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mivison

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Registered: 2007-09-09

Posts: 29

2 audio programs running at the same time

in arch i can have 2 audio programs running at the same time. i have 2 other distros that i mess with (puppy & antix) but i have to turn off one programs to accses  the other. does any one know why?

venox

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From: Curitiba, Brazil

Registered: 2003-08-23

Posts: 137

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Re: 2 audio programs running at the same time

that's because your sound card doesn't support hardware mixing:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/All … nd_at_once

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yabbadabbadont

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Registered: 2008-01-19

Posts: 22

Re: 2 audio programs running at the same time

Probably they use an older version of alsa that doesn't have dmix enabled by default.

Have a read through: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ALSA_Compl … ix%29#dmix

Perhaps it will help.