On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 07:59:04PM -0500, Ted Unangst wrote: > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:08 PM, Jacob Meuser <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 04:50:54PM -0500, Ted Unangst wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Jacob Meuser <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 09:29:37PM +0000, Jacob Meuser wrote: > >> >> this was deep into another thread, so I'm reposting so it will be seen > >> >> by more people (hopefully). > >> >> > >> >> so azalia users please let your voice be heard. would you find it > >> >> annoying > >> >> when playing *only* mono or stereo to have all outputs play the audio, > >> >> or would you like that? > >> > > >> > let me clarify a little. the output jacks would still be mutable as > >> > they are now, but they would be getting the mono or stereo stream. > >> > >> I'd find it surprising that suddenly playing something on the back > >> channels changes where front channel audio goes. > > > > well, it doesn't really change that. if there is different front and > > rear output, that would imply two dacs are in use, and this wouldn't > > be applied in that case. > > I think I need more clarification. Suppose I am listening to 2 > channel music. Without any options, the new (old?) default will be to > play on all output channels.
actually, it will give all dacs the first channel(s) digital data. > Now I play a short sound on the back > channels. Does the music stop? Does the sound blend? > I don't understand what you're saying here. how do you play sound "on the back channels"? if you are using aucat in a multichannel/multistream configuration, then you are using more than one dac and there is no "copying" of data. if you are switching from stereo playback to multichannel playback, then the music stops anyway. if you are just muting/unmuting channels, then nothing stops from dac's perspective. -- [email protected] SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
