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NAME

       ecasound-iam - ecasound interactive mode

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

       Ecasound  library  contains an interpreter module that understands a set of commands aimed
       at controlling various library services.  This is called  the  ecasound  interactive  mode
       (EIAM). All programs linked to ecasound library can use this facility.

ECI API and return types

       A  special  case of interactive mode use is ecasound’s control interface (ECI), which is a
       small library providing easy access to the  interactive  mode  commands  from  outside  of
       libecasound.  When  issuing inter commands using the control interface, it’s possible that
       commands also return information.  Currently supported return value types are: string [s],
       list  of  strings  [S]  (elements separated by commas; escaped if necessary), integer [i],
       long integer [li] and floating-point number [f]. These  definitions  are  used  throughout
       this  document.  Commands  that  return  nothing (void) are marked with [-]. Additionally,
       return type [e] marks an error condition.  When an interactive mode command results in  an
       error, an error string explaining the condition is returned.

Limitations related to real-time control and modifications

       It’s  not possible to use all interactive mode commands to modify and control objects that
       belong to a connected chainsetup. Ecasound will automatically disconnect (and later try to
       reconnect)  the  chainsetup  in case these commands are received while connected. Commands
       that have this limitation are:

              cs-remove,  cs-set-length,  cs-set-length-samples,  cs-toggle-loop,   cs-set-param,
              cs-option,  c-add,   c-remove,  c-rename,  c-clear,  ai-add,  ai-remove, ai-attach,
              ai-forward,   ai-rewind,    ai-set-position,    ai-set-position-samples,    ao-add,
              ao-add-default,   ao-remove,   ao-attach,   ao-forward, ao-rewind, ao-set-position,
              ao-set-position-samples.

       The following commands may be used on  with  a  connected  chainsetup,  but  they  require
       pausing  the  engine  temporarily (if running) and this can cause audible gaps to playback
       and recording. In practise this means it is currently not possible to add or remove  chain
       operators in a gapless/seamless fashion. The affected commands:

              cop-add, ctrl-add,

       The  following  commands  can  be  used  on  a connected chainsetup and when the engine is
       running (not a complete list but at least these commands are supported):

              cop-set,  copp-set,  ctrlp-set,  c-bypass,   c-muting,   setpos,   cs-set-position,
              *-describe  *-deselect,  *-get,  *-list, *-register *-select, *-selected, *-status,
              dump-*, int-*, jack-*, map-*

GENERAL

       quit, q
              Quit  ecasound  session.  What  this  means  in  practice  depends  on  the  client
              implementation.  In  ecasound  interactive  mode,  ’quit’  terminates  the ecasound
              process. When sent over ecasound server connection (aka NetECI), ’quit’  terminates
              the  active network connection, but does not terminate the ecasound server process.
              [-]

       start, t
              Processing is started (play). Error string is return if any errors upon startup are
              encountered. [e]

       stop, s
              Stop processing. [-]

       stop-sync, s
              Stop  processing  with  a  blocking  call  (do not return until engine has actually
              stopped). [-]

       run    Like ’start’ but blocks until processing is finished. Error string is return if any
              errors upon startup, or during process, are encountered. [e]

       debug ’debug-level’
              Set  debug  level to ’debug-level’. Notice that client programs can reimplement the
              debug routines. [-]

       resource-file ’path-to-file’
              Overrides the global and user resource  files.  Does  not  affect  already  created
              objects.  This  command is equivalent to ’-R’ ecasound option (see ecasound (1) man
              page).

       -prefix:arg1,...,argN
              Equivalent to issuing  ’cs-option  -prefix:arg1,...,argN).  See  documentation  for
              ’cs-option’.

       help’, ’h’
              Help! [-]

GLOBAL

       engine-status
              Returns  a  string describing the engine status (running, stopped, finished, error,
              not ready). See also cs-status. [s]

       engine-launch
              Starts the real-time engine. Engine will execute the currently connected chainsetup
              (see  ’cs-connect). This action does not yet start actual processing (see start and
              stop). When ecasound is used as a JACK client, issuing engine-launch makes ecasound
              an  active  JACK  client  (i.e.  ecasound’s  ports  can  be connected to other JACK
              clients). [-]

       engine-halt
              Stops the engine. Does not disconnect the chainsetup that  was  running.  See  also
              cs-disconnet  and  stop.  When  ecasound is used as a JACK client, engine-halt will
              cause ecasound to become a deactivated client (all JACK connections are torn down).
              [-]

CHAINSETUPS

       Chainsetup  is  the  central data object. All other objects (inputs, outputs, chains, etc)
       are connected to some chainsetup. There can be  many  chainsetups  but  only  one  can  be
       connected.  Similarly  only  one  chainsetup  can  be selected. If not otherwise specified
       operations are done on the selected chainsetup. Some operations also require that selected
       chainsetup is not connected.

       cs-add ’name’
              Adds a new chainsetup with name ’name’. ’name’ is now the selected chainsetup. [-]

       cs-remove
              Removes currently selected chainsetup. [-]

       cs-list
              Returns a list of all chainsetups. [S]

       cs-select ’name’
              Selects chainsetup ’name’. [-]

       cs-selected
              Returns the name of currently selected chainsetup. [s]

       cs-index-select ’cs_index’, cs-iselect ’cs_index’
              Selects  a chainsetup based on a short index string. Chainsetup names can be rather
              long. This command can be used to avoid typing these long names. ’cs_index’  is  an
              integer  value,  where  ’1’  refers  to  the  first audio input/output. You can use
              ’cs-list’ and ’cs-status’ to get a full list of  currently  available  chainsetups.
              [-]

       cs-load ’filename’
              Adds  a  new  chainsetup by loading it from file ’filename’.  ’filename’ is now the
              selected chainsetup. [-]

       cs-save
              Saves the currently selected chainsetup to file. If chainsetup was  loaded  from  a
              file,  the  saved  version  will replace the original. If it doesn’t have a default
              filename, it’s saved to "chainsetup_name.ecs". [-]

       cs-save-as ’filename’
              Saves currently selected chainsetup to file ’filename’. [-]

       cs-edit
              Currently selected chainsetup is saved to a temporary file. This file is loaded  to
              an  external  editor  (see ecasoundrc (5)). After editing, the chainsetup is loaded
              back to ecasound. [-]

       cs-is-valid
              Whether currently selected chainsetup is valid (=can be connected)? [i]

       cs-connect
              Connect currently selected chainsetup to engine.  When  connecting,  all  resources
              (e.g. files, soundcard devices, external programs) needed to execute the chainsetup
              are reserved. Only one chainsetup can be connected  at  a  time.  Error  string  is
              returned  if  connection  fails  (for  instance  due  to  error  in  allocating the
              resources). [e]

       cs-disconnect
              Disconnect currently connected chainsetup.  This  action  will  free  all  external
              resources needed by the chainsetup. [-]

       cs-connected
              Returns the name of currently connected chainsetup. [s]

       cs-rewind ’time-in-seconds’, rewind ’time-in-seconds’, rw ’time-in-seconds’
              Rewinds  the current chainsetup position by ’time-in-seconds’ seconds.  Position of
              all inputs and outputs attached to the selected chainsetup is also affected. [-]

       cs-forward ’time-in-seconds’, forward ’time-in-seconds’, fw ’ttime-in-seconds’
              The current chainsetup position is forwarded by ’time-in-seconds’ seconds. Position
              of all inputs and outputs attached to the selected chainsetup is also affected. [-]

       cs-set-position  ’time-in-seconds’, cs-setpos ’time-in-seconds’, setpos ’time-in-seconds’,
       set-position ’time-in-seconds’
              Sets the chainsetup position  to  ’time-in-seconds’  seconds  from  the  beginning.
              Position  of  all  inputs  and  outputs attached to the selected chainsetup is also
              affected. [-]

       cs-set-position-samples ’time-in-samples’
              Sets the chainsetup position  to  ’time-in-samples’  samples  from  the  beginning.
              Position  of  all  inputs  and  outputs attached to the selected chainsetup is also
              affected. [-]

       cs-get-position, cs-getpos, getpos, get-position
              Returns the current chainsetup position in seconds. [f]

       cs-get-position-samples
              Returns the current chainsetup position in samples. [li]

       cs-get-length, get-length
              Returns the chainsetup length in seconds (if known). [f]

       cs-get-length-samples, get-length-samples
              Returns the chainsetup length in samples (if known). [li]

       cs-set-length ’seconds’
              Sets processing time  in  seconds  (doesn’t  have  to  be  an  integer  value).   A
              special-case  value of ’-1’ will set the chainsetup length according to the longest
              input object. [-]

       cs-set-length-samples ’samples’
              Sets processing time in samples. [-]

       cs-toggle-loop
              Toggle looping. When processing is finished,  engine  will  start  again  from  the
              initial  position.  It’s  not  always  possible to enable looping (for instance all
              inputs and outputs have infinite length and chainsetup length is not explicitly set
              with ’cs-set-length’). [-]

       cs-set-param
              Interpret  general  chainsetup  parameters like for example "-b" (buffersize), "-n"
              (name), etc. See ecasound (1) for more info. [-]

       cs-set-audio-format ’bits,channels,sample_rate’
              Set the default sample parameters for currently selected chainsetup.   For  example
              cd-quality audio would be "16,2,44100". This does the same as command-line argument
              "-f" (see ecasound (1)). [-]

       cs-status, status, st
              Prints out status information about available chainsetup.  Detailed information  is
              printed  out  for  connected  (=available  for running) nd selected (=available for
              editing) chainsetups.  Other  chainsetups  are  listed,  but  further  details  are
              suppressed.  To  get  full  details  of  a  specific  chainsetup,  select  it  with
              ’cs-select’ or ’cs-iselect’, and then issue ’cs-select’. [s]

       cs-option ’-prefix:arg1,...,argN’
              One powerful feature of the interactive-mode is that it  provides  full  access  to
              ecasound’s  command-line  syntax.   For  instance, command "cs-option -efb:400,200"
              means that a bandpass filter is added to the currently selected chain, with initial
              parameters 400 (center frequency) and 200 (width in Hz).

       Note  that  session  level  options  (such  as  setting  debug level) can not be used with
       ’cs-option’ (i.e. only options that modify chainsetups).

       Note! Ecasound interactive mode implicitly interprets all strings beginning with a ’-’  as
       "cs-option string".

CHAINS

       Chain  is  a simple signal flow abstraction. Every chain has one input and one output. All
       chain operators and their controllers are attached to chains. Chains can be muted, unmuted
       and  be  bypassed.  If not otherwise stated, all operations are done to currently selected
       chainsetup.

       c-add ’cname1,...,cnameN’
              Adds a set of chains. Added chains are automatically selected. Note that commas  in
              chain names are not allowed. [-]

       c-remove
              Removes selected chains. [-]

       c-list Returns a list of all chains. [S]

       c-select ’cname1,...,cnameN’
              Selects chains. Other chains are automatically deselected. [-]

       c-index-select ’index1,...,indexN’, c-iselect ’index1,...,indexN’
              Selects  a  set  of  chains  based on the list of indixes. Each index is an integer
              value, where ’1’ refers to the first chain. You can use ’c-list’ and ’c-status’  to
              get a full list of currently available chains. [-]

       c-select-all
              Selects all chains. [-]

       c-select-add ’cname1,...,cnameN’
              Selects more chains. [-]

       c-deselect ’cname1,...,cnameN’
              Deselects chains. [-]

       c-selected
              Returns a list of selected chains. [S]

       c-clear
              Clear  selected  chains  by  removing all chain operators and controllers.  Doesn’t
              change how chains are connected to inputs and outputs. [-]

       c-rename ’new_name’
              Renames the selected chain. When using this command,  exactly  one  chain  must  be
              selected. [-]

       c-mute <on|off|toggle>
              Set  the  mute  state of the currently selected chain. When chain is muted, it will
              only output silence.

       The command takes a single parameter: "on" -> chain is muted,  "off"  ->  not  muted,  and
       "toggle" -> change the muting state.  If parameter is omitted, "toggle" is assumed (muting
       is either enabled or disabled, depending on previous state).

       Control of chain and chain operator muting states is  independent.   If  "c-mute  off"  is
       executed,  the  states  of  individual  cop-bypass  commands will take effect. If chain is
       muted, the chain will output silence irrespective of the individual chain operator  muting
       state. [-]

       c-bypass <on|off|toggle>
              Set  the  bypass  state  of  the  currently selected chain. When chain is bypassed,
              sample data is passed through unprocessed (all chain operators are disabled for the
              given chain).

       The  command  takes a single parameter: "on" -> chain is bypassed, "off" -> no bypass, and
       "toggle" -> change the bypass state.  If parameter is omitted, "toggle" is assumed (bypass
       is either enabled or disabled, depending on previous state).

       Control  of  chain  and  chain  operator bypass states is independent.  If chain bypass is
       disabled, the states of individual cop-bypass commands  will  take  effect.  If  chain  is
       bypassed, all operators are bypassed independetly of their cop-bypass state. [-]

       c-status, cs
              Print status info about all chains. [s]

       c-is-bypassed
              Returns  true  if selected chain is currently bypassed (none of the chain operators
              are run). See ’c-bypass’. [i]

       c-is-mute
              Returns true if selected chain is currently muted (outputs silence as its  output).
              See ’c-mute’. [i]

AUDIO INPUT/OUTPUT OBJECTS

       If  not  otherwise  stated,  all  operations  are  done  to currently selected object. All
       commands with ai- prefix operate on audio inputs,  while  commands  with  ao-  operate  on
       outputs.

       ai-add ’input_format_string’
              Adds a new input object. See ecasound (1) man page for more info about the argument
              format (’-i’ option). Note on syntax: if any of the parameters (such as a filename)
              contains commas, the parameter should be enclosed in double-quotes. [-]

       ao-add ’output_format_string’
              Adds  a  new  output  object.  See  ecasound  (1)  man page for more info about the
              argument format (’-o’ option). If argument is omitted, a default output  device  is
              added  (see  ecasoundrc  (5)).  Note on syntax: if any of the parameters (such as a
              filename) contains commas, the parameter should be enclosed in double-quotes. [-]

       ao-add-default
              Adds the default output device (see ecasoundrc (5)). [-]

       ai-describe, ao-describe
              Returns  a  Ecasound  Option  Syntax  (EOS)   compliant   string   describing   the
              input/output.  See  the  Ecasound User’s Guide for more information about EOS. This
              command was introduced in ecasound 2.4.4. [s]

       ai-select ’aobject_name’, ao-select ’aobject_name’
              Selects an audio object. ’aobject_name’ refers to the string used when creating the
              object  (the  first  argument  given  to  ai-add/ao-add).  Note that as a important
              difference to ai-add/ao-add, one should not  enclose  the  object  name  in  double
              quotes  for ai-select/ao-select. In the case a chainsetup contains multiple inputs,
              or outputs, with identical name, ’ai-select’ and ’ao-select’ will select the  first
              matching  instance.  In  order  to select a specific instance, the ’ai-iselect’ and
              ’ao-iselect’ commands need to be used. [-]

       ai-index-select    ’aobject_index’,    ai-iselect     ’aobject_index’,     ao-index-select
       ’aobject_index’, ao-iselect ’aobject_index’
              Select  some  audio object based on a short index string. Especially file names can
              be rather long. This command can be used to avoid  typing  these  long  names  when
              selecting  audio  objects. ’aobject_index’ is an integer value, where ’1’ refers to
              the first audio input/output.  You can use ’ai-list’ and ’ao-list’ to  get  a  full
              list of currently available inputs/outputs. [-]

       ai-selected, ao-selected
              Returns the name of the currently selected audio object. [s]

       ai-attach, ao-attach
              Attaches the currently selected audio object to all selected chains. [-]

       ai-remove, ao-remove
              Removes the currently selected audio object from the chainsetup. [-]

       ai-forward ’time_in_seconds’, ai-fw ’time_in_seconds’, ao-forward ’time_in_seconds’, ao-fw
       ’time_in_seconds’
              Selected audio object is forwarded by ’time-in-seconds’ seconds.   Time  should  be
              given as a floating point value (eg. 0.001 is the same as 1ms). [-]

       ai-rewind  ’time_in_seconds’,  ai-rw ’time_in_seconds’, ao-rewind ’time_in_seconds’, ao-rw
       ’time_in_seconds’
              Selected audio object is rewinded by ’time-in-seconds’  seconds.   Time  should  be
              given as a floating point value (eg. 0.001 is the same as 1ms). [-]

       ai-setpos      ’time_in_seconds’,     ai-set-position     ’time_in_seconds’,     ao-setpos
       ’time_in_seconds’, ao-set-position ’time_in_seconds’
              Set audio object position to ’time_in_seconds’. [-]

       ai-set-position-samples ’time_in_samples’, ao-set-position-samples ’time_in_samples’
              Set audio object position to ’time_in_samples’. [-]

       ai-getpos, ai-get-position, ao-getpos, ao-get-position
              Returns the audio object position in seconds. [f]

       ai-get-position-samples, ao-get-position-samples
              Returns the audio object position in samples. [li]

       ai-get-length, ao-get-length
              Returns the audio object length in seconds. [f]

       ai-get-length-samples, ao-get-length-samples
              Returns the audio object length in samples. [li]

       ai-get-format, ao-get-format
              Returns the audio format of the selected audio input/output as a formatted  string.
              See documentation for ’-f’ command-line option. [s]

       ai-list, ao-list
              Returns a list of all input/output objects. [S]

       aio-register
              Prints a list of registered audio object types. [s]

       aio-status
              Audio object status (index strings, position, length, etc). [s]

CHAIN OPERATORS

       Chain operators are used to process and analyze sample data.  They are attached to chains.
       If not  otherwise  stated,  currently  selected  chainsetup  and  chain  are  used.  Also,
       ’chainop_id’ and ’param_id’ are used to select chain operators and their parameters. First
       valid value for these parameters is 1.

       cop-add ’cop_format_string’
              Adds a new chain operator. In addition to normal chain operators, this command  can
              also be used to add effect presets and various plugins. Note; it is not possible to
              add operators to multiple chains at once. In other words only one chain  should  be
              selected when issuing ’cop-add’.  See ecasound (1) man page for more info. [-]

       cop-bypass <on|off|toggle>
              Set the bypass state of the currently selected chain operator.  The command takes a
              single parameter: "on" -> operator is bypassed, "off" -> no bypass, and "toggle" ->
              change  the  bypass state.  If parameter is omitted, "toggle" is assumed (bypass is
              either enabled or disabled, depending on previous state). [-]

       cop-is-bypassed
              Returns true if selected chain operator is currently bypassed (temporarily not part
              of the processing chain). [i]

       cop-describe
              Returns  a  Ecasound  Option  Syntax  (EOS)  compliant  string describing the chain
              operator. See the Ecasound User’s  Guide  for  more  information  about  EOS.  This
              command was introduced in ecasound 2.4.4. [s]

       cop-remove
              Removes the selected chain operator. [-]

       cop-list
              Returns a list of all chain operators attached to the currently selected chain. [S]

       cop-select ’param_id’, cop-index-select ’param_id’, cop-iselect ’param_id’
              Selects a chain operator. [-]

       cop-selected
              Returns the index number of currently selected chain operator. [i]

       cop-set ’chainop_id,param_id,value’
              Changes the value of a single chain operator parameter. Unlike other chain operator
              commands, this can also be used during processing.  See also ’cop-get’. [-]

       cop-get ’chainop_id,param_id’
              Returns the current value of chain operator parameter  identified  by  ’chainop_id’
              and   ’param_id’.  This  command  is  a  shorthand  for  ’cop-select  chainop_id  ;
              copp-iselect param_id ; copp-get’. [f]

       cop-status
              Returns info about chain operator status. [s]

       copp-list
              Returns a list of selected chain operator’s parameters. [S]

       copp-select ’param_id’, copp-index-select ’param_id’, copp-iselect ’param_id’
              Selects a chain operator parameter. [-]

       copp-selected
              Returns the index number of currently selected chain operator parameter. [i]

       copp-set ’value’
              Sets the selected parameter value to ’value’. [-]

       copp-get
              Returns the selected parameter value. See also ’cop-get’. [f]

       cop-register
              Prints a list of registered chain operators. [s]

       preset-register
              Prints a list of registered effect presets. [s]

       ladspa-register
              Prints a list of registered LADSPA plugins. [s]

CONTROLLERS

       Controllers are used to control individual chain operator parameters.  They  are  attached
       to chains. If not otherwise stated, currently selected chainsetup and chains are used.

       ctrl-add ’copc_format_string’
              Adds  a  new  controller  and  attach  it to currently selected chain operator. The
              argument    syntax    is    either     "-<id_string>:par1,...,parN"     or     just
              "<id_string>:par1,...,parN".  If  parameter  itself  contains commas, the parameter
              should be enclosed in double-quotes.  See ecasound (1) man page for more info. [-]

       ctrl-describe
              Returns a Ecasound Option Syntax (EOS) compliant string describing the  controller.
              See  the  Ecasound  User’s  Guide  for more information about EOS. This command was
              introduced in ecasound 2.4.4. [s]

       ctrl-remove
              Removes the selected controller. [-]

       ctrl-list
              Returns a list of all controllers attached to the currently selected chain. [S]

       ctrl-select ’param_id’, ctrl-index-select ’param_id’, ctrl-iselect ’param_id’
              Selects a controller. [-]

       ctrl-selected
              Returns the index number of currently selected controller. [i]

       ctrl-status
              Returns info about controller status. [s]

       ctrl-register
              Prints a list of registered controllers. [s]

       ctrl-get-target
              Returns the index number of the chain operator that is connected  to  the  selected
              controller.  The  returned  index  refers  to  the  currently  selected  chain (see
              ’cop-list’). [i]

       ctrlp-list
              Returns a list of  all  controller  parameters.  This  command  was  introduced  in
              ecasound 2.4.2. [S]

       ctrlp-select
              Selects a controller parameter. This command was introduced in ecasound 2.4.2. [-]

       ctrlp-selected
              Returns  the  index number of currently selected controller parameter. This command
              was introduced in ecasound 2.4.2. [i]

       ctrlp-get
              Returns the selected controller parameter value. This  command  was  introduced  in
              ecasound 2.4.2. [f]

       ctrlp-set
              Sets  the  selected  controller  parameter  value  to  ’value’.  This  command  was
              introduced in ecasound 2.4.2. [-]

JACK CONNECTION MANAGEMENT

       If Ecasound is compiled with support for JACK audio server, the following set of  commands
       is provided for controlling connections between JACK ports.

       jack-connect ’src-port’ ’dest-port’
              Make  a  connection  between  the  two  ports  given as parameters. This command is
              similar to the ’jack_connect’ command line  tool  that  is  distributed  with  JACK
              package. [-]

       jack-disconnect ’src-port’ ’dest-port’
              Disconnect  the  two  ports  given  as  parameters.  This command is similar to the
              ’jack_disconnect’ command line tool that is distributed with JACK package. [-]

       jack-list-connections
              Returns a list of all JACK ports and a list of  connections  for  each  port.  This
              command is similar to the ’jack_lsp’ command line tool (e.g. ’jack_lsp -c’) that is
              distributed with JACK package. [s]

INTERNAL COMMANDS

       Internal commands are not directly aimed at normal use. They are primarily meant  for  use
       in scripting and frontends.

       int-cmd-list
              Returns a list of all registered interactive mode commands. [S]

       int-log-history
              Returns  recent  log  messages sent by libecasound modules. This is a good tool for
              debugging ECI/EIAM  scripts  and  applications.  This  command  was  introduced  in
              ecasound 2.4.0. [s]

       int-output-mode-wellformed
              Select the well-format output format for log messages. [-]

       int-set-float-to-string-precision
              Sets  precision  used  in  float to text conversions. Note that this can be used to
              control the precision of float return values for ECI commands. [-]

       int-set-log-history-length
              Sets the log history length. Defaults to 0 items.  This command was  introduced  in
              ecasound 2.4.0. [-]

       int-cmd-version-string
              Returns ecasound interactive mode parser version string. [s]

       int-cmd-version-lib-current
              Returns ecasound interactive mode library interface version (libtool). [i]

       int-cmd-version-lib-revision
              Returns ecasound interactive mode library interface revision (libtool). [i]

       int-cmd-version-lib-age
              Returns ecasound interactive mode library interface age (libtool). [i]

OBJECT MAPS

       Object  maps  are  central  repositories  for commonly used object types.  By querying the
       maps, applications can get a list of all registered object types and their properties.

       map-cop-list
              Prints a list of registered chain operators using the format specified  in  section
              OPERATOR DESCRIPTIONS. [s]

       map-preset-list
              Prints  a  list  of registered effect presets using the format specified in section
              OPERATOR DESCRIPTIONS. [s]

       map-ladspa-list
              Prints a list of registered LADSPA plugins using the format  specified  in  section
              OPERATOR DESCRIPTIONS. [s]

       map-ladspa-id-list
              Prints  a  list  of registered LADSPA plugins using the format specified in section
              OPERATOR DESCRIPTIONS.  Numerical LADPSA plugin identifiers are used. [s]

       map-ctrl-list
              Prints a list of registered controllers  using  the  format  specified  in  section
              OPERATOR DESCRIPTIONS. [s]

DUMP COMMANDS

       The  following  dump  commands  are not meant for normal use.  Their primary purpose is to
       provide an easy way to get internal state information from libecasound. All dump  commands
       output  a  single  line with syntax "key value" to the selected output stream (defaults to
       stdout).

       dump-target ’filename’
              Set target stream for dumping. [-]

       dump-status
              Dumps engine status - ’running’, ’stopped’, ’finished’ or ’notready’. [-]

       dump-position
              Dumps  the  global  position.   Printed   in   seconds   using   a   floating-point
              representation. [-]

       dump-length
              Dumps  the  overall  processing  length.  Printed in seconds using a floating-point
              representation. [-]

       dump-cs-status
              Dumps status string for the currently selected chainsetup - ’connected’, ’selected’
              or an empty string. [-]

       dump-c-selected
              Dumps the name of currently selected chain. [-]

       dump-ai-selected
              Dumps  label  of  currently selected audio input. If no input is selected, dumps an
              empty string. [-]

       dump-ai-position
              Dumps position of currently selected audio inputs.  Printed  in  seconds,  using  a
              floating-point representation. [-]

       dump-ai-length
              Dumps  length  of  currently  selected  audio  input.  Printed  in seconds, using a
              floating-point representation. [-]

       dump-ai-open-state
              Dumps audio input state info. Either ’open’ or ’closed’. [-]

       dump-ao-selected
              Dumps label of currently selected audio output. If no output is selected, dumps  an
              empty string. [-]

       dump-ao-position
              Dumps  position  of  currently  selected audio outputs. Printed in seconds, using a
              floating-point representation. [-]

       dump-ao-length
              Dumps length of currently selected  audio  output.  Printed  in  seconds,  using  a
              floating-point representation. [-]

       dump-ao-open-state
              Dumps audio output state info. Either ’open’ or ’closed’. [-]

       dump-cop-value ’chainop,param’
              Dumps  chain  operator  parameter  value.  ’chainop’  and  ’param’ are operator and
              parameter index values (1...n). [-]

OPERATOR DESCRIPTIONS

       The map-xxx-list commands return a string containing all registered objects of  the  given
       type xxx. Each line of the output describes one registered type. The used syntax is:

              ’keyword,name,description,num_of_params,par1_def,par2_def,...’

              parX_def  describes  one  object  parameter.  This  definition  is  present for all
              parameters of the described object type.  The used syntax is:

              ’name,description,defaultvalue,upper_bound_flag,upper_bound,
              lower_bound_flag,lower_bound,toggled_flag,integer_flag,
              logarithmic_flag,output_flag’

              For  exact  descriptions  of   these   fields,   please   see   the   header   file
              ecasound/libecasound/eca-operator.h.

DEPRECATED COMMANDS

       Use  of  following commands is deprecated. They still work in current version of Ecasound,
       but will be dropped in the future:

              ai-wave-edit, ao-wave-edit

SEE ALSO

       ecasound (1), ecatools (1), ecasoundrc (5)

AUTHOR

            Kai Vehmanen, <kvehmanen -at- eca -dot- cx <kvehmanen -at- eca -dot- cx>>

                                            03.06.2012                            ecasound-iam(1)