Re: sound issues
On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 14:38, Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:19:32 -0800
> Kelly Clowers <kelly.clowers@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Okay - so dmix it is; I'm using stock Debian packages for everything,
> with no specific configuration for my setup. I though that dmix was
> some sort of command / daemon / package. But you say it only works on
> occasion? I've never seemed to have any problem with it at all.
I don't know how often it works. All I know is I have seen other people
have problems with it, and I have never had it work on my machines.
So when PA got to the early 0.9 series, I installed it and set it up,
and never looked back.
Cheers,
Kelly Clowers
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