.asoundrc : # Aliases pcm.intel8x0 { type hw card 0 } ctl.intel8x0 { type hw card 0 } # Output stuff pcm.dmixed { type dmix ipc_key 1024 ipc_key_add_uid yes slave { pcm "intel8x0" period_time 0 period_size 256 buffer_size 4096 rate 48000 } } # Input stuff pcm.dsnooped { type dsnoop ipc_key 1027 ipc_key_add_uid yes slave { pcm "intel8x0" period_time 0 period_size 256 buffer_size 4096 rate 48000 } } # Full-duplex stuff pcm.asymed { type asym playback.pcm "dmixed" capture.pcm "dsnooped" } ctl.asymed { type hw card 0 } # Default ALSA device stuff pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "asymed" } # OSS (aoss) stuff pcm.dsp0 { type plug slave.pcm "asymed" } ctl.mixer0 { type hw card 0 } /usr/bin/skype : aoss /opt/skype/skype.bin "$@" 2&>1 /dev/null