Re: sound issues
On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:11:18 -0800
Kelly Clowers <kelly.clowers@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 05:35, Raffaele Morelli
> <raffaele.morelli@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > if you want two or more audio apps to share the same sound device, start
> > qjackctl, tell vlc to use jack output module and do the same with other apps
> > if needed.
> >
> > In qjackctl connection panel you should see all your alsa compliant apps
> > listed as readable clients and the sound device as writeable clients.
> >
> > Using skype together with other apps is also possible even if it's a little
> > more tricky, have a look at
> > http://alsa.opensrc.org/Jack_and_Loopback_device_as_Alsa-to-Jack_bridge
> >
> > I can run skype togeter with other jack/alsa compliant apps, record them
> > and/or route audio output between them using Qjackctl.
> >
>
> That sounds excessively complicated. PA will work fine (and automatically),
> it just needs to be setup correctly. I set mine up long ago, and it has never
> given me problems (well, a few times the PA volume got muted and had to
> be unmuted, but that is about it).
I use just plain alsa, and while I don't use skype, multiple
applications can use my sound devices simultaneously. No special
configuration; it just works.
Celejar
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