Audio outputs are devices which actually play the audio chunks produced by MPD. You can configure any number of audio output devices, but there must be at least one. If none is configured, MPD attempts to auto-detect. Usually, this works quite well with ALSA, OSS and on Mac OS X.
To configure an audio output manually, add an
audio_output
block to
mpd.conf
:
audio_output { type "alsa" name "my ALSA device" device "hw:0" }
The following table lists the audio_output
options valid for all plugins:
Name | Description |
---|---|
type
| The name of the plugin. |
name
| The name of the audio output. It is visible to the client. Some plugins also use it internally, e.g. as a name registered in the PULSE server. |
format
| Always open the audio output with the specified audio format (samplerate:bits:channels), regardless of the format of the input file. This is optional for most plugins. |
enabled
yes|no
| Specifies whether this audio output is enabled when MPD is started. By default, all audio outputs are enabled. |
mixer_enabled
yes|no
| Specifies whether the hardware mixer of this audio output should be used. By default, all hardware mixers are enabled if available. |