On 2004-01-30, Pigeon penned:
>
> Playing CDs is a special case. The audio goes direct from the CD drive
> to the sound card via a dedicated cable, and /dev/dsp is not involved.
> So you can play a CD, and any app that wants to use /dev/dsp will find
> it unused, and you will hear both noises at once, unless you mute one
> of them with your mixer.

Foo!  You're right.  I just tried playing an mp3 on rhythmbox while
playing another mp3 on xmms ... no go!

Blech.

-- 
monique


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