> > If I use plain OSS (alsa with emulation in fact), XMMS plays smoothly > > even with multiple compile jobs on the background. Is it a known > > bug/misconfiguration? > > It's not a Bug, it's a feature (people say...) But Arts is a real monster > [...] > suitable tool for every day sound access, just to hear system sounds next > to mp3 playing - it is far too huge!
How curious.. Any idea what it actually does to eat up all the resources? It looks like an innocent little sound mixer, but..? - Jarno