> The only thing "plug:" would do that mmdevapi would need is sample type > conversion.
Not only sample type, but sample rate to. For example, dmix plugin have predefined samplerate for mixing, so if WINE send other samplerate to it without "plug:" wrapper, in best case you will get error message and no sound. > FWIW, my custom dmix device for 5.1 Surround output shows up in aplay -L with > a colon, as it's defined to accept arguments for the output device instead of > hardcoding one, and neither plain 'dmix' or 'default' get listed. The only > name without a colon is 'null'. Seems like devices without a colon in names is only devices defined in /etc/asound.conf or in ~/.asoundrc > dmix51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=1 > HDA NVidia, ALC888 Digital > Direct sample mixing device (5.1 Surround) > > All but "dmix51:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0" is completely useless Do you can play wav mono 11025Hz directly to your dmix51 device? Without "plug:" wrapper? With my soundcard I can't. So I can enumerate dmix*: devices to, I even can enumerate all devices, but I see almost no sence in this.
