New subject: [linux-audio-user] Making alsa multi-clien

26 Feb 2006

On Sunday 26 February 2006 21:02, linux-audio-user-request(a)music.columbia.edu 
wrote:
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   For example,
if jackd is running, the device is "busy" (jackd itself is,
 of course, multiclient). Is it possible to (OR) multiple outputs to an
 alsa device? (MIDI can be done using virmidi.) 
 Yes, the DMIX plugin. It looks like it it turned on by default for
 hardware that can't do the mixing itself in ALSA 1.0.9rc2 and later.

 http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin 
Thanks. Looks interesting but I am not clear how to use it without oss, 
alsaplayer, etc. I just want the hw:0 or other device to be multiclient. In 
other words, I can start up kplayer and hydrogen/jack at the same time and 
flip out :-). Mostly, something is eating the device but not necessarily 
playing and I want something else to play without closing the first 
something.

Do I use the number 5 or number 6 .soundrec? I am not playing anything through 
oss (except Wine and I have not heard any audio coming out of that yet :-) ). 
Does the plugin itself need be installed or is it in alsa (alsa sources with 
kernel 2.6.15 or from Debian Sid)?

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