Re: sound issues

2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com>

>
> Just to clarify with Kelly about what "complicated" stands for :-)
>
> IMHO you are going to get what you want in two steps:
> killall pulseaudio && aptitude install jackd qjackctl
>
> regards
> -r

"what you want" meaning a complicated setup that allows WOW and Skype to
co-exist - but requires you to fiddle with every upgrade, and more
fiddling for every application that requires sound.

With the greatest respect - though you've invested a great deal in the
belief that pulseaudio is bad, it's not a belief shared by the upstream
developers of most applications (or more importantly, Debian).

PA doesn't stop you using JACK - it's one of many sound systems that
work just fine *under* PA (I run Ardour). Contrary to some commentary -
PA is just a foreman, not a wheelbarrow.

There's a number of things that PA can do[*1], that [insert pet sound
system here] can't do. The reverse is not true - because PA allows you
to run [insert pet sound system here].

Kind regards

Hi,

FOA, let's say I am not interested in starting a flame war nor arguing with you or anybody else about jack vs pulse.

jack and PA are completely different (http://jackaudio.org/pulseaudio_and_jack) so there's no use in listing what PA can and can not do
jack is intended for audio pro but it can address low/high level tasks without fiddling with upgrades as you claim.
you run ardour but how many apps are you coupling with it? using jamin? hydrogen? guitarix? synth? well all those apps can be controlled and synced by jack with a high level of complexity in the connection graph. Can you do it with PA (answer to yourserlf)?
belive it or not, pulseaudio does not address pro audio needs
debian devs are right in using PA, they must aim at the average user

last: I have SUGGESTED hime to give it a try (killall pulseaudio != remove pulseaudio)

[insert your favourite pet system sound here]

regards :-)
-r