Instructions on programing alsa?

[lugoteehalt]

I am unable to find a description of alsa's programing language, this sort of stuff:
pcm:hw:0,0{
ttable 1.1 2
constipate{
0 1
1 0
}
}and so on.

I need to know what, for example, 'ttable' means and what is its syntax. This seems to be a state secret. Thanks any help.

[deathadder]

Have you seen these?

http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Documentation
http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/ALSA_Library_API
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/docs/writing-an-alsa-driver/index.html
http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Tutorials_and_Presentations

You might find something useful at the 'Developer Zone' http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Developer_Zone

Apart from that I'd suggest looking at the dev mailing list: http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Mailing-lists

[lugoteehalt]

Great thanks. I'm afraid there's a bit of the 'you have to already know it to find it out' going on. How unusual.:) I'll soldier on.