[Bug 12706] winealsa.drv: "No master control found" on usb microphone devices

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12706

--- Comment #21 from Nephyrin zey   2010-06-25 18:30:02 ---
(In reply to comment #20)
> (In reply to comment #12)
> > Using the following '.asoundrc' file, i can specify a new default pseudo-device
> > that has my speakers as an output and the USB mic as an input:
> >
> > pcm.!default {
> >         type asym
> >         playback.pcm {
> >                 type plug
> >                 slave.pcm "hw:0,0"
> >         }
> >         capture.pcm {
> >                 type plug
> >                 slave.pcm "hw:2,0"
> >         }
> > }
> >
> > This functions as a workaround and my mic works fine in wine.
>
> This won't work because alsa use ctl.default to find the mixer device and get
> the volume control of the device
>
> In windows , you are allowed to select prefered playback device and capture
> device , but wine only allow you to select sound card

I have been using this method to use my USB mic in both WoW and TF2 on linux
for some time, so it does indeed work. I believe the 'pcm.!default' overrides
the default device, which also applies to ctl.default.