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+===========================
+Standard ALSA Control Names
+===========================
+
+This document describes standard names of mixer controls.
+
+Standard Syntax
+---------------
+Syntax: [LOCATION] SOURCE [CHANNEL] [DIRECTION] FUNCTION
+
+
+DIRECTION
+~~~~~~~~~
+================	===============
+<nothing>		both directions
+Playback		one direction
+Capture			one direction
+Bypass Playback		one direction
+Bypass Capture		one direction
+================	===============
+
+FUNCTION
+~~~~~~~~
+========	=================================
+Switch		on/off switch
+Volume		amplifier
+Route		route control, hardware specific
+========	=================================
+
+CHANNEL
+~~~~~~~
+============	==================================================
+<nothing>	channel independent, or applies to all channels
+Front		front left/right channels
+Surround	rear left/right in 4.0/5.1 surround
+CLFE		C/LFE channels
+Center		center cannel
+LFE		LFE channel
+Side		side left/right for 7.1 surround
+============	==================================================
+
+LOCATION (Physical location of source)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+============	=====================
+Front		front position
+Rear		rear position
+Dock		on docking station
+Internal	internal
+============	=====================
+
+SOURCE
+~~~~~~
+===================	=================================================
+Master
+Master Mono
+Hardware Master
+Speaker			internal speaker
+Bass Speaker		internal LFE speaker
+Headphone
+Line Out
+Beep			beep generator
+Phone
+Phone Input
+Phone Output
+Synth
+FM
+Mic
+Headset Mic		mic part of combined headset jack - 4-pin
+			headphone + mic
+Headphone Mic		mic part of either/or - 3-pin headphone or mic
+Line			input only, use "Line Out" for output
+CD
+Video
+Zoom Video
+Aux
+PCM
+PCM Pan
+Loopback
+Analog Loopback		D/A -> A/D loopback
+Digital Loopback	playback -> capture loopback -
+			without analog path
+Mono
+Mono Output
+Multi
+ADC
+Wave
+Music
+I2S
+IEC958
+HDMI
+SPDIF			output only
+SPDIF In
+Digital In
+HDMI/DP			either HDMI or DisplayPort
+===================	=================================================
+
+Exceptions (deprecated)
+-----------------------
+
+=====================================	=======================
+[Analogue|Digital] Capture Source
+[Analogue|Digital] Capture Switch	aka input gain switch
+[Analogue|Digital] Capture Volume	aka input gain volume
+[Analogue|Digital] Playback Switch	aka output gain switch
+[Analogue|Digital] Playback Volume	aka output gain volume
+Tone Control - Switch
+Tone Control - Bass
+Tone Control - Treble
+3D Control - Switch
+3D Control - Center
+3D Control - Depth
+3D Control - Wide
+3D Control - Space
+3D Control - Level
+Mic Boost [(?dB)]
+=====================================	=======================
+
+PCM interface
+-------------
+
+===================	========================================
+Sample Clock Source	{ "Word", "Internal", "AutoSync" }
+Clock Sync Status	{ "Lock", "Sync", "No Lock" }
+External Rate		external capture rate
+Capture Rate		capture rate taken from external source
+===================	========================================
+
+IEC958 (S/PDIF) interface
+-------------------------
+
+============================================	======================================
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Switch		turn on/off the IEC958 interface
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Volume		digital volume control
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Default		default or global value - read/write
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Mask		consumer and professional mask
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Con Mask	consumer mask
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Pro Mask	professional mask
+IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] PCM Stream	the settings assigned to a PCM stream
+IEC958 Q-subcode [Playback|Capture] Default	Q-subcode bits
+
+IEC958 Preamble [Playback|Capture] Default	burst preamble words (4*16bits)
+============================================	======================================