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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    [gentoo-user] Re: What is the best audio system?
From:       Nikos Chantziaras <realnc () arcor ! de>
Date:       2012-02-28 3:11:42
Message-ID: jihgli$3o5$1 () dough ! gmane ! org
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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.


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