On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:23:41 +1200 Andrew Errington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > a) The microphone works, and > > b) That two applications can use the sound device at the same time? > > > > I've had persistent issues with GNOME's mixer not recognising the > > existence of the microphone level controls on Intel sound hardware. > > Fortunately kmix runs under GNOME, picks it up, and the users can run > > Skype properly... > > So, shall I try playing two MP3s with two different programs at the same > time? Or shall I try talking on Skype and playing MP3 at the same time? > The machine is a bit slow for Skype, but it might work. yes playing two mp3's at the same time would be a reasonable test. But frankly alsa has had the ability to play multiple sounds for ages. Should be no issue there. Avoid aRts like the plague. KDE makes that difficult, but you are far better off without it. > > If you can suggest a reasonable test, I will try it and report back to you. > > Andrew >
