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+This document describes standard names of mixer controls.
+
+Syntax: SOURCE [DIRECTION] FUNCTION
+
+DIRECTION:
+  <nothing>	(both directions)
+  Playback
+  Capture
+  Bypass Playback
+  Bypass Capture
+
+FUNCTION:
+  Switch	(on/off switch)
+  Volume
+  Route		(route control, hardware specific)
+
+SOURCE:
+  Master
+  Master Mono
+  Hardware Master
+  Headphone
+  PC Speaker
+  Phone
+  Phone Input
+  Phone Output
+  Synth
+  FM
+  Mic
+  Line
+  CD
+  Video
+  Zoom Video
+  Aux
+  PCM
+  PCM Front
+  PCM Rear
+  PCM Pan
+  Loopback
+  Analog Loopback	(D/A -> A/D loopback)
+  Digital Loopback	(playback -> capture loopback - without analog path)
+  Mono
+  Mono Output
+  Multi
+  ADC
+  Wave
+  Music
+  I2S
+  IEC958
+
+Exceptions:
+  [Digital] Capture Source
+  [Digital] Capture Switch	(aka input gain switch)
+  [Digital] Capture Volume	(aka input gain volume)
+  [Digital] Playback Switch	(aka output gain switch)
+  [Digital] Playback Volume	(aka output gain volume)
+  Tone Control - Switch
+  Tone Control - Bass
+  Tone Control - Treble
+  3D Control - Switch
+  3D Control - Center
+  3D Control - Depth
+  3D Control - Wide
+  3D Control - Space
+  3D Control - Level
+  Mic Boost [(?dB)]
+
+PCM interface:
+
+  Sample Clock Source	{ "Word", "Internal", "AutoSync" }
+  Clock Sync Status	{ "Lock", "Sync", "No Lock" }
+  External Rate		/* external capture rate */
+  Capture Rate		/* capture rate taken from external source */
+
+IEC958 (S/PDIF) interface:
+
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Switch	/* turn on/off the IEC958 interface */
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Volume	/* digital volume control */
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Default	/* default or global value - read/write */
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Mask		/* consumer and professional mask */
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Con Mask	/* consumer mask */
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] Pro Mask	/* professional mask */
+  IEC958 [...] [Playback|Capture] PCM Stream	/* the settings assigned to a PCM stream */
+  IEC958 Q-subcode [Playback|Capture] Default	/* Q-subcode bits */
+  IEC958 Preamble [Playback|Capture] Default	/* burst preamble words (4*16bits) */