Re: sound issues
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 13:52, Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 13:36:34 -0800
> Kelly Clowers <kelly.clowers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 12:56, Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 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.
>>
>> Either a sound card with hardware mixing, or you got lucky with
>> alsa's dmix. It has been known to work on occasion...
>
> I don't know what dmix is; it doesn't seem to exist on my system. Sound
> hardware is:
>
> 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio
> Controller (rev 03)
>
> I'm pretty sure I had automatic mixing on my previous system, which
> also had some sort of Intel sound, although I don't have the info
> available here ATM.
I doubt that has hardware mixing. Dmix is part of alsa, you should have
it unless you recompiled alsa without it or something.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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