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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: What is the best audio system?
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:13:00
Message-Id: jihgkt$3jf$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] What is the best audio system? by Frank Steinmetzger
1 On 28/02/12 04:30, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
2 > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 08:07:21PM -0600, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
3 >
4 >>>>> Isn't dmix pretty much automatic in als these days? I suspect that's
5 >>>>> how KDE supports multiple audio streams by default.
6 >>>>
7 >>>> Yep, I think it's automatic since alsa 1.0.9 or so.
8 >>>>
9 >>>
10 >>> Yeah, when you wrote dmix the light turned on about how KDE (and I
11 >>> suspect most desktop managers) is likely doing it.
12 >>
13 >> GNOME uses PulseAudio by default, and since 3.0 is actually mandatory.
14 >> I believe Xfce uses PA also, and (please, tell me if I'm wrong) KDE
15 >> also by default uses PA.
16 >
17 > KDE has the phonon layer, which features a PA useflag, but also a flag for
18 > gstreamer and vlc.
19
20 These are not related though. PA is not a substitute for gstreamer or vlc.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What is the best audio system? "Canek Peláez Valdés" <caneko@×××××.com>