Documentation:Modules/oss

oss and alsa audio capture support were removed from v4l and v4l2 in VLC 1.0.0, but accesses were provided as sub-modules. To emulate old behaviour, use --input-slave oss:// or --input-slave alsa://. The access module reads from /dev/dsp.

The audio output module has no shortcut. The access module has a shortcut of oss.

Options

Audio output

Module: oss
Type	Audio output
First VLC version	-
Last VLC version	-
Operating system(s)	Linux
Description	Open Sound System audio output
Shortcut(s)	-

• oss-audio-device <string> : OSS device node path default value: ""
• oss-spdif <boolean> : S/PDIF can be used by default when your hardware supports it as well as the audio stream being played default value: disabled

Access

Module: oss
Type	Access
First VLC version	1.0.0
Last VLC version	-
Operating system(s)	Linux
Description	OSS input
Shortcut(s)	-

• oss-stereo <boolean> : Capture the audio stream in stereo default value: enabled
• oss-samplerate <integer> : Sample rate of the captured audio stream, in Hz (eg: 11025, 22050, 44100, 48000) default value: 48000

Source code

• modules/audio_output/oss.c
• modules/access/oss.c

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