Paolo, On 2015-10-06 21:34, Paolo Bolzoni wrote: > It is meant to use skype without pulse audio, but it might help you? > https://github.com/i-rinat/apulse I am not sure how Skype came into the discussion - I don't use it . . Thanks, Phil. > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Philip Rhoades <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> Chris, >> >> >> On 2015-09-27 00:23, chris hermansen Sat wrote: >>> Phil and list, >>> >>> On Sep 26, 2015 03:21, "Philip Rhoades" <p...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> People, >>>> >>>> Years ago when I needed to simplify things to solve audio hardware >>>> problems, I had to remove PA - and for every new version ever since >>>> I >>>> have automatically uninstalled it to continue to keep things as >>>> simple >>>> as possible - which generally works well for me. Mostly I play >>>> audio >>>> and video stuff from the CLI with mplayer but on odd occasions, like >>>> when I want to listen to a long audio book, it is more convenient to >>>> use >>>> QuodLibet which remembers where I am up to on the MP3. However I >>>> have >>>> found that if I forget to exit QL, then mplayer does not work . . I >>>> guess there is no solution to having multiple players open at the >>>> same >>>> time - but not playing at the same time - and being able to switch >>>> between them without reinstalling PA? >>>> >>>> I also quite frequently have problems with audio on Chrome... >>> >>> Phil, my environment and use of it is somewhat different than yours. >>> >>> I use Ubuntu; leave Pulse in place; use the standard video >>> application >>> (totem, I think) for video and Guayadeque for audio rather than >>> mplayer >>> and >>> QuodLibet, talking directly to Alsa and to an external DAC; >> >> >> But I prefer the CLI . . >> >> >>> use Firefox for >>> the web in general and for YouTube and Vimeo (though not much) and >>> use >>> Chrome only for Netflix. >> >> >> That doesn't really suit me . . >> >> >>> Given those differences, my experience with Pulse in the last several >>> releases has been problem-free. In particular, no problems of the >>> type >>> you >>> describe. >>> >>> So my advice to you would be to try Pulse out again. >> >> >> Maybe I should at least try reinstalling Pulse and see how it goes but >> I >> don't like that it introduces another layer of complexity when it >> might >> not be necessary . . I was hoping some ALSA guru here could tell me >> how >> to conveniently allow multiple sound sources without PA . . >> >> Thanks, >> >> Phil. >> -- >> Philip Rhoades >> >> PO Box 896 >> Cowra NSW 2794 >> Australia >> E-mail: phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Alsa-user mailing list >> Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user -- Philip Rhoades PO Box 896 Cowra NSW 2794 Australia E-mail: phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
