Lee Revell wrote: > On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 10:20 -0700, Bob wrote: >> Lee Revell wrote: >>> On Mon, 2006-10-02 at 14:00 +0300, Martin Ivanov wrote: >>>> Hello! >>>> I am running Slackware Linux 10.2 with kernel 2.4.31 >>>> My question is as follows: >>>> When I listen to music for example in xine or any other player, no other sound application is able to run, for example if I am listening to music and someone try to call me in skype, he can not do that. I have noticed that at X shoutdown alsa complains about being unable to open slave. >>>> In windows one can play several sound applications simultaneously. I do not believe it is impossible in Slackware. >>>> I would be thankful if you suggest me some solution. >>>> I thank you in advance. >>>> >>> Your ALSA version is probably too old. This should work by default in >>> ALSA 1.0.9 or later. >> I _thought_ I'd asked the same question in regard to my newly installed >> soundcard and was told about all the different programs which don't play >> nicely with ALSA. However, I am running ALSA 1.0.9b and I WAS getting >> multiple input via my cheap builtin motherboard soundcard. But, with the >> new card (maudio audiophile 2496) I get only one application at a time. >> Just like the OP on this thread. >> >> I think there is a minor config issue, but damned if I can figure out what. > > You need a newer version than 1.0.9b to get automatic mixing with that > card. Okay. But since the OP did not mention a specific sound card I assumed that you meant that mixing didn't work until 1.0.9 ... and that it did on 1.0.9 and later. I guess the part that I don't get is why the card would make a difference ... doesn't alsa just take multiple inputs from the sound port and mix them and then output to the card? After all, isn't that what a software abstraction layer is for? -- Bob van der Poel ** Wynndel, British Columbia, CANADA ** EMAIL: bvdp@xxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://users.xplornet.com/~bvdp ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
