Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Auxiliary DSP?
From: Richard Dobson (rwd_AT_cableinet.co.uk)
Date: Mon Dec 11 2000 - 22:53:33 EET
In the fullness of time, one possible solution will be in the form of
cards supporting MPEG-4 Structured Audio ("SAOL"), which is a
Csound-like language amounting to a standard API for synthesis and
processing algorithms. One team is developing just such a card using the
Phillips TriMedia chip.
Last I heard from Creamware, they have ~no~ plans to develop a Linux
driver ( :-(( as I have a card!). If they have any sense, they should be
looking closely at SAOL too.
There is also the four-SHARC card demonstrated at ICMC Berlin, running
as an accelerator card for Max/MSP processes.
Richard Dobson
Ellis Breen wrote:
>
> Would it be possible to use a PCI DSP board such as the Bittware Hammerhead
> PCI (4 SHARCS) to implement some of the features of ARTS etc? Might it be
> possible to delegate ARTS functions dynamically between DSP board(s) and
> CPU(s)? I did a search re this on the LAD archive but the engine just gave
> me a cryptic page in Finnish, also I looked at Dave Philips' DSP resources
> but Linux DSP board support seems to be in its infancy.
>
> Is there an affordable non-proprietary DSP board option (considering nothing
> has happened about Creamw_AT_re on Linux, and I'm not holding my breath for the
> Korg OASYS to arrive in protected-mode land for a while)? Ideally it would
> have 4 or more ADI or Motorola DSPs. SHARCs and 56301s can be emulated, no?
>
> Otherwise, can you use more than 2-way Celeron SMP? I want bang for buck!
>
> TIA
>
> Ellis
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