It should not be necessary to run pasuspender. Pulseaudio releases its audio device following a short delay (5 sec?) after the last application using pulse stops producing sound. So, for instance, if I am playing a youtube video and run Mixxx, I will notice that my sound card is not available. If I close the tab with the video, wait a few seconds, and then Query Devices, my sound card appears and I can select it (no need to restart Mixxx!).
I think we should work on a feature to detect when pulseaudio has grabbed devices and show a warning, like "PulseAudio is using device [XXXX], please close [list of applications using pulse?] to allow Mixxx to access it." -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1325752 Title: All apps become mute when certain apps are opened. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mixxx/+bug/1325752/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
