Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Gibson develops audio over ethernet protocol
From: David Gerard Matthews Jr. (dgm4+@pitt.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 05 2001 - 13:42:50 EET
Paul Davis wrote:
> as many people on slashdot pointed out, almost no (electric) guitarist
> wants to send a digital signal from their instrument directly to a
> mixer. almost everyone wants to "move air" via their chosen
> amp/speaker combo and then mic it with their chosen mic before passing
> it into the mix.
True enough. But I was thinking it would be handy if it started to show
up on recording devices like effects processors and digital consoles,
and thus would allow a direct connection to a computer, thus eliminating
the need for a soundcard.
-dgm
>
> this setup might be handy for people like fripp or michael brook who
> process their guitar before ever letting it push a speaker cone, but
> most people would find this very limiting.
>
> and no, its not raw pcm. they packetize using UDP.
>
> --p
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