> My very own system did not work with Pulseaudio when I tried to switch, that was years later. I still use only ALSA because of that experience. At that time Pulseaudio was garbage, it should never have been used then. It only got acceptable later - but still has bugs and issues
In the interest of balance, PulseAudio was a huge improvement for me.
I remember playing SuperTux on my laptop. After the switch to PulseAudio, the sound was flawless. Before that, on ALSA, the audio was dominated by continuous 'popping' noises—as if buffers were underrunning.
> the apparent endorsement from the JACK-developers also does not hurt.
Indeed, it seems a better UX to only require one sound daemon, instead of having to switch for pro work.
In the interest of balance, PulseAudio was a huge improvement for me.
I remember playing SuperTux on my laptop. After the switch to PulseAudio, the sound was flawless. Before that, on ALSA, the audio was dominated by continuous 'popping' noises—as if buffers were underrunning.
> the apparent endorsement from the JACK-developers also does not hurt.
Indeed, it seems a better UX to only require one sound daemon, instead of having to switch for pro work.