Re: [Ekiga-list] sound output

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Hi,

Le jeudi 09 ao�07 �3:36 -0400, Kevin Hunter a �it :
> Hi List,
> 
> I'm using Ubuntu Feisty with Ekiga 2.0.3.  NB: I'm /very/ new to Ekiga,
> and have yet to actually talk to anyone with it.
> 
> Is there a way to have Ekiga not hog the sound output while in a call?
> Currently, it refuses to make the call if I have another application
> producing sound.  Besides the obvious "Why are you using Ekiga and
> listening to music?" it seems to me that this behavior is undesirable.
> Particularly if I have other, legitimate sound events set up.  (The ones
> that come to mind are from my instant messaging client, email
> notification, and other quick notifier-esque applications.)
> 

If your distribution is recent enough, you can use the "Default" device
in the audio settings setup. It will do hardware or software mixing.

The problem is that it adds latency, which is not desirable for voip.
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