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diff --git a/alsa_write.ggo b/alsa_write.ggo
index 371ec89f..84f49d58 100644
--- a/alsa_write.ggo
+++ b/alsa_write.ggo
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
-section "alsa options"
-######################
-
 option "device" d
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "set PCM device"
-	string typestr="device"
-	default="default"
-	optional
+string typestr="device"
+default="default"
+optional
+details="
+	On systems with dmix, a better choice than the default
+	value might be to use \"plug:swmix\".
+"
 
 option "channels" c
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-"number of channels (only necessary for raw
-audio)"
-
-	int typestr="num"
-	default="2"
-	optional
+"specify number of channels"
+int typestr="num"
+default="2"
+optional
+details="
+	This option is only necessary for playing raw audio with
+	para_write.  In all other cases (plaing wav files with
+	para_write or using this writer with para_audiod), the number
+	of channels will be obtained from other resources.
+"
 
 option "samplerate" s
 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-"force given sample rate (only necessary for
-raw audio)"
-
-	int typestr="num"
-	default="44100"
-	optional
+"force given sample rate"
+int typestr="num"
+default="44100"
+optional
+details="
+	Again, it is only necessary to specify this when playing raw
+	audio with para_write.
+"