On 06/23/2011 12:25 PM, alsa-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > > Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:24:20 +0400 > From: Vladimir Mosgalin<mosga...@vm10124.spb.edu> > Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] plughw versus hw > To: alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID:<20110621152420.ga6...@vm10124.spb.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Pierre Habraken! > > On 2011.06.21 at 16:07:51 +0200, Pierre Habraken wrote next: > > >> The contents of /proc/asound/card0/pcm1p/sub0/hw_params looks very >> similar to the one displayed by aplay -v. I assume that aplay gets its >> data from /proc... > > Yes, there is no need to look there if you are using aplay -v; it's > handy when you are using something else to play and want to check card > state.
Ok. >> I don't know what exactly do pulseaudio and I don't like using things >> the operation of which I do not understand. Also, I read a lot of >> negative things about pulseaudio. So I've deactivated it. >> >> Thanks again for your help. > > Well, it's better to try for yourself instead of blindly turning it off > :) > Some people do have reasons to turn it off, for example because of buggy > sound driver which causes troubles with pulse (which tries to use some > advanced features), or because it interferes with some audio processing > applications. But mostly it's just something that takes the blame, > because it's "default" component of modern linux desktops and people > often blame it even if the real cause of trouble is elsewhere. > > The main reason to use pulseaudio is comfort for desktop usage; mixing > multiple software streams from various application with per-application > volume controls that restores state over reboot and guaranteed audio > quality regardless of streams that are played back (like, you can lock > it to use your audio card in 24/96 mode only), and ability to move > streams between outputs and cards (like analog/digital output, usb > headset, bluetooth audio, sending audio over network etc) on the fly. > You can check list of features in wikipedia > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PulseAudio#Features to see if there is > something you like, or on official wiki page > http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/AboutPulseAudio > > There is no reason to use pulse if you are satisfied with current setup, > however lot of people like its features. I'll try again playing with pulseaudio when I'll have more spare time. For now I just need to send flac files to my DAC, so I am happy with Alsa. Pierre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
