diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.h b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.h
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.h
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@
 	FEEDER_LAST,
 };
 
+#define FEEDER_F_BITS	"\020"		\
+			"\001ROOT"	\
+			"\002FORMAT"	\
+			"\003MIXER"	\
+			"\004RATE"	\
+			"\005EQ"	\
+			"\006VOLUME"	\
+			"\007MATRIX"
+
 /* feeder_format */
 enum {
 	FEEDFORMAT_CHANNELS
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 	struct snddev_info *d;
 	struct pcm_channel *c;
 	struct pcm_feeder *f;
+	char fmtstr[AFMTSTR_LEN];
 
 	d = device_get_softc(dev);
 	PCM_BUSYASSERT(d);
@@ -89,20 +90,13 @@
 		return (0);
 	}
 
-	if (verbose < 1) {
-		sbuf_printf(s, " (%s%s%s",
-		    d->playcount ? "play" : "",
-		    (d->playcount && d->reccount) ? "/" : "",
-		    d->reccount ? "rec" : "");
-	} else {
-		sbuf_printf(s, " (%dp:%dv/%dr:%dv",
-		    d->playcount, d->pvchancount,
-		    d->reccount, d->rvchancount);
-	}
-	sbuf_printf(s, "%s)%s",
-	    ((d->playcount != 0 && d->reccount != 0) &&
-	    (d->flags & SD_F_SIMPLEX)) ? " simplex" : "",
-	    (device_get_unit(dev) == snd_unit) ? " default" : "");
+	sbuf_printf(s, " (%s%s%s)",
+	    d->playcount ? "play" : "",
+	    (d->playcount && d->reccount) ? "/" : "",
+	    d->reccount ? "rec" : "");
+
+	sbuf_printf(s, "%s",
+	    (device_get_unit(dev) == snd_unit) ? " (default)" : "");
 
 	if (verbose <= 1)
 		return (0);
@@ -110,77 +104,102 @@
 	sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
 	sbuf_printf(s, "snddev flags=0x%b", d->flags, SD_F_BITS);
 
+	sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
+	sbuf_printf(s, "playback channels=[hardware=%d, virtual=%d]",
+	    d->playcount, d->pvchancount);
+
+	sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
+	sbuf_printf(s, "recording channels=[hardware=%d, virtual=%d]",
+	    d->reccount, d->rvchancount);
+
 	CHN_FOREACH(c, d, channels.pcm) {
 		KASSERT(c->bufhard != NULL && c->bufsoft != NULL,
 		    ("hosed pcm channel setup"));
 
 		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "%s", c->name);
 
-		sbuf_printf(s, "%s[%s]: ",
-		    (c->parentchannel != NULL) ?
-		    c->parentchannel->name : "", c->name);
-		sbuf_printf(s, "spd %d", c->speed);
-		if (c->speed != sndbuf_getspd(c->bufhard)) {
-			sbuf_printf(s, "/%d",
-			    sndbuf_getspd(c->bufhard));
+		if (c->parentchannel != NULL) {
+			sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+			sbuf_printf(s, "parent channel=%s",
+			    c->parentchannel->name);
 		}
-		sbuf_printf(s, ", fmt 0x%08x", c->format);
+
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "channel flags=0x%b", c->flags, CHN_F_BITS);
+
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "rate=%d", c->speed);
+		if (c->speed != sndbuf_getspd(c->bufhard))
+			sbuf_printf(s, "/%d", sndbuf_getspd(c->bufhard));
+
+		snd_afmt2str(c->format, fmtstr, sizeof(fmtstr));
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "format=%s", fmtstr);
 		if (c->format != sndbuf_getfmt(c->bufhard)) {
-			sbuf_printf(s, "/0x%08x",
-			    sndbuf_getfmt(c->bufhard));
+			snd_afmt2str(sndbuf_getfmt(c->bufhard), fmtstr,
+			    sizeof(fmtstr));
+			sbuf_printf(s, "/%s", fmtstr);
 		}
-		sbuf_printf(s, ", flags 0x%08x, 0x%08x",
-		    c->flags, c->feederflags);
+
 		if (c->pid != -1) {
-			sbuf_printf(s, ", pid %d (%s)",
-			    c->pid, c->comm);
+			sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+			sbuf_printf(s, "pid=%d (%s)", c->pid, c->comm);
 		}
-		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
 
-		sbuf_printf(s, "interrupts %d, ", c->interrupts);
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "interrupts=%d, ", c->interrupts);
 
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
 		if (c->direction == PCMDIR_REC)	{
 			sbuf_printf(s,
-			    "overruns %d, feed %u, hfree %d, "
-			    "sfree %d [b:%d/%d/%d|bs:%d/%d/%d]",
-				c->xruns, c->feedcount,
-				sndbuf_getfree(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getfree(c->bufsoft),
-				sndbuf_getsize(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getblksz(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getblkcnt(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getsize(c->bufsoft),
-				sndbuf_getblksz(c->bufsoft),
-				sndbuf_getblkcnt(c->bufsoft));
+			    "overruns=%d\n\t\tfeed=%u\n\t\t"
+			    "hfree=%d\n\t\tsfree=%d",
+			    c->xruns, c->feedcount,
+			    sndbuf_getfree(c->bufhard),
+			    sndbuf_getfree(c->bufsoft));
+
 		} else {
 			sbuf_printf(s,
-			    "underruns %d, feed %u, ready %d "
-			    "[b:%d/%d/%d|bs:%d/%d/%d]",
-				c->xruns, c->feedcount,
-				sndbuf_getready(c->bufsoft),
-				sndbuf_getsize(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getblksz(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getblkcnt(c->bufhard),
-				sndbuf_getsize(c->bufsoft),
-				sndbuf_getblksz(c->bufsoft),
-				sndbuf_getblkcnt(c->bufsoft));
+			    "underruns=%d\n\t\tfeed=%u\n\t\tready=%d",
+			    c->xruns, c->feedcount,
+			    sndbuf_getready(c->bufsoft));
 		}
-		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
-
-		sbuf_printf(s, "channel flags=0x%b", c->flags, CHN_F_BITS);
-		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t");
 
-		sbuf_printf(s, "{%s}",
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s,
+		    "hardware buffer=[size=%d, blocksize=%d, blockcount=%d]",
+		    sndbuf_getsize(c->bufhard),
+		    sndbuf_getblksz(c->bufhard),
+		    sndbuf_getblkcnt(c->bufhard));
+
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s,
+		    "software buffer=[size=%d, blocksize=%d, blockcount=%d]",
+		    sndbuf_getsize(c->bufsoft),
+		    sndbuf_getblksz(c->bufsoft),
+		    sndbuf_getblkcnt(c->bufsoft));
+
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "feeder flags=0x%b", c->feederflags, FEEDER_F_BITS);
+
+		sbuf_printf(s, "\n\t\t");
+		sbuf_printf(s, "feeder chain=[%s",
 		    (c->direction == PCMDIR_REC) ? "hardware" : "userland");
 		sbuf_printf(s, " -> ");
+
 		f = c->feeder;
 		while (f->source != NULL)
 			f = f->source;
 		while (f != NULL) {
 			sbuf_printf(s, "%s", f->class->name);
+
 			if (f->desc->type == FEEDER_FORMAT) {
-				sbuf_printf(s, "(0x%08x -> 0x%08x)",
-				    f->desc->in, f->desc->out);
+				snd_afmt2str(f->desc->in, fmtstr, sizeof(fmtstr));
+				sbuf_printf(s, "(%s -> ", fmtstr);
+
+				snd_afmt2str(f->desc->out, fmtstr, sizeof(fmtstr));
+				sbuf_printf(s, "%s)", fmtstr);
 			} else if (f->desc->type == FEEDER_MATRIX) {
 				sbuf_printf(s, "(%d.%d -> %d.%d)",
 				    AFMT_CHANNEL(f->desc->in) -
@@ -196,14 +215,13 @@
 				    FEEDER_GET(f, FEEDRATE_QUALITY),
 				    FEEDER_GET(f, FEEDRATE_SRC),
 				    FEEDER_GET(f, FEEDRATE_DST));
-			} else {
-				sbuf_printf(s, "(0x%08x)",
-				    f->desc->out);
-			}
+			} else
+				sbuf_printf(s, "(0x%08x)", f->desc->out);
+
 			sbuf_printf(s, " -> ");
 			f = f->parent;
 		}
-		sbuf_printf(s, "{%s}",
+		sbuf_printf(s, "%s]",
 		    (c->direction == PCMDIR_REC) ? "userland" : "hardware");
 	}