Re: software mixing in alsa

[Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk>]

On 18 May 2005, ross@lug.udel.edu uttered the following:
> I use esd for all "consumer" level audio apps, and jackd for all
> professional audio apps.  This is by far the simplest way to manage
> audio

In my experience, polypaudio replaces esd with something both simpler
and more powerful. (Oh, and without esd's *horrible* stutter,
interruption, mis-authentication, and code cleanliness problems.)

(For the professional stuff there is no replacement for JACK, I agree.)

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