Re: [Alsa-user] make alsa sink available to application question

2010-09-24 Thread Julien Claassen
Tom! Usually a sink, is something where data "disappears". So the ALSA sink, would be the ALSA output, since the audio data fom your computer is emptied into it - so to speak - to get to your speakers. I sometimes heard of such a concept as drain as well. the opposite would be the source. So

Re: [Alsa-user] make alsa sink available to application question

2010-09-24 Thread Julien Claassen
Hello Tom! I don't know your video editor and haven't come across such a message anywehre. But, it sounds like your ALSA output is busy. Do you have JACK running? Or do you have another application using/blockng ALSA output? Kindly yours Julien Music was my first love and

Re: [Alsa-user] make alsa sink available to application question

2010-09-24 Thread Tom Poe
On Friday 24 September 2010 05:13:33 Julien Claassen wrote: > Hello Tom! >I don't know your video editor and haven't come across such a message > anywehre. But, it sounds like your ALSA output is busy. Do you have JACK > running? Or do you have another application using/blockng ALSA output? >

[Alsa-user] make alsa sink available to application question

2010-09-24 Thread Tom Poe
I am running Mepis 8.5, and trying to open PiTiVi video editor. Message says I need to make alsa sink available. How do I do that? Thanks, Tom -- Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America cont