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Michael edited this page Jul 15, 2025 · 33 revisions

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piaudio started from Amiga command

# install the needed audio plugins:

sudo apt-get install alsa-base alsa-utils libasound2-plugins

# create a new file 'asound.conf':

sudo nano /etc/alsa/conf.d/asound.conf

# Copy and paste all text below to the empty file:

pcm.!amiga {\
        type plug\
        slave {\
            pcm pipe\
            format s8\
            rate 18000\
            channels 2\
        }\
        hint {\
            description "Play audio to Amiga using A314"\
        }\
    }\
    pcm.pipe {\
        type file\
        format raw\
        file "/tmp/piaudio_pipe"\
        slave.pcm null\
    }

# Save and exit by pressing <ctrl+x>, then press <y>, and hit <enter>

# Create a empty .asoundrc to prevent asound.conf to be overwritten by other instances:

sudo touch /home/pi/.asoundrc

# make it readable only

sudo chmod a-w /home/pi/.asoundrc

allmp3

mpg123 started from Amiga Shell

# make an Update

sudo apt update

# Install mpg123 for mp3 playback:

sudo apt install mpg123

# To make it easier to “play all” with mpg123, you have to create an executable bash file.

sudo su

# Copy and paste all text below, and hit <enter>:

echo '#\!/bin/sh' > /usr/local/bin/playmusic

echo 'mpg123 -a amiga ./Music/*.mp3' >> /usr/local/bin/playmusic

# Make this file executable for all users:

chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/playmusic

Press <ctrl+d> to exit su (super user) promt.

# After starting "PiAudio" command from CLI now you can play mp3 Music from Pi Music folder on your Amiga.

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