Paolo, On 2015-10-06 22:12, Paolo Bolzoni wrote: > Sorry, my bad. I understood you needed to use a program that needed > pulse audio without it; in this case apulse could help > > However, if your problem is allowing to use the sound output to > multiple programs at the same time. I had a similar problem and I > solved it using dmix. > > In my .asoundrc I had this pcm: > pcm.PCH { > type asym > playback.pcm { > type plug > slave { > pcm { > type dmix > ipc_key 9175930 > ipc_key_add_uid true > slave { > pcm "hw:PCH" > } > } > } > } > capture.pcm "hw:PCH" > } I replaced my simple .asoundrc: pcm.!default { type hw card 1 device 0 } with yours but with no improvement (I even rebooted to be sure - I have had so much problem with audio in the past): - mplayer works fine in isolation - YouTube works in isolation - Mumble works in isolation - If I have Mumble open, mplayer does not work - If I have YT running, mplayer does not work etc It would be nice to pause whatever I am using ie NOT have to exit the program, and use another audio app and then come back to where I left off with the first app . . Thanks, Phil. > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Philip Rhoades <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> 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 -- 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