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dmix plugin for ALSA allows concurrent access

Posted by: Administrator on August 10, 2004 01:51 PM
The dmix plugin allows multiple processes to access the soundcard without blocking.
http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=DmixPlugin
So by making dmix plugin the default ALSA sound output device, all the sound servers will work fine concurrently (when using ALSA) and so will other apps.

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