Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:36:14 +0100 | From | Lionel Bouton <> | Subject | Re: AWE64 Duplex not working with 2.4.17 |
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rdicaire@ardynet.com wrote:
> I have installed an SB AWE 64, kernel is 2.4.17, audio works fine, but I > cannot play > simultaneous multpile wav or mp3 files, errors reported that something > else has the device open already. >
This is an hardware limitation. AWE series don't support multiple PCM streams. So mixing multiple PCM streams must be done in software. Use either esd, artsd, ...
You could imagine a driver based software mixing but : - it would make drivers far more complex -> more bug-prone, - it may pose performance/feasability problems when your apps need accurate timings (Video/audio sync for example).
LB.
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