Sound/Multiple sounds under Linux

Waz · 09-15-2002, 04:58 AM

What's the deal with sound under Linux? I have Alsa set up and all, but I can only have one app playing sound at once. I know there are sound servers under gnome and KDE which allow 2 sounds at once for /certain apps/, but that's no good for me - I need ALL apps to have this function. For example, it's very annoying to have XMMS playing, and then see Mozilla freeze because it's landed on a site with Flash content which asks to use the soundcard.

Help, any?

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 05:05 AM

Maybe this is the only thing why we can't call Linux multitask operating system

I have the same problem......

Waiting for reply

crashmeister · 09-15-2002, 05:11 AM

I don't know about alsa - use oss.Everything is clicking and flashing and playing mp.3's there at the same time - no problem.
Pls. note that I just have a regular setup for sound - nothing fancy.

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 05:25 AM

I am using oss drivers, and can not see anything that is written above by you crashmeister

IMHO the best way out is to recompile kernel including your soundcard support

MasterC · 09-15-2002, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by nautilus_1987
Maybe this is the only thing why we can't call Linux multitask operating system I have the same problem......

Waiting for reply

Can't call Linux multitasker??? It's the KING of multitasking! Try doing more than 3 heavy things in winbloze and unless you have the INIAC, you will be rebooting in no time.

Anyway, I believe your problem might be your sound card abilities. Like crashmeister said, OSS might work a bit better for you on doing that. My SBLive by default works just fine doing multiple sound tasks. I believe what you have is "half duplex". See definitions here:
http://foldoc.linuxguruz.org/foldoc.php?half-duplex

The problem is, I don't know how to enable "full duplex" for you. But at least it gives you somewhere to go, and something to search on.

Cool

Waz · 09-15-2002, 05:30 AM

Nope, my sound card is a 6 channel full-duplex (I think that refers to whether you can record and play at the same time, though), and plays multiple sounds just fine when I used to use it under Winblows & with crappy KDE's crappy ARTS thingy. Thanks for the suggestion though. I'm now downloading OSS to see if I have the same luck as crashmeister.

UPDATE: YAY! OSS worked! THANK YOU, crashmeister.

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 05:55 AM

No guys you got me wrong

Of course all unix are MULTITASKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 05:56 AM

I very sorry .................. My english is guilty

MasterC · 09-15-2002, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Waz
Nope, my sound card is a 6 channel full-duplex (I think that refers to whether you can record and play at the same time, though), and plays multiple sounds just fine when I used to use it under Winblows & with crappy KDE's crappy ARTS thingy. Thanks for the suggestion though. I'm now downloading OSS to see if I have the same luck as crashmeister.

UPDATE: YAY! OSS worked! THANK YOU, crashmeister.

Sweet, you the man crashmeister

Quote:

Originally posted by Nautilus Dude
No guys you got me wrong
Of course all unix are MULTITASKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh sorry dude for the mis-interpretation...

So you were joking then...

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 06:06 AM

thta's nothing

MasterC how can I make that thing like "Originally posted by someone" ?

crashmeister · 09-15-2002, 06:19 AM

You are very welcome.
Actually I might try to install alsa one of these days on one of my play-and-break partitions (if I get reeaaally bored).
I don't really know what this animal is supposed to do that oss doesn't.I think some soundediting app's need it - have to read up on that one.

MasterC · 09-15-2002, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Nautlius Linux User
thta's nothing
MasterC how can I make that thing like "Originally posted by someone" ?

You type:

Code:

[ QUOTE ][ i ]Originally posted by The Nautilus Guy [ / i ] 

Start the body with a [ b ]
And finish it with a 
[ / b ] [ / quote ]

I hope this all shows up as code rather than using the codes.

Cool

<edit>
I put spaces in all the [ ] to make the code show as it should. You should remove the spaces to do it correctly.

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Me
Well I hope that's works

Let us see the results

nautilus_1987 · 09-15-2002, 07:03 AM

Wooohooo that thing works!!!!

MasterC · 09-15-2002, 07:41 AM

Looks like you forgot the [ i ] code. This would make it look a little more like the regular quoted lines. Other than that...

Cool