From b7a2f0e7f661da43fa54d2d7071d2dd2c41cb285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:37:21 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] alsa: Mention `dmix`.

---
 src/config/media/alsa.md | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/config/media/alsa.md b/src/config/media/alsa.md
index db3713cbe..670d2a2f9 100644
--- a/src/config/media/alsa.md
+++ b/src/config/media/alsa.md
@@ -40,3 +40,16 @@ or specify sound card module order in `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf`:
 ```
 options snd_usb_audio index=0
 ```
+
+## Dmix
+
+The `dmix` ALSA plugin allows playing sound from multiple sources. `dmix` is
+enabled by default for soundcards which do not support hardware mixing. To
+enable it for digital output, edit `/etc/asound.conf`:
+
+```
+pcm.dsp {
+    type plug
+    slave.pcm "dmix"
+}
+```