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On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 08:07:21PM -0600, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: |
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> >>> Isn't dmix pretty much automatic in als these days? I suspect that's |
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> >>> how KDE supports multiple audio streams by default. |
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> >> Yep, I think it's automatic since alsa 1.0.9 or so. |
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> > Yeah, when you wrote dmix the light turned on about how KDE (and I |
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> > suspect most desktop managers) is likely doing it. |
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> GNOME uses PulseAudio by default, and since 3.0 is actually mandatory. |
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> I believe Xfce uses PA also, and (please, tell me if I'm wrong) KDE |
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> also by default uses PA. |
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KDE has the phonon layer, which features a PA useflag, but also a flag for |
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gstreamer and vlc. |
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> dmix *may* be able to handle multiple audio streams (in practice, in |
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> my personal experience, it always requires more work than PA); but it |
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> will never be able to do the other stuff PA handles. |
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This seems like a dumb question (for I was a strict PA denier until recently |
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and have been using alsa-only since always), but does PA handle OSS |
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applications better than alsa/dmix? Whenever I want to use sidplay, which only |
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speaks OSS, I need to stop all other audio programs (e.g. press Stop in the |
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Clementine player if it's only paused), or else /dev/dsp was busy. |
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Gruß | Greetings | Qapla' |
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Disarm! Or else... |
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