Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-30 Thread Tim Goetze
Today Abramo Bagnara wrote: >Paul Davis wrote: >> >> >Q: with the ice1712 it is possible to run two or more cards in sync >> >A: Yes, if you're not thinking to share the same clock chip (i.e. some >> >drift is possible). >> >> My interpretation: two cards will drift. or something. can you be mo

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Abramo Bagnara
Paul Davis wrote: > > >Q: with the ice1712 it is possible to run two or more cards in sync > >A: Yes, if you're not thinking to share the same clock chip (i.e. some > >drift is possible). > > My interpretation: two cards will drift. or something. can you be more > clear about what you mean? they

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Paul Davis
>Q: with the ice1712 it is possible to run two or more cards in sync >A: Yes, if you're not thinking to share the same clock chip (i.e. some >drift is possible). My interpretation: two cards will drift. or something. can you be more clear about what you mean? they will drift if you do use the sam

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Paul Davis
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>you write: >dave willis wrote: >> >> On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Abramo Bagnara wrote: >> >> > Q: with the ice1712 it is possible to run two or more cards in sync >> > A: Yes, if you're not thinking to share the same clock chip (i.e. some >> > drift is possible). >> >> wh

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Abramo Bagnara
dave willis wrote: > > On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Abramo Bagnara wrote: > > > Q: with the ice1712 it is possible to run two or more cards in sync > > A: Yes, if you're not thinking to share the same clock chip (i.e. some > > drift is possible). > > why can't i share the same clock chip? i thought i

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread dave willis
On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Abramo Bagnara wrote: > Q: with the ice1712 it is possible to run two or more cards in sync > A: Yes, if you're not thinking to share the same clock chip (i.e. some > drift is possible). why can't i share the same clock chip? i thought i read somewhere that i could link up

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Abramo Bagnara
Paul Davis wrote: > > >background: afaik, with the ice1712 for example it is possible to > >run two or more cards in sync. will this be as simple as calling > >snd_pcm_open for n streams, and snd_pcm_link (stream[0]) for > >streams [1, n - 1]? > > no, i don't think that's the plan. you use the "

Re: [Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Paul Davis
>background: afaik, with the ice1712 for example it is possible to >run two or more cards in sync. will this be as simple as calling >snd_pcm_open for n streams, and snd_pcm_link (stream[0]) for >streams [1, n - 1]? no, i don't think that's the plan. you use the "multi" PCM device type in an ~/.

[Alsa-devel] multiple streams revisited

2001-11-29 Thread Tim Goetze
watching with great interest how Paul is digging deep into the poll() mechanism, i came to wonder how a setup is to be reflected in an ALSA application that links not only one card's capture and playback streams, but does this for multiple cards. background: afaik, with the ice1712 for example i