[alsa-devel] mixer controls not detected for class compliant USB audio interface (RME Babyface Pro)

Be be.0 at gmx.com
Thu Dec 17 06:06:09 CET 2015


Hello, I recently got a USB audio class compliant RME Babyface Pro 
interface. I previously posted about an issue getting all of the 
channels to work, but that ended up being an issue with PortAudio that 
is trivial to work around. Anyway, there is still the issue that the 
device's mixer controls are not detected by Linux. alsamixer sees no 
controls at all. The mixer controls must be accessible in the device's 
class compliant mode because the manufacturer's iPad mixer program can 
control its mixer and onboard DSP effects. I have attached lsusb -vvv 
output for the device. Below is dmesg output when the device is plugged in:

[191013.268711] usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 11 using 
ehci-pci
[191013.355392] usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2a39, 
idProduct=3fb0
[191013.355403] usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, 
SerialNumber=3
[191013.355409] usb 2-1.2: Product: Babyface Pro (70785713)
[191013.355413] usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: RME
[191013.355417] usb 2-1.2: SerialNumber: 9399A998B9CB3C8
[191013.360347] usb 2-1.2: unit 2 not found!
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Bus 002 Device 010: ID 2a39:3fb0  
Device Descriptor:
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  bcdUSB               2.00
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  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x2a39 
  idProduct          0x3fb0 
  bcdDevice            0.01
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  iProduct                2 Babyface Pro (70785713)
  iSerial                 3 9399A998B9CB3C8
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      (Bus Powered)
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          Clock Frequency Control (read/write)
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          bDescriptorType        37
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        bFormatType             1
        bmFormats         0x00000001
          PCM
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        bmChannelConfig   0x00000000
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        bDescriptorType        36
        bDescriptorSubtype      2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
        bFormatType             1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
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          bDescriptorType        37
          bDescriptorSubtype      1 (EP_GENERAL)
          bmAttributes         0x00
          bmControls           0x00
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        bDescriptorType         5
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          Transfer Type            Isochronous
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Feedback
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0004  1x 4 bytes
        bInterval               4
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      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        2
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           0
      bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
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      bInterfaceProtocol     32 
      iInterface              0 
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      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        2
      bAlternateSetting       1
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         1 Audio
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      bInterfaceProtocol     32 
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        bDescriptorType        36
        bDescriptorSubtype      1 (AS_GENERAL)
        bTerminalLink           6
        bmControls           0x00
        bFormatType             1
        bmFormats         0x00000001
          PCM
        bNrChannels            12
        bmChannelConfig   0x00000000
        iChannelNames           0 
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        bDescriptorType        36
        bDescriptorSubtype      2 (FORMAT_TYPE)
        bFormatType             1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
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        bBitResolution         24
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          bDescriptorType        37
          bDescriptorSubtype      1 (EP_GENERAL)
          bmAttributes         0x00
          bmControls           0x00
          bLockDelayUnits         0 Undefined
          wLockDelay              0
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      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        2
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      bNumEndpoints           1
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        bDescriptorSubtype      1 (AS_GENERAL)
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          PCM
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          Front Right (FR)
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        bFormatType             1 (FORMAT_TYPE_I)
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        AudioControl Endpoint Descriptor:
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          bDescriptorType        37
          bDescriptorSubtype      1 (EP_GENERAL)
          bmAttributes         0x00
          bmControls           0x00
          bLockDelayUnits         0 Undefined
          wLockDelay              0
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      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        3
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
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      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
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        bDescriptorType        36
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        bDescriptorSubtype      3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
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        BaSourcePin( 0)         1
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        bDescriptorType        36
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        bJackType               1 Embedded
        bJackID                 5
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        bDescriptorSubtype      3 (MIDI_OUT_JACK)
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        BaSourcePin( 0)         1
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        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x07  EP 7 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
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          Usage Type               Data
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        bInterval               0
        bRefresh                0
        bSynchAddress           0
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          bDescriptorType        37
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        bRefresh                0
        bSynchAddress           0
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          bDescriptorType        37
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Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
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  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass          239 Miscellaneous Device
  bDeviceSubClass         2 
  bDeviceProtocol         1 Interface Association
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      0
Device Status:     0x0e00
  (Bus Powered)


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