the user space library that developers compile ALSA applications against
The alsa-lib is a library to interface with ALSA in the Linux kernel and virtual devices using a plugin system. More detail: https://alsa.opensrc.org/Alsa-lib
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The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) Use Case Manager configuration contains alsa-lib configuration of Audio input/output names and routing