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Music servers and other computer based digital audio technologies.

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RE: Not that easy

Posted by nycparamedic on December 2, 2010 at 07:20:27:
"There is a good reason for that complication, at least for me. There is only one audio device on my system, and it needs to be shared across all apps, not just the audio player.

This is not a dedicated system for playing back music - this is a system for doing other things, music playback needs to be mixed in with system notification sounds, web browsing, video playback etc.

I understand that sharing the audio device across multiple apps may not be a requirement for you. However, we all have different requirements. "

Christine, let me see if I understand this: Your setup has nothing to do with an audiophile grade sound card? This is just an Ubuntu desktop that you're using as a personal computer?