[alsa-devel] USB-Audio.conf routing and dmix

[sylvain.bertrand at gmail.com]

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:24:32AM +0200, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
>>> I linked the surround51 and surround71 pcms with the 'disable-able' dmix
>>> section from the default pcm.
> 
> These devices are not supposed to use plug or dmix.

Ok. Then, there is no pcm to output 5.1 sound with dmix.

Does it mean that the application is in charge to build a alsa-lib pipeline
with dmix pcm and surround51 pcm, in order to let other applications output 5.1
sound at the same time?

regards,

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Sylvain