CHANNEL OPTIONS

-v

main volume

-b

bass

-c

CD

-i

input gain

-l

line

-m

microphone

-o

output gain

-p

PC speaker

-r

record

-s

synthesizer

-t

treble

-w

PCM

-W

PCM 2

-x

mix monitor

-1

line 1

-2

line 2

-3

line 3

For each channel, q queries, + and - increment and decrement by one, or an amount if one is specified. If no + or - is given after the channel option, a number sets a specific level (monophonically).

OTHER OPTIONS

-C color_scheme_file

specify the name of a file containing a color scheme. This implies -I. The color scheme file may reside in the current working directory or in the aumix data directory, typically /usr/share/aumix or /usr/share/aumix-gtk if you are using the GTK-enabled aumix package. This option can be used to force the ncurses interface with a GTK version. No need to specify a filename in that case.

-d device_file

specify the name of the mixer device (default is /dev/mixer)

-f rc_file

specify file for saving and loading settings

-h

display information on usage

-I

run aumix interactively, using the full-screen ncurses-based interface. This is the default if no options are given, but must be specified in order to have aumix go into interactive mode after doing things non-interactively.
To force use of the ncurses interface with the GTK version, specify -C (no need to give a filename).

-L

load settings from $HOME/.aumixrc, or /etc/aumixrc if the former is inaccessible

-q

query all devices and print their settings

-S

save settings to $HOME/.aumixrc

LAYOUT

The left bank of controls is used for adjusting levels; the right bank is for adjusting balance. Mixing channels not supported by your hardware will not be shown. Mixing channels which are stereo-capable will have balance controls.

KEYS

The following keys control aumix in interactive mode:

page up, page down, up and down cursor

select a new control.

Tab, Enter, <, >, comma and period

toggle between level and balance controls

+, -, [, ], left and right cursor and digits

adjust the setting of the current device. The + and right cursor keys increase the level by 3%; the - and left cursor keys decrease it by the same amount. The [ key sets it to 0% and ] or 0 set it to 100%. The digits 1 to 9 set it to 10% through 90%. The digit 0 sets it to 100% (not 0%). The same keys work analogously on the balance controls.

Space

toggles between record and play for controls which are capable of this.

|

centers the balance of the current device.

K or k

show a description of the functions of keys

L or l

load settings from $HOME/.aumixrc, falling back to /etc/aumixrc

M or m

mute or unmute

O or o

“only”: mute all channels but the current one

S or s

save settings to the rc file

U or u

undo any muting

Q or q

end the program

^L

refresh screen

^Z, ^D and ^C also have their normal function (the screen is refreshed when aumix is brought to the foreground).

MOUSE

In interactive mode, aumix can accept input from the mouse if gpm(8) is running and aumix is compiled with gpm(8) support. If gpm is not running but gpm support is included, the message ‘mouse off’ will appear at the top of the screen, and only keyboard input will be accepted. With gpm(8) running, most functions can be performed through the mouse. The mouse is active whenever one of its buttons is held down. While active, it works in the following ways:

• over a control track, it sets the control to match the position of the mouse cursor.
• over a record/play indicator, it toggles the record/play state.
• over the ‘Quit’, ‘Load’, ‘Save’, ‘Keys’, ‘Mute’, ‘Only’, or ‘Undo’ labels at the top of the screen, it causes those actions to take place.