Using Dshare to split a multichannel card
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Daniel JamesDaniel James
    Posts: 844Member, Sourcefabric Team
    Hi all,

    Campcaster is designed to use three stereo audio interfaces (live
    studio, headphone cue, scheduled programming). Many low-cost audio cards
    now have six channel output (for 5.1 DVD soundtrack playback). However,
    Campcaster expects to use three different ALSA device names, not one
    device with different channels assigned in pairs (like Mixxx does).

    Has anyone tried using the Dshare trick for ALSA to split a 5.1
    soundcard into three virtual devices for Campcaster?

    http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php/Dshare

    If it works, it means people can demo Campcaster for themselves using
    something as cheap as a netbook and a SoundBlaster Live USB, which even
    has an optical S/PDIF output.

    Cheers!

    Daniel
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