ALSA configuration

[a monkey]

This works fine playing regular files for me, but not streams, and I 
love to play streamed music.

Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. wrote:

>These work fine for me.  
>
>* Buffer tine = 3000ms
>* Period time = 500ms
>* Mmap mode checked
>
>Your mileage may vary.
>
>-Joseph
>
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>On Fri, 2004-12-24 at 20:36, a monkey wrote:
>  
>
>>In XMMS' ALSA configuration, there are values called `Buffer time' and 
>>`Period time'. I have no idea what those are. If I play around with 
>>these values, I can get my music to sound a lot nicer. But how do I know 
>>what the best values for them are? Also, there is a checkbox called 
>>`Mmap mode'. Should I have that checked?
>>
>>By the way, if this info helps, I am on an eMac G4, 700 mhz processor.
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