Should be fixed in new installs of 10.10 and 11.04. Bascially one application can block a sound device, so that no other devices can access it anymore. This is resolved by all of Kubuntu using PulseAudio, a central sound server.
** Changed in: amarok (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to amarok in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575619 Title: amarok can't play a sound simulateously with another application -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs