[linux-audio-user] ALSA device sharing?

[Mikhail Ramendik]

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