>snd_pcm_new() has two parameters for the number of substreams >for playback and capture.
its a language problem. its not the number of substreams as in "the quantity of substreams". rather, it means "the ID of the substream". > Yes, but what does it mean ? If I >have N playback substreams, can I service N applications that >use one stream ? Can channels be allocated on demand, to allow >the user to use 4 xmms or 1 xmms and a dvd player (5.1) at the >same time ? :)) this depends on (1) whether the underlying hardware supports it and (2) whether you use a "dmix" PCM device rather than a "hw" PCM device. the "hw" PCM device only offers the capabilities of the hardware, nothing more. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
