atom feed6 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-multimediaRe: Multiple invocations of /dev/snd ?
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Heiko RecktenwaldDec 17, 2000 12:04 pm 
Karel J. BosschaartDec 17, 2000 5:59 pm 
Daniel O'ConnorDec 17, 2000 6:01 pm 
Hans LambermontDec 18, 2000 1:25 am 
Daniel O'ConnorDec 18, 2000 2:48 am 
Heiko RecktenwaldDec 20, 2000 2:11 am 
Subject:Re: Multiple invocations of /dev/snd ?
From:Heiko Recktenwald (uzs@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de)
Date:Dec 20, 2000 2:11:46 am
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-multimedia

Hi,

On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Daniel O'Connor wrote:

Aiee, that makes it unuseable for games too. There should be a control

Yep..

to limit the buffering. Perhaps there already is (I don't know the esd

Buffering ? Dont know if it is the same problem but with DAP, exact editing of files is impossible. You dont hear what you get. Newpcm on 4.0 R and Yamaha.

api). Btw, are there esd alternatives ? And if so, is one clearly becoming the de-facto standard, or are they even ?

Well the 'best' alternative would be to have the kernel mix the audio for you :)

I think the KDE folks have a similar daemon but I'm not sure.

Well, I understood that "multiple instances" might work with a daemon. Like multiple instances of mices work with moused.

And that such a beast doesnt exist, except in "fancy desktop environements". A standard might come from the command line world. Simplicity.

"The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum

It is tricky ;-)

H.

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