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If some application accesses the sound card though one of the lower audio layers (see [[audio layers overview]]), | If some application accesses the sound card though one of the lower audio layers (see [[audio layers overview]]), | ||
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+ | ===== Finding out which application is holding your sound card ===== | ||
==== OSS ==== | ==== OSS ==== | ||
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You can see which applications are using OSS (or the ALSA OSS Emulation layer) with: | You can see which applications are using OSS (or the ALSA OSS Emulation layer) with: | ||
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- | $ sudo fuser /dev/dsp* | + | |
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==== ALSA ==== | ==== ALSA ==== | ||
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You can see which applications are using ALSA with: | You can see which applications are using ALSA with: | ||
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- | $ sudo fuser / | + | |
- | </pre> | + | ===== Resolving the problem ===== |
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+ | ==== Stopping the application holding the card ==== | ||
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+ | In most cases you can simply close or kill the application that is using your sound card. | ||
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+ | === PulseAudio === | ||
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+ | If [[apps: | ||
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+ | === TiMiDity++ === | ||
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+ | Some distributions start [[apps: | ||
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+ | ==== Using Dmix ==== | ||
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+ | [[apps: | ||
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+ | Using [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Using a sound server ==== | ||
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+ | For audio work, use [[apps: | ||
+ | For desktop audio, you might want to consider [[apps: |