Re: [Alsa-user] 1 Sound card, 2+ apps wanting sound input simultaneously

[Clemens L. <cl...@la...>]

AP - Simon Blandford wrote:
> Is there any way to use one sound card to feed more than one instance
> of, say, Real Encoder?
>
> There *must* be a way of doing this without having to buy two
> soundcards!
>
> I think it might be possible to set up .asoundrc and use PCM plugins.
> I am reading the docs how. If it is possible then an example would be
> helpful.

The latest ALSA version has the dsnoop plugin for this. Somebody forgot to
create the link to the documentation, but there is an example at
<http://www.mail-archive.com/als...@li.../msg07207.html>.


HTH
Clemens