On Linux, the default backend seems to be Pulseaudio,
and in some circumstances (hardware/software combos)
it doesn't perform very well (crackling will be heard
with more than a few voices). ALSA can sometimes yield
much better performance. This patch allows changing
the backend.
On Linux, the default backend seems to be Pulseaudio, and in some circumstances (hardware/software combos) it doesn't perform very well (crackling will be heard with more than a few voices). ALSA can sometimes yield much better performance. This patch allows changing the backend.