>> the RME hardware has 16-26+ channels, but only one stream. > >Ok, > >here we come to my ignorance on sound drivers/hardware/terminology. If I ta= >lk=20 >about a stream I mean one application --> soundcard link. What would a=20 >channel be ? And what a stream if not what I defined a line up?=20 >Maybe this is off topic though, and propably I should google it.
a stream is an independently controllable data path. on the RME cards, you can't stop and start channel 19 etc. - the whole thing runs as one engine. as a result, the ALSA hw driver doesn't create multiple streams for the device - even if one app is only using 2 of the many available channels. this is intentional. --p ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
