diff --git a/amixer/amixer.c b/amixer/amixer.c
index c7c879d..2f1521b 100644
--- a/amixer/amixer.c
+++ b/amixer/amixer.c
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ static int info(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const char *control_iface(snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id)
-{
-	return snd_ctl_elem_iface_name(snd_ctl_elem_id_get_interface(id));
-}
-
 static const char *control_type(snd_ctl_elem_info_t *info)
 {
 	return snd_ctl_elem_type_name(snd_ctl_elem_info_get_type(info));
@@ -208,62 +203,6 @@ static int convert_prange(long val, long min, long max)
 #define convert_prange1(val, min, max) \
 	ceil((val) * ((max) - (min)) * 0.01 + (min))
 
-static long get_integer(char **ptr, long min, long max)
-{
-	long val = min;
-	char *p = *ptr, *s;
-
-	if (*p == ':')
-		p++;
-	if (*p == '\0' || (!isdigit(*p) && *p != '-'))
-		goto out;
-
-	s = p;
-	val = strtol(s, &p, 10);
-	if (*p == '.') {
-		p++;
-		strtol(p, &p, 10);
-	}
-	if (*p == '%') {
-		val = (long)convert_prange1(strtod(s, NULL), min, max);
-		p++;
-	}
-	val = check_range(val, min, max);
-	if (*p == ',')
-		p++;
- out:
-	*ptr = p;
-	return val;
-}
-
-static long get_integer64(char **ptr, long long min, long long max)
-{
-	long long val = min;
-	char *p = *ptr, *s;
-
-	if (*p == ':')
-		p++;
-	if (*p == '\0' || (!isdigit(*p) && *p != '-'))
-		goto out;
-
-	s = p;
-	val = strtol(s, &p, 10);
-	if (*p == '.') {
-		p++;
-		strtol(p, &p, 10);
-	}
-	if (*p == '%') {
-		val = (long long)convert_prange1(strtod(s, NULL), min, max);
-		p++;
-	}
-	val = check_range(val, min, max);
-	if (*p == ',')
-		p++;
- out:
-	*ptr = p;
-	return val;
-}
-
 struct volume_ops {
 	int (*get_range)(snd_mixer_elem_t *elem, long *min, long *max);
 	int (*get)(snd_mixer_elem_t *elem, snd_mixer_selem_channel_id_t c,
@@ -476,20 +415,12 @@ static int simple_skip_word(char **ptr, char *str)
 		
 static void show_control_id(snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id)
 {
-	unsigned int index, device, subdevice;
-	printf("numid=%u,iface=%s,name='%s'",
-	       snd_ctl_elem_id_get_numid(id),
-	       control_iface(id),
-	       snd_ctl_elem_id_get_name(id));
-	index = snd_ctl_elem_id_get_index(id);
-	device = snd_ctl_elem_id_get_device(id);
-	subdevice = snd_ctl_elem_id_get_subdevice(id);
-	if (index)
-		printf(",index=%i", index);
-	if (device)
-		printf(",device=%i", device);
-	if (subdevice)
-		printf(",subdevice=%i", subdevice);
+	char *str;
+
+	str = snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_get(id);
+	if (str)
+		printf("%s", str);
+	free(str);
 }
 
 static void print_spaces(unsigned int spaces)
@@ -1086,103 +1017,6 @@ static int selems(int level)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_control_id(const char *str, snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id)
-{
-	int c, size, numid;
-	char *ptr;
-
-	while (*str == ' ' || *str == '\t')
-		str++;
-	if (!(*str))
-		return -EINVAL;
-	snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER);	/* default */
-	while (*str) {
-		if (!strncasecmp(str, "numid=", 6)) {
-			str += 6;
-			numid = atoi(str);
-			if (numid <= 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "amixer: Invalid numid %d\n", numid);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			snd_ctl_elem_id_set_numid(id, atoi(str));
-			while (isdigit(*str))
-				str++;
-		} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "iface=", 6)) {
-			str += 6;
-			if (!strncasecmp(str, "card", 4)) {
-				snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_CARD);
-				str += 4;
-			} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "mixer", 5)) {
-				snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER);
-				str += 5;
-			} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "pcm", 3)) {
-				snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_PCM);
-				str += 3;
-			} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "rawmidi", 7)) {
-				snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_RAWMIDI);
-				str += 7;
-			} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "timer", 5)) {
-				snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_TIMER);
-				str += 5;
-			} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "sequencer", 9)) {
-				snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_SEQUENCER);
-				str += 9;
-			} else {
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-		} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "name=", 5)) {
-			char buf[64];
-			str += 5;
-			ptr = buf;
-			size = 0;
-			if (*str == '\'' || *str == '\"') {
-				c = *str++;
-				while (*str && *str != c) {
-					if (size < (int)sizeof(buf)) {
-						*ptr++ = *str;
-						size++;
-					}
-					str++;
-				}
-				if (*str == c)
-					str++;
-			} else {
-				while (*str && *str != ',') {
-					if (size < (int)sizeof(buf)) {
-						*ptr++ = *str;
-						size++;
-					}
-					str++;
-				}
-			}
-			*ptr = '\0';
-			snd_ctl_elem_id_set_name(id, buf);
-		} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "index=", 6)) {
-			str += 6;
-			snd_ctl_elem_id_set_index(id, atoi(str));
-			while (isdigit(*str))
-				str++;
-		} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "device=", 7)) {
-			str += 7;
-			snd_ctl_elem_id_set_device(id, atoi(str));
-			while (isdigit(*str))
-				str++;
-		} else if (!strncasecmp(str, "subdevice=", 10)) {
-			str += 10;
-			snd_ctl_elem_id_set_subdevice(id, atoi(str));
-			while (isdigit(*str))
-				str++;
-		}
-		if (*str == ',') {
-			str++;
-		} else {
-			if (*str)
-				return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	}			
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int parse_simple_id(const char *str, snd_mixer_selem_id_t *sid)
 {
 	int c, size;
@@ -1231,34 +1065,6 @@ static int parse_simple_id(const char *str, snd_mixer_selem_id_t *sid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_ctl_enum_item_index(snd_ctl_t *handle, snd_ctl_elem_info_t *info,
-				   char **ptrp)
-{
-	char *ptr = *ptrp;
-	int items, i, len;
-	const char *name;
-	
-	items = snd_ctl_elem_info_get_items(info);
-	if (items <= 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < items; i++) {
-		snd_ctl_elem_info_set_item(info, i);
-		if (snd_ctl_elem_info(handle, info) < 0)
-			return -1;
-		name = snd_ctl_elem_info_get_item_name(info);
-		len = strlen(name);
-		if (! strncmp(name, ptr, len)) {
-			if (! ptr[len] || ptr[len] == ',' || ptr[len] == '\n') {
-				ptr += len;
-				*ptrp = ptr;
-				return i;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
 static int cset(int argc, char *argv[], int roflag, int keep_handle)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -1266,10 +1072,6 @@ static int cset(int argc, char *argv[], int roflag, int keep_handle)
 	snd_ctl_elem_info_t *info;
 	snd_ctl_elem_id_t *id;
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_t *control;
-	char *ptr;
-	unsigned int idx, count;
-	long tmp;
-	snd_ctl_elem_type_t type;
 	snd_ctl_elem_info_alloca(&info);
 	snd_ctl_elem_id_alloca(&id);
 	snd_ctl_elem_value_alloca(&control);
@@ -1278,7 +1080,7 @@ static int cset(int argc, char *argv[], int roflag, int keep_handle)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Specify a full control identifier: [[iface=<iface>,][name='name',][index=<index>,][device=<device>,][subdevice=<subdevice>]]|[numid=<numid>]\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (parse_control_id(argv[0], id)) {
+	if (snd_ctl_ascii_elem_id_parse(id, argv[0])) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Wrong control identifier: %s\n", argv[0]);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1303,66 +1105,27 @@ static int cset(int argc, char *argv[], int roflag, int keep_handle)
 		}
 		return err;
 	}
-	snd_ctl_elem_info_get_id(info, id);	/* FIXME: Remove it when hctl find works ok !!! */
-	type = snd_ctl_elem_info_get_type(info);
-	count = snd_ctl_elem_info_get_count(info);
-	snd_ctl_elem_value_set_id(control, id);
-	
 	if (!roflag) {
-		ptr = argv[1];
-		for (idx = 0; idx < count && idx < 128 && ptr && *ptr; idx++) {
-			switch (type) {
-			case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
-				tmp = 0;
-				if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "on", 2) || !strncasecmp(ptr, "up", 2)) {
-					tmp = 1;
-					ptr += 2;
-				} else if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "yes", 3)) {
-					tmp = 1;
-					ptr += 3;
-				} else if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "toggle", 6)) {
-					tmp = snd_ctl_elem_value_get_boolean(control, idx);
-					tmp = tmp > 0 ? 0 : 1;
-					ptr += 6;
-				} else if (isdigit(*ptr)) {
-					tmp = atoi(ptr) > 0 ? 1 : 0;
-					while (isdigit(*ptr))
-						ptr++;
-				} else {
-					while (*ptr && *ptr != ',')
-						ptr++;
-				}
-				snd_ctl_elem_value_set_boolean(control, idx, tmp);
-				break;
-			case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER:
-				tmp = get_integer(&ptr,
-						  snd_ctl_elem_info_get_min(info),
-						  snd_ctl_elem_info_get_max(info));
-				snd_ctl_elem_value_set_integer(control, idx, tmp);
-				break;
-			case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_INTEGER64:
-				tmp = get_integer64(&ptr,
-						  snd_ctl_elem_info_get_min64(info),
-						  snd_ctl_elem_info_get_max64(info));
-				snd_ctl_elem_value_set_integer64(control, idx, tmp);
-				break;
-			case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_ENUMERATED:
-				tmp = get_ctl_enum_item_index(handle, info, &ptr);
-				if (tmp < 0)
-					tmp = get_integer(&ptr, 0, snd_ctl_elem_info_get_items(info) - 1);
-				snd_ctl_elem_value_set_enumerated(control, idx, tmp);
-				break;
-			case SND_CTL_ELEM_TYPE_BYTES:
-				tmp = get_integer(&ptr, 0, 255);
-				snd_ctl_elem_value_set_byte(control, idx, tmp);
-				break;
-			default:
-				break;
+		snd_ctl_elem_value_set_id(control, id);
+		if ((err = snd_ctl_elem_read(handle, control)) < 0) {
+			if (ignore_error)
+				return 0;
+			error("Cannot read the given element from control %s\n", card);
+			if (! keep_handle) {
+				snd_ctl_close(handle);
+				handle = NULL;
 			}
-			if (!strchr(argv[1], ','))
-				ptr = argv[1];
-			else if (*ptr == ',')
-				ptr++;
+			return err;
+		}
+		err = snd_ctl_ascii_value_parse(handle, control, info, argv[1]);
+		if (err < 0) {
+ 			if (!ignore_error)
+				error("Control %s parse error: %s\n", card, snd_strerror(err));
+			if (!keep_handle) {
+				snd_ctl_close(handle);
+				handle = NULL;
+			}
+			return ignore_error ? 0 : err;
 		}
 		if ((err = snd_ctl_elem_write(handle, control)) < 0) {
 			if (!ignore_error)