There is a slight bug in /usr/bin/rec (a symlink) to /usr/bin/play
that causes rec to fail if any (valid) arguments other than the
file to record to are given. A patch follows.

--- play.orig   Sun May  7 00:35:20 2000
+++ play        Sun May  7 00:35:40 2000
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 # a sound file.
 if [ "$program_name" = "rec" ]; then
     echo "Send break (control-c) to end recording"
-    sox $volume $arch_defines $fopts $device "$filename" $effects
+    sox $volume $arch_defines $device $fopts "$filename" $effects
 else
     sox $volume $fopts "$filename" $arch_defines $device $effects
 fi