[PlanetCCRMA] alsa settings

[Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano]

> Its interesting to see that when xmms and alsamixer are both open at 
> the same time, that xmms is actually adjusting my alsa settings.  Try 
> moving the volume slider and you will see the pcm 'fader' in 
> alsamixer moving also.  I had always assumed alsa's settings were 
> global and unaffected by individual applications.  I will try running 
> pd and see if the volume in xmms affects pd's volume....indeed it 
> does.  I can control my pd volume by moving the volume slider in 
> xmms.  good lord.
> 
> somehow this seems undesirable, but I wouldn't have a clue where to 
> ask beyond this list about how to resolve it.

I guess it is up to the individual application designer. If the
application includes code to tweak the mixer directly then the volume
will be globally affected (I agree that is not good). Are you running
xmms with an alsa plugin? If not, xmms is probably using oss emulation
which is far simpler to control. Maybe PD is also running in OSS mode?

-- Fernando