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docs(alsa): emphasize the importance of alsa #37

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If the audio device desired for playback is set as `default`, the Engine now should be ready to play sound. If you are not hearing any sound set a working output device for `output_device_0` in `engine-core.ini` and carefully review the logs.
You can check the systems default audio hardware by executing `aplay -L` on the command line. If that's not the case you can set the default device in `/etc/asound.conf`. The most glitch-free experience you'll get when the [PulseAudio](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/) Sound Server is set as you default [ALSA](https://www.alsa-project.org/) device. For production you might want to check for any latency issues though.
> Important: You get the most glitch-free experience when using [ALSA](https://www.alsa-project.org/) devices directly. To avoid any play-out malfunctions ensure that no PulseAudio server is not running.
After this is working you might be ready for a more sophisticated setup of the engine environment.
You can check the systems default audio hardware by executing `aplay -L` on the command line. If that's not the case you can set the default device in `/etc/asound.conf` or `~/asoundrc`. To check if PulseAudio is started, run `make audio.pa.status`. If this command returns an error, PulseAudio is deactivated.
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