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Originally posted by RealNC View PostHardware mixing doesn't work. Why? Because my hardware doesn't do mixing. So how can it work?
Yeah, I'm joking. Point is, the hw mixing argument is just an excuse for shitty sw mixing implementations. In the age of dual core CPUs being the low end, not being able to do proper audio mixing sounds more like a bad joke to me.
no, you certainly are again in stupid mode.
Hardware mixing is the answer. It is not ALSA's or PA's fault if YOU choose to buy SHIT. That's it. No excuses. You bought crap and now you are whining around.
Originally posted by Ancurio View PostI don't regard dmix as part of core ALSA because it is a plugin. And it was developed as an afterthought hack due to the problems posed by pure ALSA.
See RealNC as an example.
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Originally posted by RealNC View PostIs there a "defaults.pcm.dmix.*" option for this? I'd like to try it and see whether audio skipping becomes a problem with smaller buffers.
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Originally posted by Hamish Wilson View PostAnd I never had any audio stuttering with PulseAudio, and I hardly have the worlds most powerful setup.
I'm regularly compiling new versions of Wine on Ubuntu and I have Chrome opened with many tabs and gmusicbrowser playing music. The processor cores are at 100% usage all the time through compilation and most of the RAM is in use. In this case audio stutters with PA so badly that I can't stand it, while when OSSv4.2 is in use I get zero stutters and audio is crystal clear. That's why I always remove ALSA and PA from Ubuntu (unfortunately I can't purge all of the PA).
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Originally posted by energyman View Postno, you certainly are again in stupid mode.
Hardware mixing is the answer. It is not ALSA's or PA's fault if YOU choose to buy SHIT. That's it. No excuses. You bought crap and now you are whining around.
except that ALSA were meant to have plugins from the start. dmix was introduced because people are buying crap and then complain.
See RealNC as an example.
The only thing HW mixing is an answer to is crappy SW mixers.
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Originally posted by RealNC View PostThe only thing HW mixing is an answer to is crappy SW mixers.
to claim HW mixing is an answer to crappy SW mixers is, welll..... moronic. Your better off saying that HW mixing just ins't something you need for your particular usage, instead of saying it's useless (considering the vast majority of audio interfaces - ie: proaudio AD/DA convertors boast HW mixing - including every single interface i've purchased over the last decade).
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Originally posted by ninez View Postno, you would be wrong. H/W mixing is very useful ~ you just aren't someone that needs it. You would have a completely different outlook, if you wanted/needed things like zero-latency monitoring, or things like being able to control the ratio of the mix vs. monitoring.
to claim HW mixing is an answer to crappy SW mixers is, welll..... moronic. Your better off saying that HW mixing just ins't something you need for your particular usage, instead of saying it's useless (considering the vast majority of audio interfaces - ie: proaudio AD/DA convertors boast HW mixing - including every single interface i've purchased over the last decade).
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Originally posted by unix_epoch View PostIt's the period_size and buffer_size parameters on the slave PCM. Some examples on this page: http://alsa.opensrc.org/Dmix. Official docs here: http://www.alsa-project.org/main/ind.../Asoundrc#dmix and here: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...m_plugins_dmix
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Originally posted by RealNC View PostKeep in mind that we're talking about playing video games, watching videos and listening to MP3s here. HW mixing is certainly not required for that.
Originally posted by RealNC View PostIsn't there an API for this thing? Having to configure text files each time I want to change just doesn't cut it, IMO. This is stuff that should be configurable at runtime. Things like that is what make me believe that ALSA should be called LSA instead.
Typically though, i don't spend any time in any OS, changing my audio preferences around - on a daily, monthly or even yearly basis... The idea is you set it up and shouldn't have to go back changing things, unless you've decided you don't like something, or there is a particular application that has different needs (which in those cases, the app probably lets you change audio settings, anyway).
Originally posted by JS987 View PostIs there some sound card with
- HW mixing
- headphone amp
- replacable op-amps
- supported by Linux
- price less than $200
?
cheerzLast edited by ninez; 03 November 2012, 01:06 PM.
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