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RE: To those of you who are listening to hi-rez audio on Ubuntu and derivatives

Posted by soundchekk on December 2, 2010 at 02:21:47:
Hi Christine.

Audio under Linux is a not that easy to handle. I do 100% agree.
The mixer stuff ( amixer/alsamixer/pulsaudio-mixer/jack-mixer/gnome-mixer/hdsp-mixer/.asoundrc/dmix/asf. asf.) for sure got a lot of space for improvements.

There should be one mixer and all others should refer to that one.

The problem around that audio subject I see, is that there is no central function in Linux land coordinating all this. There is Alsa, there is Gnome, there is the App.. So - who's in charge? I can tell you Alsa won'take the ball. If Ubuntu is not taking the ball, nobody will (can!?!?). That's my guess. From the past I know that Ubuntu is putting Audio not on highest priority. That's probably why e.g. Pulseaudio got that strong footprint into it.

However, usually there is a solution to almost every challenge under
Linux. Your dmix problem obviously belongs to the group of easier
to handle problems. If you go for best sound quality you just pass it by.
If sound quality isn't an issue you just use it. A little dmix finetung can be done inside .asoundrc.

Improvement proposals - which are very welcome - you should issue at the Alsa mailing list.

And don't forget you're in free-of-charge Linux land!
Don't complain - push for a solution by yourself.
Millions of voluntarily hours spent by thousands of unpaid volunteers should be respected.

Cheers