Re: [Plib-users] Onboard Sound Support?

[Curtis L. O. <cu...@me...>]

Steve Baker writes:
> ha...@sl... wrote:
> > You can get a SB Live Value for like 30 bucks these days, I'd suggest that 
> > over the sound blaster pci 128 (sb pci 128) cards.  The driver allows 
> > multiple opens on /dev/dsp ...
> 
> Ooohhhh!!!  Nice!
> 
> That's so much better than the solution that some window managers
> provide where there is a sound mixing deamon that hogs /dev/dsp and
> doesn't let programs that are not written for that window manager
> work.
> 
> I may just head down to Fry's and score a couple of those to replace
> the Ensoniq's in my machines.

You will be glad you did, even though you may not want a jet engine
roaring at the same time as your mp3's, it allows you to have multiple
apps running at the same time and gives you control over when and how
to start, stop, or silence your individual apps, rather than being
forced to close out every other audio app in order to play a hand of
solitaire or shoot an approach in a simulator or blow up a couple bad
guys between letting the dogs in our out.

Curt.
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