Any issue having multiple sound cards running at the same time in 6.1?

matti k matti.k at bigpond.net.au
Thu Aug 31 07:20:44 UTC 2006


On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:09:48 -0500 (CDT)
Philip Hallstrom <freebsd at philip.pjkh.com> wrote:

> Hi all -
> 
> I've got a freebsd server in the garage that has a low end
> soundblaster (I think) card in it that I've been using to play
> music.  Works just fine. We moved and now I'd like to be able to have
> different music play in different rooms (living, family, and
> outside).  I can do all the other wiring for speakers...
> 
> But was wondering if there are any problems having three sound cards
> in the box and have them all work at the same time.  I'm currently
> using flac123 to play music and would probably continue to do so...
> 
> Thoughts?

I've had 3 sound cards running simultaneously, playing differnet mp3's
and OGG's using 3 instances of xmms. From memory I ran it for about an
hour before i pulled the plug.


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