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

[sylvain.bertrand at gmail.com]

On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 11:32:15AM +0000, sylvain.bertrand at gmail.com wrote:
> 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?

Then what is the "Right"(tm) way to do that?

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Sylvain