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wiki:troubleshooting_exclusive_sound_card_access [2009/09/20 10:42] – Some distributions start [[apps:all:timidity]] on startup raboofwiki:troubleshooting_exclusive_sound_card_access [2013/06/02 13:45] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   $ sudo fuser /dev/snd/pcm*    $ sudo fuser /dev/snd/pcm* 
  
-===== Stopping that application =====+===== Resolving the problem ===== 
 + 
 +==== Stopping the application holding the card ====
  
 In most cases you can simply close or kill the application that is using your sound card. In most cases you can simply close or kill the application that is using your sound card.
  
-==== PulseAudio ====+=== PulseAudio ===
  
 If [[apps:all:PulseAudio]] is holding your sound card, you can stop it with 'pulseaudio -k'. If [[apps:all:PulseAudio]] is holding your sound card, you can stop it with 'pulseaudio -k'.
  
-==== TiMiDity++ ====+=== TiMiDity++ ===
  
 Some distributions start [[apps:all:timidity]] on startup. It can generally be stopped with 'sudo /etc/init.d/timidity stop' Some distributions start [[apps:all:timidity]] on startup. It can generally be stopped with 'sudo /etc/init.d/timidity stop'
  
 +==== Using Dmix ====
 +
 +[[apps:all:ALSA]] has a [[http://alsa.opensrc.org/DmixPlugin|Dmix plugin]] that allows multiple applications to use the sound card.
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 +Using [[http://alsa.opensrc.org/DmixPlugin|Dmix]] is not recommended for audio work, as it might increase latencies and reduce quality because of resampling.
 +
 +==== Using a sound server ====
 +
 +For audio work, use [[apps:all:JACK]].
  
 +For desktop audio, you might want to consider [[apps:all:PulseAudio]] or use the [[http://alsa.opensrc.org/DmixPlugin|Dmix plugin]] mentioned above.
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