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Because ALSA doesn't allow two programs to use the same audio card simultaneously. ALSA is good for exclusive access, when you want to remove everything between
by codedokode 4y ago
Because ALSA doesn't allow two programs to use the same audio card simultaneously. ALSA is good for exclusive access, when you want to remove everything between an application and audio card.
Also ALSA cannot do other nice things, like switching audio output when you plug an USB audio card.
- traverseda 4y agoIt can and does as it was configured by most distributions.
- doodlesdev 4y agoThe dmix plugin does, not ALSA.