They can via the LD_PRELOAD hack using the libjackasyn from Guenter Geiger (it works like a charm for me). Once installed, simply use your apps with the following syntax: jacklaunch <appname> <flags...etc> Hope this helps! Ico > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-audio-user-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-audio-user- > admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mikhail Ramendik > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:01 PM > To: LinuxAudioUser list > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] ALSA device sharing? > > On Mon, 2003-04-14 at 02:26, Mark Knecht wrote: > > > > Does alsa allow several programs to use one device, with soft mixing? > > > > > > > Not really. But Jack, which runs on top of Alsa, does. fluidsynth > > supports JAck, as well as ither soft synths like amSynth and > > ZynAddSubFx. > > > > Give Jack a try. > > BTW - You will want to turn off system sounds and things like the arts > > sound server if you're going to use Alsa/Jack. > > Well... I do want some system sounds (at least a commandline player to > use from an instant messenger). And I want to use XMMS and Xine. Can > these be made to work with Jack? > > I don't care for arts. > > -- > Sincerely yours, Mikhail Ramendik
