Re: [linux-audio-dev] New in this world...

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] New in this world...
From: David G Matthews (dgm4+@pitt.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 04 2001 - 15:28:37 EEST


Does anyone (Paul?) know if Ardour works with the .9beta version of Alsa
that's available through ftp?
-dgm

On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, brian redfern wrote:

> If I were you, I'd take a look at the source code for
> Broadcast 2000, it works equally well running on my
> laptop with oss (its sound chip isn't supported by
> alsa, yet), and alsa on my desktop. As for ardour,
> I've got to upgrade to the cvs version of alsa, which
> could be risky, as its probably got bugs that aren't
> in the stable release.
> --- Josh Green <jgreen_AT_users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> > Menthor of All Things wrote:
> > >
> > > For a multitrack recorder is it better to use the
> > ALSA?
> > >
> > > What is the easier aproach: ALSA or OSS? hehehe...
> > for now, only record
> > > and play some nonsense will be very exciting!!!!
> > :o)
> > >
> >
> > Well as far as easiest.. It is easier to find clear
> > documentation on OSS
> > than ALSA and OSS has been around longer. ALSA on
> > the other hand is
> > going to replace OSS (although it does have OSS
> > emulation). I would say
> > that for a high performance multitrack recorder ALSA
> > would be required
> > (I don't think OSS even supports > 2 channel cards??
> > I might be wrong
> > though).
> >
> > The ALSA API in the past has been in constant flux.
> > Which has caused a
> > lot of people to stop trying to keep up with it. I
> > believe it has
> > stablized now though as version 1.0 is due to
> > release soon.
> >
> > If you are interested in multitrack recorders, the
> > only one I know of is
> > Ardour (http://ardour.sourceforge.net) its written
> > in C++. I'll admit
> > that I have never had the priviledge of seeing this
> > program in action.
> > Such a project is probably not the best place to
> > start!
> >
> > So basically it comes down to 2 things. If you want
> > to create an
> > application with modest audio requirements and you
> > want it to be useable
> > by anyone with sound in Linux, then OSS is probably
> > the way you want to
> > go. If you want to write a high performance app,
> > then you probably
> > should use ALSA. Chances are you may use both and
> > have it selectable at
> > compile time.
> >
> > >
> > > I think that you will love Brazil! And you will
> > want to marry some
> > > brazilian girl too! :-)
> > >
> >
> > -:)
> >
> > Lates..
> > Josh Green
>
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