>> the hammerfall cannot do this. the hammerfall-DSP can do matrix
>> routing of signals between channels, but it does not mix software
>> streams down to a channel.
>
>Crap! :-) So does this mean that RME card cannot be accessed from
>multiple applications at the same time? This is one of the mos
> Try jack (jackit.sf.net) it will help you in part with what you want.
> latest ardour CVS requires this.
>
> _J
Thanks for your help. But isn't it true that the app has to be
"jack-aware" in order to utilize it as a software downmixing tool?
For instance, I am greatly interested in running m
> >As far as the ardour is concerned, when I start it with -D rme9652 -i
8
> >-o 8 flags, and press play it only plays a quick "click-like" snippet
of
> >a sound and immediately stops (no xruns reported). Why is this
happening
> >(I am using the 4-6 days old CVS version)?
>
> no idea. your descri
>Well, I tried restarting the alsasound and that did not fix it at all.
>Granted, I was also trying to use cmixplay command which most likely
>invokes rme card via oss emulation, and I've heard that oss emulation is
>a bit flaky. So, I did end up having to restart the machine to get the
>sound bac
> if this is the problem i think it is, you don't need to reboot. in
> ardour/jack, just stopping+restarting the PCM streams would generally
> clear it.
>
> i have had this problem from time to time as well. i am still, after 2
> years of working with the hammerfall, unsure of what causes it.