RE: multithreading sounds
I don't have this problem, I can play multiple wav, mp3 etc.
simultaneously.
I am using woody with linux 2.4.14, emu10k1.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paolo Falcone [SMTP:fallenlordx@edsamail.com.ph]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 6:25 AM
> To: Debian Users Mailing List
> Subject: multithreading sounds
>
> Hello.
>
> When I was still using RedHat Linux, I remember that it was possible
> to multithread the sounds (playing multiple sound files is possible,
> as threads are instantiated to use the sound device).
>
> As I upgraded my machine and motherboard and switched to Debian, I
> can't anymore multithread the sound. Playing one sound file locks
> the sound card device solely for the requesting process.
>
> Question: how do I fix this, to enable multiple processes requesting
> the sound device to multi-thread? Or is it outside Linux already?
> I'm really interested to find out since I'll be using my machine
> for a multi-media demo, specifically playing Xinerama, Xtheater
> and XMMS concurrently, without any of these applications to be
> treated as a heavy-weight process, effectively locking the sound
> device to any of them.
>
> I suspect also that if it is not the OS, then it might be the BIOS
> that is the culprit. Does IRQ sharing have anything to do with this?
> I noticed also that my same setup doesn't play the sounds in
> Windows (it mentions that the sound card is in use though there is
> no user process requesting it).
>
> Any enlightenment would be appreciated (as well as will give me
> enough time to re-hack BIOS or send my box to the repair shop before
> the demo on Tuesday). Thanks!
>
>
> Paolo Falcone
>
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