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Re:PipeWire 0.3.62 by codedokode on Friday December 09, 2022 @10:14AM (#33922092)
Because ALSA doesn't allow two programs to use the same audio card simultaneously. ALSA is good for exclusive access, when you want to remove everything between an application and audio card.

Also ALSA cannot do other nice things, like switching audio output when you plug an USB audio card.

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Re:PipeWire 0.3.62 by traverseda on Friday December 09, 2022 @12:22PM (#33923920)
It can and does as it was configured by most distributions.
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Re:PipeWire 0.3.62 by doodlesdev on Friday December 09, 2022 @04:21PM (#33926584)
The dmix plugin does, not ALSA.
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