Messages in this thread | | | From | ross@lug ... | Date | Wed, 18 May 2005 02:30:14 -0400 | Subject | Re: software mixing in alsa |
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On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 04:27:44PM -0400, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > I was hoping somebody would explain how to get 'dmix' plugin working in the > kernel - then I could get rid of esd ;) (Note that running something in > userspace that accepts connections, runs dmix on them, and then creates one > thing spewing to /dev/pcm isn't a solution - I've already *got* esd, warts and all)
In all honesty - don't bother. esd does the job better, faster, more flexibly, and without the hassle.
I have spent many hours attempting to get a usable dmix setup working and I just don't think its possible (at least not with my hardware).
I use esd for all "consumer" level audio apps, and jackd for all professional audio apps. This is by far the simplest way to manage audio - I wouldn't waste your time with dmix. After all, what could you do with dmix that you can't do with esd??
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