Kyle Peterson wrote:
> Is there an alternative to using artsd in kde? Sometimes arts works for
> me while other times it doesn't. I also don't like how it takes over
> the whole audio system making it so no other app can use it (ie. xmms
> using alsa output). I've read somethings about using DMIX with alsa. I
> also read something about using esd. I'm kind of lost in the whole
> sound server thing.
Esd seems to work fine for me while artsd was quite poo. Alsa is good
and fast but not for multiplexed sound. I have fiddled around with jackd
and it is truly awesome from a performance/latency p.o.v. but even the
devs reckon it's just still too experimental to use and not have fairly
major problems.

So I'm just using esd until some smart person gets jackd working safely.
At least the days of redhat 8 and terrible sound are over.