espeakup and usb soundcards

[Kyle]

Yes, Arch understands both /etc/asound.conf and ~/.asoundrc. I'm not
sure that the global default should be set to USB speakers though, which
is what would be needed to make espeakup use them. It is probably
possible to put such a setting in /root/.asoundrc, and espeakup may not
have a problem with it. Either way, Pulseaudio will need to be
configured separately, although if it has already been without the USB
audio, it won't use it by default, and configuration of Pulseaudio would
then only be necessary if the default should be changed to the USB speakers.
~Kyle
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