On 28/02/12 04:30, Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 08:07:21PM -0600, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote:
Isn't dmix pretty much automatic in als these days? I suspect that's
how KDE supports multiple audio streams by default.
Yep, I think it's automatic since alsa 1.0.9 or so.
Yeah, when you wrote dmix the light turned on about how KDE (and I
suspect most desktop managers) is likely doing it.
GNOME uses PulseAudio by default, and since 3.0 is actually mandatory.
I believe Xfce uses PA also, and (please, tell me if I'm wrong) KDE
also by default uses PA.
KDE has the phonon layer, which features a PA useflag, but also a flag for
gstreamer and vlc.
These are not related though. PA is not a substitute for gstreamer or vlc.
