diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b07bc265..2eccd947 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "alsa"
-version = "0.0.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/plietar/rust-alsa#8c63543fa0ccd971cf15f5675293d19febd6f79e"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
+ "alsa-sys 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "bitflags 0.9.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "libc 0.2.50 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "nix 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -164,6 +167,11 @@ name = "bitflags"
 version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "0.9.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -824,7 +832,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "librespot-playback"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "alsa 0.0.1 (git+https://github.com/plietar/rust-alsa)",
+ "alsa 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "byteorder 1.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "cpal 0.8.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "futures 0.1.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1006,6 +1014,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 0.9.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "cfg-if 0.1.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.50 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "void 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.11.0"
@@ -2181,7 +2200,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum aes-soft 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "cfd7e7ae3f9a1fb5c03b389fc6bb9a51400d0c13053f0dca698c832bfd893a0d"
 "checksum aesni 0.6.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2f70a6b5f971e473091ab7cfb5ffac6cde81666c4556751d8d5620ead8abf100"
 "checksum aho-corasick 0.6.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "81ce3d38065e618af2d7b77e10c5ad9a069859b4be3c2250f674af3840d9c8a5"
-"checksum alsa 0.0.1 (git+https://github.com/plietar/rust-alsa)" = "<none>"
+"checksum alsa 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8fd5a75e70d45a943d2a0a818277e71d6ff777e97358529d6b460d3d4c4d0745"
 "checksum alsa-sys 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b0edcbbf9ef68f15ae1b620f722180b82a98b6f0628d30baa6b8d2a5abc87d58"
 "checksum ansi_term 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ee49baf6cb617b853aa8d93bf420db2383fab46d314482ca2803b40d5fde979b"
 "checksum approx 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "08abcc3b4e9339e33a3d0a5ed15d84a687350c05689d825e0f6655eef9e76a94"
@@ -2196,6 +2215,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum bit-vec 0.4.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "02b4ff8b16e6076c3e14220b39fbc1fabb6737522281a388998046859400895f"
 "checksum bitflags 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "32866f4d103c4e438b1db1158aa1b1a80ee078e5d77a59a2f906fd62a577389c"
 "checksum bitflags 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "aad18937a628ec6abcd26d1489012cc0e18c21798210f491af69ded9b881106d"
+"checksum bitflags 0.9.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4efd02e230a02e18f92fc2735f44597385ed02ad8f831e7c1c1156ee5e1ab3a5"
 "checksum bitflags 1.0.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "228047a76f468627ca71776ecdebd732a3423081fcf5125585bcd7c49886ce12"
 "checksum block-buffer 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "49665c62e0e700857531fa5d3763e91b539ff1abeebd56808d378b495870d60d"
 "checksum block-cipher-trait 0.6.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "1c924d49bd09e7c06003acda26cd9742e796e34282ec6c1189404dee0c1f4774"
@@ -2279,6 +2299,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum multimap 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2eb04b9f127583ed176e163fb9ec6f3e793b87e21deedd5734a69386a18a0151"
 "checksum net2 0.2.33 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "42550d9fb7b6684a6d404d9fa7250c2eb2646df731d1c06afc06dcee9e1bcf88"
 "checksum nix 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d37e713a259ff641624b6cb20e3b12b2952313ba36b6823c0f16e6cfd9e5de17"
+"checksum nix 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a2c5afeb0198ec7be8569d666644b574345aad2e95a53baf3a532da3e0f3fb32"
 "checksum nodrop 0.1.13 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2f9667ddcc6cc8a43afc9b7917599d7216aa09c463919ea32c59ed6cac8bc945"
 "checksum nom 3.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "05aec50c70fd288702bcd93284a8444607f3292dbdf2a30de5ea5dcdbe72287b"
 "checksum num-bigint 0.1.44 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "e63899ad0da84ce718c14936262a41cee2c79c981fc0a0e7c7beb47d5a07e8c1"
diff --git a/playback/Cargo.toml b/playback/Cargo.toml
index 2efd6ca6..02b750d9 100644
--- a/playback/Cargo.toml
+++ b/playback/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ futures = "0.1.8"
 log = "0.3.5"
 byteorder = "1.2.1"
 
-alsa            = { git = "https://github.com/plietar/rust-alsa", optional = true }
+alsa            = { version = "0.2.1", optional = true }
 portaudio-rs    = { version = "0.3.0", optional = true }
 libpulse-sys    = { version = "0.0.0", optional = true }
 jack            = { version = "0.5.3", optional = true }
diff --git a/playback/src/audio_backend/alsa.rs b/playback/src/audio_backend/alsa.rs
index 982a2625..98e7c8f7 100644
--- a/playback/src/audio_backend/alsa.rs
+++ b/playback/src/audio_backend/alsa.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,70 @@
 use super::{Open, Sink};
-use alsa::{Access, Format, Mode, Stream, PCM};
+use alsa::device_name::HintIter;
+use alsa::pcm::{Access, Format, HwParams, PCM};
+use alsa::{Direction, Error, ValueOr};
+use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::io;
+use std::process::exit;
 
 pub struct AlsaSink(Option<PCM>, String);
 
+fn list_outputs() {
+    for t in &["pcm", "ctl", "hwdep"] {
+        println!("{} devices:", t);
+        let i = HintIter::new(None, &*CString::new(*t).unwrap()).unwrap();
+        for a in i {
+            if let Some(Direction::Playback) = a.direction {
+                // mimic aplay -L
+                println!(
+                    "{}\n\t{}\n",
+                    a.name.unwrap(),
+                    a.desc.unwrap().replace("\n", "\n\t")
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn open_device(dev_name: &str) -> Result<(PCM), Box<Error>> {
+    let pcm = PCM::new(dev_name, Direction::Playback, false)?;
+    // http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6735?page=0,1#N0x19ab2890.0x19ba78d8
+    // latency = period_size * periods / (rate * bytes_per_frame)
+    // For 16 Bit stereo data, one frame has a length of four bytes.
+    // 500ms  = buffer_size / (44100 * 4)
+    // buffer_size_bytes = 0.5 * 44100 / 4
+    // buffer_size_frames = 0.5 * 44100 = 22050
+    {
+        // Set hardware parameters: 44100 Hz / Stereo / 16 bit
+        let hwp = HwParams::any(&pcm)?;
+
+        hwp.set_access(Access::RWInterleaved)?;
+        hwp.set_format(Format::s16())?;
+        hwp.set_rate(44100, ValueOr::Nearest)?;
+        hwp.set_channels(2)?;
+        hwp.set_buffer_size_near(22050)?; // ~ 0.5s latency
+        pcm.hw_params(&hwp)?;
+
+        let swp = pcm.sw_params_current()?;
+        swp.set_start_threshold(hwp.get_buffer_size()? - hwp.get_period_size()?)?;
+        pcm.sw_params(&swp)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(pcm)
+}
+
 impl Open for AlsaSink {
     fn open(device: Option<String>) -> AlsaSink {
         info!("Using alsa sink");
 
-        let name = device.unwrap_or("default".to_string());
+        let name = match device.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref) {
+            Some("?") => {
+                println!("Listing available alsa outputs");
+                list_outputs();
+                exit(0)
+            }
+            Some(device) => device,
+            None => "default",
+        }.to_string();
 
         AlsaSink(None, name)
     }
@@ -17,16 +73,9 @@ impl Open for AlsaSink {
 impl Sink for AlsaSink {
     fn start(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         if self.0.is_none() {
-            match PCM::open(
-                &*self.1,
-                Stream::Playback,
-                Mode::Blocking,
-                Format::Signed16,
-                Access::Interleaved,
-                2,
-                44100,
-            ) {
-                Ok(f) => self.0 = Some(f),
+            let pcm = open_device(&self.1);
+            match pcm {
+                Ok(p) => self.0 = Some(p),
                 Err(e) => {
                     error!("Alsa error PCM open {}", e);
                     return Err(io::Error::new(
@@ -36,16 +85,28 @@ impl Sink for AlsaSink {
                 }
             }
         }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn stop(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
+        {
+            let pcm = self.0.as_ref().unwrap();
+            pcm.drain().unwrap();
+        }
         self.0 = None;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn write(&mut self, data: &[i16]) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.0.as_mut().unwrap().write_interleaved(&data).unwrap();
+        let pcm = self.0.as_mut().unwrap();
+        let io = pcm.io_i16().unwrap();
+
+        match io.writei(&data) {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(err) => pcm.try_recover(err, false).unwrap(),
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/playback/src/mixer/alsamixer.rs b/playback/src/mixer/alsamixer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c77d470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playback/src/mixer/alsamixer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use super::AudioFilter;
+use super::{Mixer, MixerConfig};
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use alsa;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct AlsaMixer {
+    config: MixerConfig,
+}
+
+impl AlsaMixer {
+    fn map_volume(&self, set_volume: Option<u16>) -> Result<(u16), Box<Error>> {
+        let mixer = alsa::mixer::Mixer::new(&self.config.card, false)?;
+        let sid = alsa::mixer::SelemId::new(&*self.config.mixer, self.config.index);
+
+        let selem = mixer
+            .find_selem(&sid)
+            .expect(format!("Couldn't find simple mixer control for {}", self.config.mixer).as_str());
+        let (min, max) = selem.get_playback_volume_range();
+        let range = (max - min) as f64;
+
+        let new_vol: u16;
+
+        if let Some(vol) = set_volume {
+            let alsa_volume: i64 = ((vol as f64 / 0xFFFF as f64) * range) as i64 + min;
+            debug!("Mapping volume {:?} ->> alsa {:?}", vol, alsa_volume);
+            selem
+                .set_playback_volume_all(alsa_volume)
+                .expect("Couldn't set alsa volume");
+            new_vol = vol;
+        } else {
+            let cur_vol = selem
+                .get_playback_volume(alsa::mixer::SelemChannelId::mono())
+                .expect("Couldn't get current volume");
+            new_vol = (((cur_vol - min) as f64 / range) * 0xFFFF as f64) as u16;
+            debug!("Mapping volume {:?} <<- alsa {:?}", new_vol, cur_vol);
+        }
+
+        Ok(new_vol)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Mixer for AlsaMixer {
+    fn open(config: Option<MixerConfig>) -> AlsaMixer {
+        let config = config.unwrap_or_default();
+        info!(
+            "Setting up new mixer: card:{} mixer:{} index:{}",
+            config.card, config.mixer, config.index
+        );
+        AlsaMixer { config: config }
+    }
+
+    fn start(&self) {}
+
+    fn stop(&self) {}
+
+    fn volume(&self) -> u16 {
+        match self.map_volume(None) {
+            Ok(vol) => vol,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Error getting volume for <{}>, {:?}", self.config.card, e);
+                0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set_volume(&self, volume: u16) {
+        match self.map_volume(Some(volume)) {
+            Ok(_) => (),
+            Err(e) => error!("Error setting volume for <{}>, {:?}", self.config.card, e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_audio_filter(&self) -> Option<Box<AudioFilter + Send>> {
+        None
+    }
+}
diff --git a/playback/src/mixer/mod.rs b/playback/src/mixer/mod.rs
index a6ba34aa..f19a8661 100644
--- a/playback/src/mixer/mod.rs
+++ b/playback/src/mixer/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pub trait Mixer: Send {
-    fn open() -> Self
+    fn open(Option<MixerConfig>) -> Self
     where
         Self: Sized;
     fn start(&self);
@@ -15,16 +15,39 @@ pub trait AudioFilter {
     fn modify_stream(&self, data: &mut [i16]);
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "alsa-backend")]
+pub mod alsamixer;
+#[cfg(feature = "alsa-backend")]
+use self::alsamixer::AlsaMixer;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MixerConfig {
+    pub card: String,
+    pub mixer: String,
+    pub index: u32,
+}
+
+impl Default for MixerConfig {
+    fn default() -> MixerConfig { MixerConfig {
+        card: String::from("default"),
+        mixer: String::from("PCM"),
+        index: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub mod softmixer;
 use self::softmixer::SoftMixer;
 
-fn mk_sink<M: Mixer + 'static>() -> Box<Mixer> {
-    Box::new(M::open())
+fn mk_sink<M: Mixer + 'static>(device: Option<MixerConfig>) -> Box<Mixer> {
+    Box::new(M::open(device))
 }
 
-pub fn find<T: AsRef<str>>(name: Option<T>) -> Option<fn() -> Box<Mixer>> {
+pub fn find<T: AsRef<str>>(name: Option<T>) -> Option<fn(Option<MixerConfig>) -> Box<Mixer>> {
     match name.as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref) {
         None | Some("softvol") => Some(mk_sink::<SoftMixer>),
+        #[cfg(feature = "alsa-backend")]
+        Some("alsa") => Some(mk_sink::<AlsaMixer>),
         _ => None,
     }
 }
diff --git a/playback/src/mixer/softmixer.rs b/playback/src/mixer/softmixer.rs
index b197f09c..4b969785 100644
--- a/playback/src/mixer/softmixer.rs
+++ b/playback/src/mixer/softmixer.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use super::AudioFilter;
-use super::Mixer;
+use super::{Mixer, MixerConfig};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SoftMixer {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub struct SoftMixer {
 }
 
 impl Mixer for SoftMixer {
-    fn open() -> SoftMixer {
+    fn open(_: Option<MixerConfig>) -> SoftMixer {
         SoftMixer {
             volume: Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0xFFFF)),
         }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 61290fb1..4fec379a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use librespot::connect::discovery::{discovery, DiscoveryStream};
 use librespot::connect::spirc::{Spirc, SpircTask};
 use librespot::playback::audio_backend::{self, Sink, BACKENDS};
 use librespot::playback::config::{Bitrate, PlayerConfig};
-use librespot::playback::mixer::{self, Mixer};
+use librespot::playback::mixer::{self, Mixer, MixerConfig};
 use librespot::playback::player::{Player, PlayerEvent};
 
 mod player_event_handler;
@@ -90,12 +90,13 @@ struct Setup {
     backend: fn(Option<String>) -> Box<Sink>,
     device: Option<String>,
 
-    mixer: fn() -> Box<Mixer>,
+    mixer: fn(Option<MixerConfig>) -> Box<Mixer>,
 
     cache: Option<Cache>,
     player_config: PlayerConfig,
     session_config: SessionConfig,
     connect_config: ConnectConfig,
+    mixer_config: MixerConfig,
     credentials: Option<Credentials>,
     enable_discovery: bool,
     zeroconf_port: u16,
@@ -139,10 +140,28 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
         .optopt(
             "",
             "device",
-            "Audio device to use. Use '?' to list options if using portaudio",
+            "Audio device to use. Use '?' to list options if using portaudio or alsa",
             "DEVICE",
         )
-        .optopt("", "mixer", "Mixer to use", "MIXER")
+        .optopt("", "mixer", "Mixer to use (alsa or softmixer)", "MIXER")
+        .optopt(
+            "m",
+            "mixer-name",
+            "Alsa mixer name, e.g \"PCM\" or \"Master\". Defaults to 'PCM'",
+            "MIXER_NAME",
+        )
+        .optopt(
+            "",
+            "mixer-card",
+            "Alsa mixer card, e.g \"hw:0\" or similar from `aplay -l`. Defaults to 'default' ",
+            "MIXER_CARD",
+        )
+        .optopt(
+            "",
+            "mixer-index",
+            "Alsa mixer index, Index of the cards mixer. Defaults to 0",
+            "MIXER_INDEX",
+        )
         .optopt(
             "",
             "initial-volume",
@@ -208,6 +227,15 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
     let mixer_name = matches.opt_str("mixer");
     let mixer = mixer::find(mixer_name.as_ref()).expect("Invalid mixer");
 
+    let mixer_config = MixerConfig {
+        card: matches.opt_str("mixer-card").unwrap_or(String::from("default")),
+        mixer: matches.opt_str("mixer-name").unwrap_or(String::from("PCM")),
+        index: matches
+            .opt_str("mixer-index")
+            .map(|index| index.parse::<u32>().unwrap())
+            .unwrap_or(0),
+    };
+
     let use_audio_cache = !matches.opt_present("disable-audio-cache");
 
     let cache = matches
@@ -222,8 +250,7 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
                 panic!("Initial volume must be in the range 0-100");
             }
             (volume as i32 * 0xFFFF / 100) as u16
-        })
-        .or_else(|| cache.as_ref().and_then(Cache::volume))
+        }).or_else(|| cache.as_ref().and_then(Cache::volume))
         .unwrap_or(0x8000);
 
     let zeroconf_port = matches
@@ -324,6 +351,7 @@ fn setup(args: &[String]) -> Setup {
         enable_discovery: enable_discovery,
         zeroconf_port: zeroconf_port,
         mixer: mixer,
+        mixer_config: mixer_config,
         player_event_program: matches.opt_str("onevent"),
     }
 }
@@ -335,7 +363,8 @@ struct Main {
     connect_config: ConnectConfig,
     backend: fn(Option<String>) -> Box<Sink>,
     device: Option<String>,
-    mixer: fn() -> Box<Mixer>,
+    mixer: fn(Option<MixerConfig>) -> Box<Mixer>,
+    mixer_config: MixerConfig,
     handle: Handle,
 
     discovery: Option<DiscoveryStream>,
@@ -362,6 +391,7 @@ impl Main {
             backend: setup.backend,
             device: setup.device,
             mixer: setup.mixer,
+            mixer_config: setup.mixer_config,
 
             connect: Box::new(futures::future::empty()),
             discovery: None,
@@ -422,13 +452,14 @@ impl Future for Main {
 
             if let Async::Ready(session) = self.connect.poll().unwrap() {
                 self.connect = Box::new(futures::future::empty());
-                let device = self.device.clone();
-                let mixer = (self.mixer)();
+                let mixer_config = self.mixer_config.clone();
+                let mixer = (self.mixer)(Some(mixer_config));
                 let player_config = self.player_config.clone();
                 let connect_config = self.connect_config.clone();
 
                 let audio_filter = mixer.get_audio_filter();
                 let backend = self.backend;
+                let device = self.device.clone();
                 let (player, event_channel) =
                     Player::new(player_config, session.clone(), audio_filter, move || {
                         (backend)(device)