[linux-audio-user] Wine, JACK and audio from Windows apps

[Mark Knecht]

On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 14:44, Lee Azzarello wrote:
> I got a little ambitious this weekend. Installed Wine, configured it
> according to the docs on winehq.org and everything seems good. I can run
> notepad.exe... :) wow, he says sarcasticaly.
> 
> Of course my big reason for even bothering with Wine is so I can install
> my favoirte audio app for Windows, a tracker called Jeskola Buzz. Now mind
> you, I don't have Windows installed on my Gentoo system, only Wine,
> and the ebuild is the CVS version 20030618-r1.
> 
> I downloaded the base installer for Buzz and it installed! Now I run Buzz
> and it tells me it can't find the waveOut device, and crashes  :(
> 
> Does anyone else have experience with using Wine and getting audio apps to
> work? My Linux audio system uses ALSA.
> 

Wine's configuration files allow you to choose the type of audio
interface you want to use. Try that out.

I used the Jack interface and did manage to get a bit of sound out of a
couple of Windows apps once, but it wsan't very successful for me. I
hope it goes better for you.

- Mark