with:

arecord -Dhw:cs42888audio test.wav

I would like to introduce the following:

• Record the cs42888audio input to a pulseaudio stream (under "radio" name)

Either:

• Whenever "radio" stream is available, I would like to make that my default stream and route it to cs42888 output.

Or:

• Always record to "radio" stream on background. Play/stream it whenever needed with a set of commands.

What I've Tried

pactl list sink-inputs                         # Gives nothing

pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=radio

pactl move-sink-input 3 radio                  # Fails

parec --format=s16le --rate=48000 -d alsa_output.platform-sound-cs42888.analog-surround-51.monitor | lame -r --quiet -q 3 --lowpass 17 --abr 192 - "temp.mp3"

aplay -Dhw:cs42888audio temp.mp3               # No audio other than noise

Sound Configuration

My .asoundrc is as follows:

pcm.!default {

    type hw

    card 2

    device 0

}

My /etc/pulse/system.pa has:

set-default-source alsa_input.platform-sound.analog-mono

set-default-sink alsa_output.platform-sound.analog-mono

aplay -l gives:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: cs42888audio [cs42888-audio], device 0: HiFi cs42888-0 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: wm8960audio [wm8960-audio], device 0: HiFi wm8960-hifi-0 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: wm8960audio [wm8960-audio], device 1: HiFi-ASRC-FE (*) 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 2: amixaudiosai [amix-audio-sai], device 0: HiFi-AMIX-FE (*) 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 2: amixaudiosai [amix-audio-sai], device 1: HiFi-AMIX-FE (*) 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

arecord -l gives:

**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****

card 0: cs42888audio [cs42888-audio], device 0: HiFi cs42888-0 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: wm8960audio [wm8960-audio], device 0: HiFi wm8960-hifi-0 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: wm8960audio [wm8960-audio], device 1: HiFi-ASRC-FE (*) 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 2: amixaudiosai [amix-audio-sai], device 0: HiFi-AMIX-FE (*) 

  Subdevices: 1/1

  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

pactl list short sinks

0   alsa_output.platform-sound-amix-sai.analog-mono module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

1   alsa_output.platform-sound-cs42888.analog-surround-51   module-alsa-card.c  s16le 6ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

2   alsa_output.platform-sound.analog-mono  module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

pactl list short sources

0   alsa_output.platform-sound-amix-sai.analog-mono.monitor module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

1   alsa_input.platform-sound-amix-sai.analog-mono  module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

2   alsa_output.platform-sound-cs42888.analog-surround-51.monitor   module-alsa-card.c  s16le 6ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

3   alsa_input.platform-sound-cs42888.analog-mono   module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

4   alsa_output.platform-sound.analog-mono.monitor  module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

5   alsa_input.platform-sound.analog-mono   module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 48000Hz   SUSPENDED

Guidance is greately appreciated. Thanks.

Solved it!

pactl load-module module-loopback source=alsa_input.platform-sound-cs42888.analog-mono sink=alsa_output.platform-sound-cs42888.analog-surround-51 rate=48000

However,
pactl unload-module module-loopback does not work effectively, waits for a few seconds. It would be good if I could unload it instantly.