Ncmpcpp/mpd taking exclusive control of my sound card.

claudiogc · 2017-01-23 20:44:34

Hi!

I would like to know why when i'm using ncmpcpp i cannot hear any other sound like rainymood or youtube. Seems like mpd takes exclusive control of the sound card.

I don't like this feature at all. How can i fix that?

Slithery · 2017-01-23 20:47:21

This is expected behaviour if using plain ALSA.

Use pulseaudio and configure mpd appropriately.

Ziusudra · 2017-01-23 21:17:01

You don't have to use PA - see Dmix on Wiki ALSA page

But it is considered easier and PulseAudio provides other benefits.

claudiogc · 2017-01-24 01:20:50

Ziusudra wrote:

You don't have to use PA - see Dmix on Wiki ALSA page
But it is considered easier and PulseAudio provides other benefits.

Why not?

Ziusudra · 2017-01-24 07:55:18

Why not what?

Just use PA, unless you have a computer with limited resources.

seth · 2017-01-24 12:07:38

You don't have to because alsa has its own mixer - which however should be loaded if you don't have a HW mixer (typical for intel HDA chips, dedicated soundcards have HW mixers)

I'd say we should first figure the actual conditions
- whether you're using PA already
- whether explicitly adding dmix helps
- your sound config: "aplay -L"
- and the mpd configuration - notably any audio_output settings

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Ncmpcpp/mpd taking exclusive control of my sound card.

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