Re: Audigy makes it WORSE, now what?

> Even with pulseaudio, alsa dmix, and all the other software solutions,
> it will always be an exercise in pain to get multiple applications
> working and keep them working.   If you want to do it the right way
> and do it cheaply, go with your first instinct and pick up a cheap
> first-generation Audigy.  I think I got mine for $40 3 or 4 years ago,
> so if you can find one, it should be affordable.   Everything "just
> works" and you even get some hardware acceleration.   The Linux
> support has been great for years.    You'll also find that since it
> supports multiple channels in hardware, even pulseaudio will work
> better and be more convenient since you wont' have to play with weird
> hacks every time you try something new.