Working with GUI, auto loopback creation, soprano streaming

setup_alsa_bridge.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Setup script to make soprano_to_rvc available as an ALSA device for RVC
+
+ASOUND_RC="$HOME/.asoundrc"
+SINK_NAME="soprano_to_rvc"
+
+echo "Setting up ALSA configuration for soprano_to_rvc..."
+
+# Backup existing .asoundrc if it exists
+if [ -f "$ASOUND_RC" ]; then
+    cp "$ASOUND_RC" "${ASOUND_RC}.backup.$(date +%s)"
+    echo "✓ Backed up existing .asoundrc"
+fi
+
+# Check if our configuration already exists
+if grep -q "pcm.soprano_rvc" "$ASOUND_RC" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "✓ Configuration already exists in .asoundrc"
+else
+    echo "Adding ALSA configuration..."
+    
+    cat >> "$ASOUND_RC" << 'EOF'
+
+# Soprano to RVC bridge
+pcm.soprano_rvc {
+    type pulse
+    device soprano_to_rvc.monitor
+    hint {
+        show on
+        description "Soprano TTS to RVC Bridge"
+    }
+}
+
+ctl.soprano_rvc {
+    type pulse
+    device soprano_to_rvc.monitor
+}
+EOF
+    
+    echo "✓ Added ALSA configuration to .asoundrc"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "=" * 70
+echo "Setup complete!"
+echo ""
+echo "The virtual device 'soprano_rvc' is now available as an ALSA device."
+echo ""
+echo "In RVC GUI:"
+echo "  1. Set device type to 'ALSA'"
+echo "  2. Select 'soprano_rvc' or 'Soprano TTS to RVC Bridge' as input"
+echo "  3. Make sure the soprano_to_virtual_sink.py script is running"
+echo ""