Jim,

> They use existing software.
...
> Yes I know :-(

You got it. :-)

> The other way is hardware. Use a spare gpio pin to switch on and
> off a ceramic sounder.

Yeah, have been thinking of (something like) that too.   Needs extra
hardware though (not much, but not always available).

And there is ofcourse my own "if some program can do it, why can't I ?"
grumbling.  For some reason I now just have to try my damn best to battle
ALSA to do my bidding.

Yeah, I know.   Stubbornness.  I'm cursed with it. :-(  :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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