sound works...with a few wierd issues

[litspliff]

ubuntu lucid (10.04 LTS i386 desktop)

aplay -l output:

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: VT1708S Analog [VT1708S Analog]
  Subdevices: 2/2
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: VT1708S Digital [VT1708S Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

for some reason i can't use vlc and audacity at the same time.
trying to do so usually kills audio output completely until i log out.
every once in a while audacity kills all audio output on launch with no other programs launched.
after i've logged out gdm usually makes it's sounds.
logging back in usually restores logged-in audio output, but sometimes i have to reboot.
why is this?

also, i'd like to use audacity for overdubbing/multitracking, but my audio input doesn't play through the audio output.
i've been able to work around this by using my yamaha mixer and splitting the two across different busses with the speakers connected to the mixer output, but it's a hassle to carry a large mixing board into the room and patch a bunch of cables every time i want to do an overdub.

any help would be great.
i've read a bunch of threads, but can't come up with any good ideas.
thanks!

[litspliff]

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anyone have ideas?

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[litspliff]

wow...nobody?
did i get blacklisted at some secret meeting?

just another bump.

[litspliff]

wow...not even a comment after a week.


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[litspliff]

not the way i wanted to get beans...

anyone?

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[lkjoel]

Well, some people have been active here
Could you run this Terminal command for me, and give me the link of the uploaded content?

wget www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

[litspliff]

http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=6a...f333bdc85dfb94

thanks bud.
browsed through it myself, but this is beyond my abilities to troubleshoot.