Re: gnome sound server monopolizing alsa's audio

[rvf@linux.wku.edu ( Rob VanFleet)]

On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 08:11:10AM -0500, Laurence J. Lane wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 06:29:15AM -0600,  Rob VanFleet wrote:
> 
> > Is this a known bug, and if so, is there a workaround?  I tried
> > searching the BTS, but I wasn't really sure which package to look for.
> 
> Any given program can hog a single DSP. 

I guess my question is, since the sound server isn't always playing
sounds, shouldn't it relinquish control between events?  

> Here are a few workarounds:
> 
>   A) hardware that supports opening the DSP multiple times
>   B) hardware with multiple DSPs or multiple sound cards
>   C) software mixers (artsd, esound, etc)
>   D) alsa's dmix plug-in (see the alsa wiki for details)

dmix sounds interesting, I'll check that out.  Thanks.

Rob