Sound in two different Program

Jamel75 · 10-16-2004, 04:19 AM

Hi everybody,

I'm wondering why Xmms don't work when I'm using Warcraft with WineX... It do this with all program, when a program using audio is running, another one can't run ... How can I manage to fix this ?

Thanks ..

acid_kewpie · 10-16-2004, 05:18 AM

you need to chose the type of audio output. if you run kde, try arts, on gnome use esd. you might also be able to use alsa. by default many programs just use oss output, which basically just grabs the soundcard for itself, ana locks everyone else out.

Jamel75 · 10-16-2004, 05:47 AM

I'm running Suse + KDE but I can't understand what you are asking me to change, I switched to Alsa, then OSS and change output device in Xmms and in Mplayer, to run the two at same time and have the sound from xmms & Mplayer but still no sound in the one launched in second ...

need help

acid_kewpie · 10-16-2004, 05:55 AM

if you're alerady on Alsa, then potentially your default caonfig doesn't use dmix to enable maultiple imports. you need to use the dmix plugin.http://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2004/debian/alsa http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin

my dmix enabled alsa config looks like this

Code:

pcm.dmixer {
    type dmix
    ipc_key 1024
    ipc_perm 0666
    slave {
        pcm "hw:0,0"
        period_time 0
        period_size 1024
        buffer_size 8192
   rate 44100
    }

    bindings {
        0 0
        1 1
    }
}

pcm.dsp0 {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "dmixer"
}

pcm.x {
    type plug
    slave.pcm "dmixer"
}

pcm.!default {
        type plug
        slave.pcm "dmixer"
}

pcm.default {
   type plug
   slave.pcm "dmixer"
}

ctl.mixer0 {
    type hw
    card 0
}

Jamel75 · 10-16-2004, 06:00 AM

Sorry I'm a bit noob, i can't understand nothing in the url you gave me ...I must install a program and configure it to make sound work on multiple program ? It's still appear strange that Suse 9.1 can't manage to do it without a program ...

thx for help

acid_kewpie · 10-16-2004, 06:02 AM

you don't need anythign else, you just need to make alsa work better.

Jamel75 · 10-16-2004, 06:32 AM

Last questions : How do i modify the config file of Alsa and where do I find it ?

thx again man ..

Jamel75 · 10-17-2004, 02:32 PM